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Hagley sits behind the wheel of the Carle Arrow Ambulance he drives while working. tude dealing with the pandemic,” Hagley added. “The public was working tougher with us.” Hagley said he sees a lot of their extra cleaning procedures staying as part of their duties, and in general protecting themselves with masks. The COVID kits in their ambulances have all the gowns, masks and other equipment. He said he sees the kits staying in their trucks. Another change early in the pandemic in Danville had Carle’s Arrow and OSF’s PRO Ambulance services not switching east and west sides of the city they covered each month. They stayed on their side of the city for the fastest responses the first few months. They’ve since gone back to switching coverage areas every month. If cases would spike again, they’d return to staying on their side of Danville, Hagley said. 30 OUR COMMUNITY 2020