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With the strain on public services in response COVID-19 , the professional
firefighters and EMTs at HRES , believe it irresponsible not to ensure two ways out of multi-story buildings , ATC towers or other critical infrastructure environments
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High Rise Escape Systems for
Self-Evac- uation & Rescue Above 2nd
Floors
First responder deaths related to COVID-19 are up this year , and the U . S . Fire Administration ( USFA ) reports 20 * confirmed on-duty firefighter deaths attributed to COVID-19 , making it the leading cause of death so far this year .
And in the midst of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic 1,000 of our nation ’ s firefighters have been furloughed , and the International Association of Fire Chiefs ( IAFC ) predicts that number will reach over 30,000 by 2022 .
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