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S1E8 - Episode 8 - The California Fire Service's Response to the Pandemic

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Episode 8 - California Fire Service's Response to the Pandemic

On this episode, we interview Chiefs Bernie Malloy (Murrieta Fire) & Kristin Thompson (Newport Beach Fire) to discuss the California Fire Service’s Response to the Pandemic; the State-wide survey conducted by CalChiefs, and the Case Studies. Chiefs Malloy and Thompson discuss what the early days of the pandemic and how the fire service responded, the lessons that were learned by this response, and the action taken to capture and memorialize this response.

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