Seattle FD Resource Management Center Tracks Coronavirus Impacts

Press release from the Seattle Fire Department:

April 6, 2020

The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has activated its Resource Management Center to track COVID-19 impacts to personnel. The following information is updated as of 5 p.m. on April 6:

Quarantine and Isolation:

• Members currently in quarantine or isolation: 29 members
• Total number of SFD personnel impacted since the beginning of tracking COVID-19: 88 members
• Total number of SFD personnel who have completed their 14-day quarantine and returned to work: 59 members

Testing:

This includes those who have received testing at the site designated for first responders and those who have shared their results from testing conducted at a private physician.

• Total number of known SFD personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19: 16 members
• Total number of SFD personnel with a negative test results at first responder testing site: 58 members
• Total number of SFD personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have recovered: 1 member

Video of the week:

Watch SFD’s #FlattenTheCurve challenge video that highlights important safety tips: link to video.

• Keep a 6-foot distance from others
• Wash your hands frequently
• Do your part to help flatten the curve
• Wipe down surfaces regularly
• Stay home and save lives

This press release was produced by the Seattle Fire Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.