Lebanon Fire Is Prepared

COVID-19 has prompted 911 operators in Boone County to ask three new questions on the calls. Does the patient have signs of a fever, shortness of breath or cough? Is the patient a healthcare worker? Has the patient recently traveled to China, Iran, Italy, Japan or South Korea? If the dispatcher gets a yes on any of those questions, the first responders will place a mask on the patient. “Right now, we are not changing our standard precautions,” Lebanon Fire Chief Chuck Batts said about the local response to the novel coronavirus. More details in the Lebanon Reporter.