Pandemic throws up additional challenges for US firefighters

The wildfire season in the western United States is shaping up to be even more challenging this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced firefighters to rethink how they respond to disaster while also protecting themselves. “We’re focused on COVID-19, we’re focused on coronavirus mitigation, trying to do our best to suppress the spread while at the same time we’ve got to mitigate and suppress these fires as we move into…