The current CDC exposure risk guideline, as interpreted by DOH, is not adequately protecting firefighters. In light of this disturbing news, the NYSPFFA has worked with the IAFF to tweak the IAFF Exposure Risk Analysis Guide into a joint IAFF/NYSPFFA guide that will give us much more protection if exposed.
Download it here.
We need you now to do a full court press:
- Request that your individual departments/municipalities adopt this guide
- Lean on your wider political connections to push for adoption statewide.
In case you didn’t see it yet, here is the New Rochelle Firefighter COVID19 Handbook which is constantly updated as we learn from experience on the ground. Feel free to use it and share it with your members.
Sincerely,
Sean DeNigris
5th District VP/President - IAFF Local 273