Frustration continues for a group of Central Florida firefighters being forced to use personal time to self-isolate. This follows a weekend of positive coronavirus tests among some of the Reedy Creek firefighters. The firefighter WESH 2’s Bob Hazen spoke to says he worries he’s going to run out of sick days soon.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando

PHOTOS: Village police are asking the public for help in finding the vandals who cut down a flagpole at the center of a 9/11 memorial that honors five firefighters from the area who died in the World Trade Center collapse. The severed pole was discovered and reported early Wednesday morning. Washingtonville Police Chief Brian Zaccaro said the culprits used a tool to cut through the composite material at about four to five feet from the base, and scrawled a message in marker on the part of the pole that remained standing.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times Herald-Record

Michigan Treasurer Rachael Eubanks on Wednesday announced two new grant programs offering a total of $300 million in hazard pay to first responders for working during the coronavirus pandemic. The First Responder Hazard Pay Premiums and the Public Safety and Public Health Pay Roll Reimbursement programs are aimed at helping first responders receive premium hazard pay and reimbursing local governments for payroll costs incurred due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a July 8 state news release.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive.com

Screening based on conventional COVID-19 symptoms may not be sensitive enough to identify which 911 patients should be tested for infection, a retrospective cohort study published today in JAMA Network Open found. In the study, researchers in Seattle evaluated data from surveillance systems and the electronic medical records of 124 patients with COVID-19 seeking 911 emergency medical services (EMS) in King County, Washington, from Feb 1 to Mar 18.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

PHOTOS: Smokey, a 1935 Ford pumper truck, is back on the road thanks to Easton fire Lt. Jason Healey and resident Chuck Hurley. Smokey began its career as an Easton fire engine. During the 1970s, it was used as a brush truck and then for school visits and parades. “It was sitting in the back bay of the fire station for a long time, broken and collecting dust,” Fire Chief Kevin Partridge said.
- PUB DATE: 7/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wicked Local Easton - Metered Site