Local fire departments begin administering COVID-19 vaccine to first responders Sac Fire and Sac Metro Fire were part of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, which began for county firefighters as part of Phase 1A of California's distribution plan. Author: Samantha Solomon (ABC10) Updated: 12:27 PM PST January 12, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California's vaccine distribution rolls out, firefighters across the state are receiving their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Several local fire departments recently began administering their first doses. According to Fire Chief of Sacramento Fire Department Gary Loesch, some in his department started getting their first round of vaccines Thursday morning. "Myself and a couple other members of Sacramento Fire have gotten their first shot today, and that was the Moderna shot," Chief Loesch said in a conversation with ABC10.