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Keeping Richmond safe

By Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

Published 12:54 PDT, Fri April 3, 2020

Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021

Richmond’s public safety employees are finding solutions to protect communities while respecting physical distancing requirements.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are empty and more people are remaining at home. 

Richmond Fire-Rescue has seen an increase in the number of house fires over the last two weeks, while both alarm calls and medical calls are down. 

The biggest change for firefighters is the additional time required to get into full protective gear. This is true even for incidents like car accidents, due to the need for physical distancing and protective clothing above the usual standard. 

Richmond RCMP have seen a decreased number of calls over the past two weeks.

“(But) our frontline officers are ensuring a high visible presence is maintained throughout the different areas of the city to help reassure both residents and businesses owners,” says Cpl. Adriana Peralta.

RCMP have also adopted several new measures to keep officers safe, including limiting gathering size, social distancing, and sanitization of work spaces and personal protective equipment.

“Important supply chains were established early on in order to secure medical supplies, water, food, training and personal protective equipment. Systems have been put into place to ensure the mental wellbeing of all our officers, as well as to mitigate COVID-19 exposure,” says Peralta.

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