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Allentown Road Volunteer Fire Chief Nick Finamore served as a firefighter for more than 50 years and was previously a deputy chief at Prince George’s County Fire and EMS
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Savannah Volunteer Fire Department Chief Darrell Woodard, 66, was a firefighter for more than four decades and was planning to celebrate his 13th wedding anniversary
Los Angeles City Fire Department Capt. George Roque, 57, is the second LAFD member to die from the virus
Leaders can act now to proactively address staffing, equipment and other financial impacts of the pandemic
Montville Fire Co. Deputy Chief Don Kutz died from the virus on Dec. 22, weeks after his wife, Montville EMS Lt. Christine Kutz, who died on Dec. 1
Face masks became just another part of the PPE lineup in 2020
Following concerns about a lack of planning to distribute vaccines, the Mass. city plans to lead a regional effort to vaccinate police, fire and EMS personnel
Converse spent its CARES Act money on the Infectious Disease Response Units, which feature several technological upgrades
“Massachusetts still has not provided any dates, times, or vaccination locations,” the union tweeted Tuesday
The chiefs want both their department members and the public to follow their example when the vaccine becomes more widely available
The board of health received 4,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine last week, and on Dec. 23 it vaccinated the team that would administer vaccines
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