The possibility of catching or spreading COVID-19 adds a new dimension of risk to the job, both on and off the front lines, and poses new threats to those seeking refuge in temporary shelter.
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But COVID-19 adds a new dimension of risk to the job, both on and off the front lines, and poses new threats to those seeking refuge in temporary shelter. When they're at base camps, firefighting personnel are required to wear face masks and maintain physical distancing, McMorrow says. Meals are also being staggered to keep crews separated, and everyone gets regular temperature checks, she says."They can't put as many firefighters next to each other on the fire line," Bill Stewart, a UC Berkeley wildfire expert."The pickup trucks are historically full of people. Now they're limited to one or two."
As McMorrow explains, one of the reasons is that the inmates who are eligible to volunteer for firefighting training"are low-security, low-risk population and those are the folks that are being released."
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