#TBT thread- a year ago #COVID19 was rapidly spreading & the country was in a shutdown. Fire fighters, unable to work from home, faced unprecedented hardships working on the frontlines of the pandemic. Over the year many things have been done to protect FFs in the #pandemic (1/4)
The #IAFF fought to get #COVID19 included in the Ryan White Notification Act so FFs exposed to a COVID positive person would be notified; LODD benefits were expanded to include #Coronavirus as a line of duty death for fire fighters (2/4)
Congress passed several #COVID19 packages that included - $ for PPE, $ for states & localities, $ for training to update safety protocols, $ for SAFER & AFG to help the strained budgets of fire departments (3/4)
Additionally, 20 states enacted presumptive laws to cover fire fighters who contracted #COVID19. While much has been done to help FFs, this pandemic is not over & the #IAFF will continue to fight to protect fire fighters #firefightersfirst (4/4)
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