While emergency response is needed even in the face of a global pandemic, area personnel are working to ensure they’re protected from possible exposure to the deadly virus that is spreading throughout the country.
Baraboo Police Chief Mark Schauf said Monday protocol dictates limited exposure to people unless his officers are responding to an emergency, which takes precedence over social distancing and screening for fevers.
“We’re still providing the service, we’re just not doing it in person like we normally would,” Schauf said.
An emergency declaration Thursday from Mayor Mike Palm ordered the entrance to the Baraboo Police Department closed to the public. Schauf said the department is not currently receiving or releasing property unless “it’s of significant value” and they are trying to keep most of their person-to-person contact outside of buildings.