MUMBAI: Two rescue calls to recover a seriously ill person and a dead body-both suspected Covid-positive patients- forced the Mumbai fire brigade to change its SOP to avoid its men getting infected from the virus.
In both cases, firemen took the risk of entering the rooms without proper gear. They complained to senior officers for not providing them personal protection equipment (PPE) and fear of getting infected during such calls.
Asked about lack of PPE, chief fire officer P S Rahangdale said, "We are in process to procure them and are changing our SOP to ensure that firemen attend such calls wearing PPE."
In both cases, firemen took the risk of entering the rooms without proper gear. They complained to senior officers for not providing them personal protection equipment (PPE) and fear of getting infected during such calls.
Asked about lack of PPE, chief fire officer P S Rahangdale said, "We are in process to procure them and are changing our SOP to ensure that firemen attend such calls wearing PPE."
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