Emergency Dial 9-1-1
Emergency Dial 9-1-1
THE CHRISTIANA FIRE COMPANY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING FIRE AND EMS SERVICES TO AN AREA OF 38 SQUARE MILES AND A POPULATION OF OVER 90,000 PEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, WE RESPOND TO FIRE AND EMS CALLS THROUGHOUT NEW CASTLE COUNTY AS PART OF THE COUNTY WIDE FIRE/EMS RESPONSE PLAN. DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME CONCERNING THE CORONA VIRUS WE HAVE HAD TO ADJUST OUR OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR PERSONNEL, AND BY EXTENSION TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC WE SERVE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO VISITORS PERMITTED AT ANY OF OUR FACILITIES. ACCESS TO OUR STATIONS IS LIMITED TO FIREIFGHTERS AND EMT’S. IF YOU REQUIRE OUR SERVICES, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE PRECAUTIONS THAT WE MUST TAKE WHEN DEALING WITH OUR PATIENTS AND THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH WHOM WE HAVE CONTACT. WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANY PATIENTS WHO ARE EXHIBITING ANY SYMPTOMS OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, OUR PERSONNEL WILL BE WEARING GLOVES, SURGICAL MASKS, SAFETY GLASSES, AND MEDICAL GOWNS. WE MAY ASK THE PATIENT TO WEAR A SURGICAL MASK DEPENDING ON SYMPTOMS. OUR CREWS WILL COMMUNICATE THEIR ACTIONS TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND WE ASK THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THESE STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN BASED ON MEDICAL GUIDANCE IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION AS WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO STEM THE TIDE OF COVID19. THANK YOU, IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION, AND WE AT THE CHRISTIANA FIRE COMPANY PLEDGE TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO YOUR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT THIS CRISIS.
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