FCFRD News Blog : AUGUST 16: COVID-19 Update For Fairfax County Fire And Rescue Personnel

Press release from the FCFRD News Blog:

August 16, 2021

Every week the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD) will be posting information regarding COVID-19 impacts to personnel. The following information is up-to-date as of 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 15: 

TESTING:  

This includes those who have received testing at the site designated for first responders and those who have shared their results from testing conducted at a private physician. 

Two personnel are currently COVID-19 positive. One hundred and seventy-seven of the 179 COVID-19 positive personnel have fully recovered.

All personnel are closely monitored by a nurse at Fairfax County’s Occupational Health Center.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue works with the Fairfax County Health Department to notify the public or any applicable persons if there is any concern of exposure.

QUARANTINE:  

This number is in addition to the personnel who tested positive for COVID-19.

FCFRD continues to fully staff all stations and apparatus.

This press release was produced by the FCFRD News Blog. The views expressed here are the author’s own.