Posted on Sep 2, 2020

Wildfires Are 1st Big Test To COVID-19 Firefighter Safety Plans

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When firefighter Ahri Cornelius got the call that his Missoula, Mont., crew was deploying to central California, he had some reservations.

They'd be traveling from a rural state with a relatively low infection rate to California, a coronavirus hot spot. Cornelius also has a 3-year-old toddler back home with a preexisting lung condition.

Wildfires Are 1st Big Test To COVID-19 Firefighter Safety Plans

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It's crazy. I worked close to the LNU base camp and staging area for firefighters. There was a ton of crews from all over but the social distancing and other precautions was on point.

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