More Jackson firefighters test positive for COVID-19

Another case of the COVID-19 is at Station 25.

SAYING A FIREHOUSEWAS NOT PROFESSIONALLY CLEANEDFOLLOWING A CONFIRMED CASE OFCOVID-19TROY JOHNSON JOINS US LIVEACROSS THE STREETFROM THE FIREHOUSEWITH THE BREAKING DETAILS MEGAN...STATION 25 ON SIEWELL ROAD ISWHERE JUSTDAYS AGO A FIREFIGHTER TESTEDPOSITIVE AFTERBEING EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WITHCOVID-19ON HIS PART TIME JOB...HE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS CREWWESELF-QUARANTINED, AS WELL ASANOTHER RELIEFCREW, BUT CAPTAIN RASAENTHOMAS SAYSTHERE IS LACK OF A PLAN OFACTION FROM FIRECOMMAND IN HANDLING THISSITUATION...AND NOW...AS OF TODAY ANOTHERCASE OF THEVIRUS AT THIS HOUSE...HE SAYS AFTER THE FIRST CASE,THE CREWAT THIS STATION HAS BEENCLEANING ON THEIROWN, WITH NO ADDITIONAL HELP,ANDFEW SUPPLIES FROM JFD... "."IN ADDITION TO BEING ACTINGCAPTAINSTATION 25, THOMAS IS THEPRESIDENT OF THELOCAL FIRE FIGHTER'S UNION.

HESAYS HE ISSIMPLY ASKING FOR THE FIREADMINISTRATION TODO THIS RIGHT THING...THAT POSITIVE TEST FOR THE FIREFIGHTER ONDUTY CAME THIS AFTERNOON AT 2PMHEINFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR, AND ASOFOUR INTERVIEW HE HAS HEARDNOTHING FROMJFD.AGAIN THIS CREW HAS BEEN WORKINGTOGETHER SINCE THIS PASTSATURDAY WITH ACREW MEMBER WHO HAS NOW TESTEDPOSITIFOR CORONAVIRUS.WHILE WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE, ACLEANING CREWFROM JANPRO SHOWED UP...HE SAYSTHEY TOLDHIM THE CITY HAD BEEN HOLDINGOFFCLEANING THE STATION.

CAPTAIN THOMAS SAYS HE ISCONCERNED ABOUT HIS COMMUNITY,THAT IS WHY HE IS SPEAKINGOUT...HE IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUTHISFAMILY AND POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TOTHE VIRUS.WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEJACKSON FIREDEPARTMENT, BUT HAVE NOT HEARDDIRECTLY FROM THEM...REPORTS MY IN SOUTH JACKSON,TROYJOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS A 16 WAP