Published 2 years ago

Is COVID-19 impacting staffing for our first responders?

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Williamson County EMS has six people out with COVID-19. Austin Travis County EMS currently has 10 uniformed personnel that are off. The Austin Police Department has seen cases on the rise since May. In the event of a large outbreak, officers would be shifted from other sectors to cover priority calls.

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Is COVID-19 impacting staffing for our first responders?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With COVID-19 cases rising around Central Texas, KXAN wanted to know how it's impacting our local first responders.When there's an emergency, we depend on our first responders, but with COVID-19 cases rising, some departments are seeing a rise in people calling out."Our paramedics are part of the community, so we are seeing more cases among our staff also," said Mike Knipstein, director of Williamson County EMS.Currently, William…

2 years ago·Austin, United States

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