A firefighter has tested positive for COVID-19, and eight firefighters are quarantined in total, the town manager and the union representing firefighters in town said.
A member of the town’s IT department is also quarantined because of contact with the firefighter, town manager Andrew Nota said.
With three vacancies in the department — which includes one resignation last week — there are 33 active firefighters in the town, so the eight members who are quarantined represent 24% of the department, Nota said.
“Most if not all” of those who are quarantined will be cleared to work in seven to nine days, Nota said. He said he and the fire chief are working on filling the three vacant positions.
“In the interim, the department is staffing its needs per the existing contract requirement in meeting the minimum manning standards,”