Fire districts urge 911 callers to “be truthful”
Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO APOTENTIALLY DANGEROUSSITUATION.
THEY SAY -- IT'SIMPORTANT TO LET EMERGENCYWORKERS KNOW -- IF YOU POSE ARISK FOR COVID-19.
NINE ONYOUR SIDE'S TAJA DAVISREPORTS.TAJA DAVIS, (HOME DEM( .CREWSFROM A DREXEL HEIGHTS STATIONRESPONDED TO A MEDICALEMERGENCY AT A PERSON'S HOME.LATER FIRST RESPONDERSDISCOVERED THE PERSON WASPOTENTIALLY EXPOSED TOCOVID-19.
THE GREEN VALLEY ANDDREXEL HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICTSSAY THE PERSON WAS (NOTHONEST TO THE 9-1-1DISPATCHER./ L.T.
PRATT, GREENVALLEY & DREXEL HEIGHTS FIREDISTRICTS "WITH COVID-19 OUT,OUR DISPATCHERS ARE ASKINGSPECIFIC QUESTIONS VIRTUALLYON EVERY 911 CALL.
THENDISPATCHER DISPATCHED ANENGINE COMPANY.
AND AFTER APERIOD OF TIME, IT WASAPPARENT, THAT THE INDIVIDUALWAS IN FACT SICK./ SICK -- ANDSHOWING MANY COVID-19SYMPTOMS. SYMPTOMS -- THEPERSON DENIED -- THEY HAD.L.T.
PRATT, GREEN VALLEY &DREXEL HEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICTS"UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE CREW,THAT WAS A SURPRISE./ THIS ISNOT THE FIRST TIME -- PRATTSAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED INGREEN VALLEY.
WHICH IS WHY THEFIRE DISTRICTS ARE BEGGING --FOR PEOPLE TO BE FORTHCOMING-- AND HONEST.
PERSONALPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS (NOTREADILY AVAILABLE -- AND CAN'TBE USED IN EVERY RESPONSE.THIS IS WHY -- DISPATCHERS ASKIMPERATIVE QUESTIONS -- TOPROPERLY EQUIP THE RESPONDERS-- IF NECESSARY.
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PRATT,GREEN VALLEY & DREXEL HEIGHTSFIRE DISTRICTS "IT WOULD BEWONDERFUL IF WE HAD THE MASKSAND THE GOWNS AND THE GLOVESAND THE GOOGLES TO GO TO EVERYCALL COMPLETELY SUITED OUT.BUT THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE RIGHTNOW./ THE FIRE DISTRICTS ALSOWANT FOLKS TO KNOWRESPONDING TO YOU IS WHATTHEY DO.
TELLING THEM YOU ARESHOWING SYMPTOMS -- IS (NOTGOING TO PREVENT THEM -- FROMCOMING TO HELP YOU.
L.T.PRATT, GREEN VALLEY & DREXELHEIGHTS FIRE DISTRICTS .NOWTHE CREW CAN TAKE THEPRECAUTIONS, WHILE EN-ROUTEAND IN FACT, THEY'LL BE BETTERPREPARED TO RESPOND TO THEEMERGENCY IN A MUCH BETTER ANDIN A MORE PRODUCTIVE,PROTECTED WAY./ TAJA DAVIS,(HOME DEM( "PRATT SAYSPROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES TOYOU -- IS WHAT THEY ARE HEREFOR.
BUT THEY NEED THEOPPORTUNITY TO PROTECTTHEMSELVES -- THEIR CO-WORKERS-- AND THEIR LOVED ONES.
TAJADAVIS, KGUN9OYS./A BORDER PATROL AGENT -- HAS