![Six feet apart isn't just a guidance at the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department but an obligation. Since the initial hit of COVID-19 the service organization has adopted multiple precautions to ensure the safety of not only their personnel but the entire community. Here, a handful of first responders and administration stand at a distance in front of a department engine. From left: CDAFD Battalion Chief John Morrison, firefighter and paramedic Scott Dietrich, firefighter and paramedic Eric Loney, Deputy Chief Tom Greif, and PIO Craig Atherton. (MADISON HARDY/Press)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2020/12/04/cdafd2_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Six feet apart isn't just a guidance at the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department but an obligation. Since the initial hit of COVID-19 the service organization has adopted multiple precautions to ensure the safety of not only their personnel but the entire community. Here, a handful of first responders and administration stand at a distance in front of a department engine. From left: CDAFD Battalion Chief John Morrison, firefighter and paramedic Scott Dietrich, firefighter and param…
December 6, 2020
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December 6, 2020 1:09 a.m.
They're virus fighters, too
COVID-19 challenges fire department personnel, budget
Nothing can stop the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department from serving the community, especially not COVID