Tamworth firefighters fear coronavirus could be spread by relief staff from COVID-19 hotspots

Andrew Messenger
Updated August 11 2020 - 8:22am, first published 8:21am
FIRE FIGHT: Tamworth Fire and Rescue crews routinely help out at fires across the region, including this housefire at Gunnedah. But they're concerned a policy of bringing firefighters from out of town could cause an outbreak of COVID-19.
FIRE FIGHT: Tamworth Fire and Rescue crews routinely help out at fires across the region, including this housefire at Gunnedah. But they're concerned a policy of bringing firefighters from out of town could cause an outbreak of COVID-19.

Tamworth firefighters are concerned fill-in firefighters from Newcastle or Sydney could bring COVID-19 into the local station.

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Andrew Messenger

Andrew Messenger

Northern Daily Leader journalist

Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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