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Quarantined Firefighters Were Not Exposed To Coronavirus

Officials say 10 members of the White River Township Fire Department have ended their quarantine.

The firefighters returned to duty Wednesday.

READ MORE: Ten White River Township Fire Fighters In Quarantine After Emergency Run

The department quarantined them Sunday after they responded to a call of a man who was having trouble breathing. The man was in cardiac arrest when the team arrived. The 60-year-old man later died. Fire department officials say his symptoms were consistent with those of the coronavirus so as a precautionary measure the crew members self-quarantined while the state tested the man for the virus.

Tests found the man did not have the virus.

Emergency responders across the state are increasing measures to protect their crews. In Bloomington, dispatch is asking people a series of screening questions to gauge whether callers may have been exposed to the virus.

For the latest news and resources about COVID-19, bookmark our Coronavirus In Indiana page  here. 

Sara Wittmeyer is the News Bureau Chief for WFIU and WTIU. Sara has more than two decades of journalism experience. She led the creation of the converged WFIU/WTIU Newsroom in 2010 and previously served with KBIA at the University of Missouri, WNKU at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, KY, and at WCPO News in Cincinnati.