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Dec 31, 2020 Portland Fire & Rescue and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue are among the first emergency responders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Both agencies received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19. TVF&R is finalizing training for the people who will give the vaccinations. PF&R started giving vaccinations today. “Four weeks ago, the Federal Government began the largest vaccination distribution in US history, and Firefighters and other EMS providers will play a critical part in the massive effort of widescale population vaccination. For the last three weeks PF&R staff have been working non-stop to meet the state’s enrollment and application deadline,” says Fire Chief Sara Boone. “Immediate vaccination of our crews will help us remain available to safely respond to all emergency needs, including COVID-19 responses. Like many other fire departments and EMS providers, we have not been immune to the spread of SARSCoV-2 amongst our ranks and th ....
Dec 31, 2020 Portland Fire & Rescue and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue are among the first emergency responders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Both agencies received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19. TVF&R is finalizing training for the people who will give the vaccinations. PF&R started giving vaccinations today. “Four weeks ago, the Federal Government began the largest vaccination distribution in US history, and Firefighters and other EMS providers will play a critical part in the massive effort of widescale population vaccination. For the last three weeks PF&R staff have been working non-stop to meet the state’s enrollment and application deadline,” says Fire Chief Sara Boone. “Immediate vaccination of our crews will help us remain available to safely respond to all emergency needs, including COVID-19 responses. Like many other fire departments and EMS providers, we have not been immune to the spread of SARSCoV-2 amongst our ranks and th ....
Dec 17, 2020 Early Wednesday morning, Portland Fire & Rescue Engine 24 was dispatched to a reported tent fire at the on-ramp to I-405 near the intersection of N Cook St. and N Gantenbein. The fire was mostly out when they arrived, but one person was badly burned. The burned patient was sleeping in the tent with another adult when the fire broke out. The PF&R paramedic on-scene estimated that the patient suffered life threatening, third degree burns across approximately 75% of their body. After initial treatment at the scene, the patient was transported to Emanuel Burn Center by an AMR ambulance where the person later died. ....
Dec 17, 2020 Early Wednesday morning, Portland Fire & Rescue Engine 24 was dispatched to a reported tent fire at the on-ramp to I-405 near the intersection of N Cook St. and N Gantenbein. The fire was mostly out when they arrived, but one person was badly burned. The burned patient was sleeping in the tent with another adult when the fire broke out. The PF&R paramedic on-scene estimated that the patient suffered life threatening, third degree burns across approximately 75% of their body. After initial treatment at the scene, the patient was transported to Emanuel Burn Center by an AMR ambulance where the person later died. ....