Firefighters mistakenly cited COVID protocols as their reason for not entering Rialto Post Acute Care Center to treat 56-year-old patient in cardiac arrest.
An arbitrator found that the firefighters were wrong not to enter a nursing facility to treat a dying man because of COVID precautions, but said their punishment was unreasonable.
Firefighters who refused to enter a nursing home over COVID-19 concerns after a 911 call from staff drew fierce criticism from a city-commissioned report.
The settlement does not include an admission of negligence or guilt and allows the state to avoid trials that would further expose its criminal response to the pandemic.
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