Huntersville Fire Cancels Station Visits Amid COVID-19 Concerns

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — All visits to fire stations in Huntersville are temporarily suspended for a month as coronavirus continues to sweep the nation.

Huntersville Fire Department responds to medical calls, and while firefighters use recommended personal protective gear, said the decision was out of caution to protect the health of potential visitors.

“Following expert, public health guidance and recommendations regarding COVID-19, we (HFD) are cancelling all fire station visits, including previously arranged visits until mid-April,” HFD said. “This is an extra, protective measure to ensure our friends, neighbors and community members remain safe and healthy.”

Globally, more than 169,000 people have been infected and at least 6,513 people have died from the new coronavirus, Johns Hopkins reported Monday morning. Of that total, nearly 3,774 cases have been confirmed in the United States.

As of Sunday, March 15, there were 32 presumed positive cases of the new coronavirus in 14 counties in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Those counties include: Mecklenburg, Cabbarus, Forsyth, Durham, Chatham, Wake, Onslow, Brunsick, Craven, Wayne, Wilson, Harnett, Watauga, and Johnston.

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