The coronavirus pandemic has forced many operations locally and nationally to enhance safety procedures and Oshawa Fire Services is one of them.
But while steps have been taken, some firefighters still feel more needs to be done. Oshawa fire Chief Derrick Clark remembers what it was like being on the front line during the SARS outbreak.
New protocols were put in place and now, the service has revamped them. “We’ve enhanced PPE (personal protective equipment), we have cleaning regimens in all the stations, we’ve isolated staff so there’s no cross-contamination, we’ve looked at numerous reductions in duties, we’ve closed our stations to the public, we do screening every day of all our staff, and that includes recording temperatures,” said