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Champaign County Emergency Management Agency special request

4/7/2020

 
Champaign County Emergency Management Agency is searching for any local business who fit test employee's N-95 masks in house and have the testing solution the EMA could buy/borrow from them.  The stuff is out of stock with every supplier we know of.
 
If you know anyone, please contact Jim asap.  James Freeman jfreeman@co.champaign.oh.us  or 937-484-1642.

Urbana fire division needs your help

3/30/2020

 
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The Urbana Fire Division needs your help. They are currently working on a plan of a tiered reserve group to be activated if our current resources become depleted. Chief Ortlieb has asked the City Administration to consider Civil Service Rule 149.15 (e), which would allow in times of an extreme emergency to employ one or more qualified persons for a period not to exceed fifteen days. 

​The City has given permission to explore the option as everyone works through the feasibility of such a plan. If you are State of Ohio certified in EMS or Fire and meet one of the tiered positions below, we need your help. Email Chief Dean Ortlieb at Dean.Ortlieb@ci.urbana.oh.us with your contact information and you will be placed on a list. Those that are in the reserve group will be kept in the loop as we work through details and continue to develop our contingency plans.

Coronavirus: Clark, Champaign first responders adapting, preparing for jump in cases

3/30/2020

 
Springfield firefighter Bryon Betsinger puts on his protective equipment Wednesday before a run.
Springfield firefighter Bryon Betsinger puts on his protective equipment Wednesday before a run. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
By Hasan Karim, Staff Writer - Springfield News-Sun

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First responders in both Clark and Champaign counties say they are adapting to the COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, outbreak while continuing on with daily operations and preparing for a possible surge in cases.
Area law enforcement and local fire departments have tweaked their operations and increased the amount of personal protection equipment first responders are using. The goal is to protect personnel as they respond to calls in their communities. That includes limiting exposure and taking added precautions in order to help prevent the virus from spreading.

In accordance with those procedures, dispatchers in both counties have been instructed to ask screening questions. The purpose is to find out if anyone at a scene is displaying symptoms associated with coronavirus before sending out a first responder. That information is being used as departments decide what actions to take while trying to conserve personal protection equipment as it is unclear how long the pandemic will last.


Eliminating any single point of failure
In Champaign County, there have been two confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Health officials believe those cases are unrelated to each other.

One positive case is a female in her 50s, a statement from the Champaign Health District said, and she is currently hospitalized. The other is a female in her early 30s who has not traveled.

Urbana Fire Chief Dean Ortlieb said right now, his department is focused on reducing potential exposure to his personnel while taking precautions that reduce the risk of multiple firefighters being sick at the same time.

“Everything that we are working on is centered around eliminating any single point of failure,” he said.

That includes, on certain calls, having one first responder initiate contact with potential patients while wearing increased personal protection equipment. In addition, it means having equipment available if the situation calls for it.

“We know that we have enough resources for our current load. We don’t know how big this is going to get,” Ortlieb said. He said that the Champaign County EMA has already received a shipment of supplies from a national stockpile.

He added that his department has been using vendors and have been placing small orders.
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Ortlieb said they currently have one fire station, but are working on plans to spread out personnel in order to better prevent the virus from spreading. Though no personnel have been quarantined at this point, he said he wants to make sure they will not be in a situation where an entire shift would have to be quarantined at one time.

Click here to read full article on Springfield News-Sun.

Village creating its own PD

3/13/2020

 

Alters meeting time

Village of North Lewisburg, OH
By Christopher Selmek - cselmek@aimmediamidwest.com

The North Lewisburg Village Council voted to begin the process of creating a police department on Tuesday. The council went into executive session to discuss the village’s current policing contract, then returned to public session for the vote. According to Mayor Cheryl Hollingsworth, the village will continue to contract with Mechanicsburg until the end of the year.

​Following the executive session, council decided to offer the position of police chief to Mechanicsburg Police Capt. Scott Bodey, who had been assigned to the village. Bodey accepted the position, Hollingsworth said.

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“We’ve been talking about this for a year, since our separation from the county sheriff’s office, and we always wanted to be more independent,” said Hollingsworth. “We’re very grateful to the Mechanicsburg Police Department for all their good work. I’ve talked with Mayor (Benjamin) Layne and Chief (John) Alexander in Mechanicsburg, and everyone has been very supportive of our decision.”

Click here to read full article on Urbana Daily Citizen.
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