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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.
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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
Council Unknowingly OK’d Surveillance Gear for Secretive Police Group
As one of its final acts in 2020, the outgoing San Diego City Council gave city employees permission to buy cell-phone hacking technology as well as drones and rapid response vehicles without realizing it.
Illustration by Adriana Heldiz
As one of its final acts in 2020, the outgoing San Diego City Council gave city employees permission to buy cell-phone hacking technology as well as drones and rapid response vehicles without realizing it.
On Dec. 8, Council members unanimously agreed to apply for and accept $16.9 million worth of federal anti-terrorism grants. The item was placed on the consent agenda, without any additional information about how the money would be spent. None of the officials asked.
Hospitals throughout Riverside County are contending with bed shortages, and some have reached their limit, but others are continuing to open up space wherever they can find it amid the current coronavirus surge, Emergency Management Director Bruce Barton told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
State Sens. Henry Stern, D-Los Angeles, and Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, announced plans today to introduce legislation that would require both the state Attorney General and the California Office of Emergency Services to create units focusing on domestic terrorism.