From a historic fire season to the unrelenting pandemic, firefighters are now being called upon to help battle the pandemic.
Firefighter/Paramedic Stephanie Lockhart was the first to volunteer when North Tahoe Fire received an emergency request for assistance from Loma Linda University Medical Center, where ICU beds are currently at 99% capacity.
Firefighter/Paramedic Stephanie Lockhart.
Provided
Lockhart will be on assignment at the hospital working 12-hour shifts, assisting nurses and other hospital staff with patient care for the next two weeks.
“As a result of the COVID19 surge, hospitals are the ones calling 911 for help and the fire service is answering that call with fire mutual aid, sending our crews into combat hand-in-hand with healthcare professionals in response to this viral inferno,” said Mike Schwartz, Fire Chief for North Tahoe Fire in a press release. “The California Fire Service has an extremely efficient framework to mobilize resources, and this agre
Cultivate the Perfect Evening Routine to Avoid Insomnia
Share
Photo: Prostock-studio, Shutterstock
To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, hacks and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Lifehacker Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a fix.
I’ve never had trouble waking up in the morning. When the alarm goes off, I’m up and ready to work but falling asleep was always another matter. If it feels like it takes you hours of tossing and turning before you actually fall asleep, there are a few things you can do to help.
Four firefighter-paramedics from the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority based in Tracy were deployed to a Southern California hospital to help address the surge of COVID-19 cases.
Los Angeles morgues overflow as funeral homes turn away families
We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
Dismiss
Los Angeles morgues overflow as funeral homes turn away families
By Matthew Ormseth, Rong-Gong Lin II, Luke Money and Soumya Karlamangla
January 2, 2021 11.30am
Normal text size
Advertisement
Los Angeles: A monthslong surge of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County is reaching its grim if inevitable zenith as deaths reach once-unthinkable levels, medical infrastructure is buckling under a flood of patients and officials fear the mortality numbers will only worsen in the coming weeks.
The county recorded an average of 151 people dying from COVID-19 each day in the past week - a figure that s almost as high as the average number of people dying daily from every other cause, about 170 a day. But more recently, those numbers have spiked considerably.