VIDEO: Long awaited help has finally arrived for one southern Arizona fire department.
After applying for a grant in March, Rincon Valley Fire District has received a new machine to help keep them safe from COVID-19.
Despite their precautions, the patients they pick up often aren’t doing the same.
“We are obviously transporting these people whether they do or don’t have COVID—they could have something else,” said EMT and Firefighter Alex Anduaga.
Now, no matter what’s left behind in an ambulance won’t stick around for long.
“The arrival of this equipment couldn’t be more timely,” said Battalion Chief of A Shift, Eddie Cornejo.
New equipment granted by the Gary Sinise Foundation gives them the ability to clean their units from top to bottom, in places normal cleaning supplies couldn’t reach. Allowing for immediate disinfection and future, since the residual left behind is active for a year.