DC firefighter tests positive for coronavirus
How will coronavirus impact first responders
A DC firefighter has been diagnosed with coronavirus and between five and 15 coworkers are being asked to self-quarantine, according to sources. FOX 5 wanted to know what that means for staffing plans if large numbers of first responders across our area become sick or have contact with a sick coworker.
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - FOX 5 has confirmed that a D.C. firefighter has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Dabney Hudson, president of firefighters union Local 36, confirmed to FOX 5’s Paul Wagner that a male firefighter tested positive for COVID-19.
The department, Wagner says, has told an unknown number of firefighter to self-quarantine at home.
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Engine Company 32 and 19, where the firefighter works, were cleaned thoroughly Tuesday morning, Wagner says.