COVID-19 Bulletin 13: Personnel Exposures All employees must keep six feet between yourself and others as much as possible. Cloth face coverings do not substitute for social distancing. This document, when combined with COVID-19 Bulletin 7A, is intended to provide for the protection of public safety personnel, and reduce the need for quarantining such personnel. […]
Category: Dispatch Guidance and Information
UPDATE: COVID-19 Bulletin 7A Mask Use by Public Safety Personnel and Others Based on guidance from the CDC and others, public safety should implement the following: Anyone who is transported or even briefly placed in any public safety vehicle (cruisers, ambulances, etc.) will be given either a cloth face covering or a surgical mask and directed to […]
We have been working to develop guidance for our region regarding CPR during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Last week, the American Heart Association along with seven other medical societies issued Interim Guidance, and as it recommends, we used their expert guidance and modified it for our region. These materials focus on reducing provider exposure, while prioritizing […]
Stress can be intense during a pandemic. Fear about the safety and wellbeing for yourself, your coworkers, your family and friends, or those you serve can cause you to experience new or increased stress reactions.You can mitigate those reactions and increase your wellbeing and effectiveness on the job by picking a few of the following […]
This policy provides general guidelines to assist in minimizing the risk of employees contracting and/or spreading communicable diseases.
The Dayton Fire Department has provided the following guideline for departments to use as an example: Cleaning of Mobile Technology Devices will be done in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations. The Dayton Fire Department’s primary cleaning agents will be Sani-Cloth Disposal Cloths, Alcohol Prep Swabs, or Clorox Wipes. All units may be surface decontaminated by […]
Following updated recommendations from the CDC, the IAFF has released the following recommendations: Following new guidance announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending that the public voluntarily wear non-medical basic cloth or fabric masks, the IAFF strongly recommends that members begin wearing surgical masks at the fire station and to consider […]
Processes and recommendations below were developed jointly with GMVEMSC, MMRS, RPAB, Public Health, law enforcement, and dispatch. Remember that dispatch centers are critical infrastructure! A list of precautions for the center and your personnel is below. Each agency and Dispatch Center must determine their own course of action, and should discuss this with the medical director, but […]
Processes and recommendations below were developed jointly with GMVEMSC, MMRS, RPAB, Public Health, law enforcement, and dispatch. Each agency and Dispatch Center must determine their own course of action, and should discuss this with the medical director, but effective immediately we recommend that public safety dispatch centers throughout the region incorporate the following guidance. Dispatch Processes […]
Apparatus and Facility Cleaning If surfaces are dirty, they should be cleaned using a detergent or soap and water prior to disinfection. For disinfection, diluted household bleach solutions, alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol, and most common EPA-registered household disinfectants should be effective. Diluted household bleach solutions can be used if appropriate for the […]