In a short amount of time, eight firefighters in one Long Beach station got infected with coronavirus. The city scrambled to stop the spread and enacted changes to keep it from happening again
Emergency dispatchers were also told to help screen for possible coronavirus patients and relay the information to first responders. Fire paramedics would try to request that patients meet them outside. If that wasn’t possible, Espino said a paramedic would first go inside and assess the patient while the rest of the fire crew waited outside.
“I was steeling myself up for maybe one person to come back positive,” the fire chief said. “The initial five tests came back positive, which was a shot to the gut.”“It was kind of devastating for us to have that happen in one full swoop,” Espino said. “We take all the proper precautions in protecting ourselves,” Hakopian said. “Until I got my results, I didn’t think I had it.”“They haven’t left the house in a week in a half to two weeks, so if they were to get sick it was something I brought home,” Hakopian said. “That was my biggest concern.”
On his off days Dolas often cared for the girls while his wife worked. He would make them Mickey Mouse pancakes or whatever they craved that day. He put them down for nap time and at night. He missed sitting by his three-year as she learned colors, shapes and how to draw. Or taking evening walks with her.
Fire officials said they’re unable to trace the source of the infection. They said firefighters had been responding to emergency calls involving people that had been screened positive for coronavirus.
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