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Chief highlights coronavirus precautions, PPE work and recent large fires
Summary
Chief Janine Nicholson updated the commission on interagency training, coronavirus screening and PPE work with the Cancer Prevention Foundation; operations staff reviewed a second-alarm La Playa fire, increased Narcan use and EMS outreach results.
Chief Janine Nicholson briefed the Fire Commission on departmental activities since the Jan. 22 meeting, highlighting interagency training, recruitment and public-health readiness.
Nicholson said the department is coordinating with the Department of Public Health and the Department of Emergency Management on coronavirus screening and precautions. She said DEM call takers are asking screening questions of 911 callers and crews use on-scene screening and decontamination protocols when warranted. Medical Director Clement Yeh told…
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