First responders across the region are gearing up with supplies to protect themselves amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Police departments in the city and counties are telling people to expect changes in emergency calls moving forward.
“I think we’re in very unknown times,” Russ Davies, Anne Arundel County Fire Department Captain, said. “It’s hard to tell where things go from here.”
Anne Arundel County Fire officials said they’re in constant contact with public health agencies. In addition to the usual glasses and gloves, they’ve added more preventative gear to medic packs.
“We’re going to add an N95 mask, and we’re going to add a gown,” Davies said.
In Howard County, six firefighters who responded to their first COVID-19 case, have been quarantined after exposure.
Anne Arundel County Fire said they’ve been in touch with Howard and other agencies about best practices amid the coronavirus pandemic.