Claymont Fire Company Sends Message After First Responders Forced To Quarantine After Calls Involving COVID-19 Patients

Matt Petrillo reports.

IT'S I'LL TELL I GREAT TO BEHOOM.DAN KOOB CBS3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".IN DELAWARE A FIRE COMPANYHAS A STRONG MESSAGE TO THEPUBLIC.IF ARE YOU POSITIVE WITHCOVID-19 WHILE CALLING 9-IS-1YOU NEED TO DISCLOSE THAT.TWO PATIENTS NEVER LET EMSKNOW.AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THECLAYMONT FIRE COMPANY TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVID-19 AND INALL A DOZEN REPUBLICAN NOWQUARANTINED AT HOME FOR THENEXT TWO WEEKS.IT IT'S EXTREMELYFRUSTRATING.TOM IS PRESIDENT OF THEFIRE COMPANY LOCATED NORM OFWILMINGTON.HE SAYS HIS CREWS ARE TAUGHTTO WEAR SAFETY GLASSES ANDGLOVES TO ALL AMBULANCE CALLS.AND WHEN DEALING WITH COVID-19PATIENTS CREW HAVE TO SUPTEVEN MORE.YOU GET BOOTYES ON YOURFEET AND FULL DISPOSABLE GOWN.FACE SHIELD.BUT HE SAYS TWELVE OFMEMBERS NEARLY A THIRD HISSTAFF ARE AT HOME INQUARANTINE.IT'S BECAUSE TWO PATIENTS ORTHEIR FAMILIES CALLED 911 ISLAST WEEK AND ONLY REVEALEDTHAT THE PATIENTS WERE SICK.EMS WAS NEVER MADE AWARE THATTHE PATIENTS WERE COVID-19POSITIVE EVEN THOUGHDECHRISTOPHERO SAID FAMILIESKNEW THAT WAS THE CASE.IF YOU KNOW THE PATIENTWE'RE COPPING TO SEE ISPOSITIVE YOU SHOULD BE TELLINGTHE 9-1-1 CALL CENTER THATINFORMATION RIGHT OFFER JUMPSTREET.OF THE TWELVE FIRSTRESPONDERS AT CLAYMONT FIRECOMPANY NOW AT HOME FOR THENEXT TWO WEEKS, FOUR NEWCASTLE COUNTY POLICE OFFICERSHAVE ALSO BEEN QUARANTINED