COVID-19 and first responders: How the pandemic has impacted Kingston’s emergency services

Frontenac Paramedics Deputy Chief recognized by the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Chief Antje McNeely, Chief Gale Chevalier, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, Dr. Kieran Moore, emergency services, Fire Chief Shawn Armstrong, first responders, Frontenac Paramedic Services, impact of COVID-19, increased cleaning and sanitization, increased risk, Kingston, Kingston Fire and Rescue, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Police, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizing

Stay-at-home orders, arrows on the floors of business, lineups outside grocery stores – one need only look around to see the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and changed a lot of things. But some of the impacts aren’t seen by the majority of citizens – the work and lives of our

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September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Chief Gale Chevalier, Deputy Chief Heather Edward, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), former Chief Paul Charbonneau, Frontenac County, Frontenac Paramedic Services, Kingston, Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs, President Neal Roberts, The Richard J. Armstrong Leadership Award, Toronto Paramedic Services

Each year, the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs (OAPC) recognizes outstanding paramedics for “their actions to preserve public health and safety in Ontario, and to advance the profession of paramedicine. This year, a member of Frontenac Paramedic Services was honoured with one of those awards. Deputy Chief Heather Edward was