Thank you to our representatives for advocating for testing priorities to help keep our crews safer, this fire season will be a
challenge. Please watch Chief Ware's interview at the link below! "(CBS4) – As fire danger rises in Colorado, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention added firefighters among those eligible for
priority coronavirus testing. The change comes at the urging of Rep. Joe
Neguse, a Democrat who represents Colorado’s 2nd Congressional
District. His district includes the Elk Creek Fire Department where, last month, a firefighter developed
symptoms of COVID-19 on the same day that three wildfires erupted in
Jefferson County. Chief Jacob Ware said he had no choice but to
quarantine the entire wildland fire team. Neguse fired off a letter, also signed by Congressmen Ken Buck, Doug
Lamborn and Ed Perlmutter, to Vice President Mike Pence and the CDC."
denver.cbslocal.com/2020/04/28/colorado-...rity-cdc-joe-neguse/
