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Portland Fire Chief Keith Gautreau said that 11 firefighters called out sick due to COVID-19 exposure after going maskless at the fire station
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Firefighters, paramedics and police officers will still be included in Phase 1, but considered lower priority than nursing home residents and some healthcare workers
Hackensack fire officials say the department has so-far been able to maintain minimum staffing, with many firefighters working overtime
Vaccination protects providers, partners, the public and patients from the known and significant risks of COVID-19 infection
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Jackson County Parks and Roads Director John Vial took the helm of the county’s new emergency operations center when the county’s health department was overwhelmed due to COVID-19
Schenectady firefighter-paramedics armed with iPads will screen patients and then connect them to doctors to determine the best course of treatment
FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro said the reluctance to get the vaccine comes down to an “education issue”
The fire chiefs of Methuen and Lawrence are both out sick after testing positive for the virus shortly after Thanksgiving
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