More than 150 FDNY members are in quarantine, including dozens of FDNY EMS workers, according to a report.
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The New York Times reports workers are already seeing shortages in equipment and manpower and worry how it will affect COVID-19 response.
The department changed its guidance for emergency workers and firefighters as of Wednesday. They will be required to work if they were exposed to the coronavirus, as long as they are not showing any symptoms.
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All those currently under quarantine would remain in isolation.
“These modifications will increase social distancing where possible, limit member-to-member contact within our ranks and will not impact our operational response, only the scheduling of our work force,” Frank Dwyer, a department spokesman, told the Times.
