Local fire departments, EMS adjust to coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every facet of peoples’ lives in the world, the nation and right here at home. As it spreads, it affects the operational readiness and procedures needed to cope with it and even survive it. Besides the impact on hospitals and their staffs, one of the things many people in the national press have observed in hard-hit areas is the frequency of hearing sirens in the streets. Whether they are from ambulances or fire trucks, those reports imply an increase in emergency calls. That raises questions about the impact of the coronavirus on the emergency response services in Northeast Houston.

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