Tuesday, Jan. 5. Here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond. Newsletter Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions. Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Firefighters in Los Angeles have been serving on the front lines of the pandemic, and they’re regularly exposed to the coronavirus — especially those who work as paramedics and emergency medical technicians. More than 670 city firefighters have tested positive for infections so far, a dozen have been hospitalized and two have died. So it makes sense that firefighters were the first city workers to get access to the COVID-19 vaccine.