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Firefighters recount March call to treat Clark County’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient

Fire District 6 firefighters say it seemed like average dispatch

By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: January 1, 2021, 6:03am
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Firefighter and paramedic Max Olson, left, and firefighter and emergency medical technician Dave Fisher pose in front of a fire truck on Dec. 8 at Clark County Fire District 6 Station 61. They responded to the first reported COVID-19 case in the county.
Firefighter and paramedic Max Olson, left, and firefighter and emergency medical technician Dave Fisher pose in front of a fire truck on Dec. 8 at Clark County Fire District 6 Station 61. They responded to the first reported COVID-19 case in the county. (Joshua Hart/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

When Clark County Fire District 6 firefighters Max Olson and Dave Fisher responded to a call for a sick elderly man in early March, both believed it was nothing more than an average dispatch.

“There wasn’t anything that really stood out to us that made us very concerned about his health or well-being, and there wasn’t anything super remarkable about the call,” Olson said.

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