First responders are on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic saving lives, while also putting themselves at risk.
“We don’t want to catch it, we don’t want to spread it, we don’t want to take it home with us,” said Doug Hatcher, Fire Marshal with the Moraine Fire Division.
Hatcher says the Moraine Fire Department has made some changes in protocol when they respond to emergency calls.
“It all starts with our dispatcher. They are asking the appropriate questions and symptoms of the coronavirus and if [the patient] answers in the affirmative, then that triggers us to the next thing,” explained Hatcher. “When we do confirm that it is a coronavirus patient then we have PPE that we put on [including] the gown and a face shield. We make sure that our crews are protected from the patient,” said Hatcher.