LOCAL CASES ON THE RISE IN KERNCOUNTY -- AND ONE HOSPITAL C-E-O IS REACHING OUT TO THECOMMUNITY.
DETAILS ON THE VIDEOMESSAGE CONFIRMING THE TREATMENTOF APATIENT WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.AND SOCIAL DISTANCING BEINGPRACTICED ON THE FRONT LINES.WE'LL TELL YOU HOW LOCALFIREFIGHTERS ARE VYINGAGAINST THESE TOUGH TIMES.AND IF YOU HAD PLANS TO STAND INLINE AT THE D-M-V ANYTIMESOON -- HEADS UP -- THEY WILL BECLOSED.FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN STILL TAKECARE OF ALL YOUR NEEDS --VIRTUALLY.GOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS ATSIX A-M..
I'M MIKE HART.AND I'M DANIELLE KERNKAMP.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)AN UPDATE ON THE OUTBREAK INKERN COUNTY -- RIDGECRESTREGIONAL HOSPITAL IS CURRENTLYTREATING ACOVID-19 PATIENT...IN A VIDEO STATEMENT POSTED TOFACEBOOK --HOSPITAL C-E-O JIM SUVER SAIDTHEY'RE MAKING THEANNOUNCEMENT OUT OFTRANSPARENCY..
AND ASSURED THECOMMUNITY THE HOSPITAL ISPREPARED TO TREAT A POSSIBLESURGE IN CASES THERE..."I WANT TO ASSURE YOU, WE AREGOINGTO GET THROUGH THIS.
THEHOSPITAL HAS BEEN PREPARING FORWEEKS NOW,ACTIVATING OUR DISASTER PLANS,TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TAKE CARE OFOURCOMMUNITY.
EVEN IN THE EVENT OFA SURGE, WE HAVE BEEN GETTINGMESSAGESOUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO PRACTICESOCIAL DISTANCING IN THEHOPES SLOWING THE VIRUS DOWN."THE C-E-O ASKING RESIDENTS TOCONTINUE PRACTICINGGUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIO NS.THAT INCLUDES SOCIAL DISTANCING,WASHING HANDSWITH WARM WATER AND SOAP FOR ATLEAST 20 SECONDS ANDSTAYING HOME IF YOU FEEL SICK.HE SAID THE HOSPITAL CURRENTLYHAS ENOUGHVENTILATORS AND INTENSIVE CAREROOMS TO TREAT A POSSIBLEOUTBREAK IN RIDGECREST.LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARECHIMING IN HOW THEY'VEBEEN IMPACTED BY THE CORONOVIRUSPANDEMIC.23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL IS LIVEAT A COUNTY FIRE STATION INNORTHWEST BAKERSFIELD WITH HOWTHEY'READJUSTING.WITH FIRE SEASON FASTAPPROACHING FOLLOWING A DRYWINTER, I WONDERED IF THECORONAVIRUS IS IMPACTING HOWLOCAL AGENCIES PREPARE TO TAKEON THE SEASON.CASEY SNOW / PUBLIC INFORMATIONOFFICER,BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT"BASICALLY WE'RE DOINGEVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE AT HOMESHOULD BE DOING AS MUCH AS WECAN WITH THE ADDITION OFRESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES."THE BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENTSAYS THEIR RESPONSES HAVE NOTBEEN HINDERED BY THE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.
BUTTHAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOTTAKING STEPS TO ENSURETHE SAFETY OF THEMSELVES AND THECOMMUNITY.
FIRE FIGHTERSARE TAKING WELLNESS SURVEYSEVERYDAY TO ENSURE THEYREHEALTHY, AND THEY'RE HAVINGTHEIR TEMPERATURES TAKENEVERYDAY.CASEY SNOW / PUBLIC INFORMATIONOFFICER, BAKERSFIELD FIREDEPARTMENT"WE HAVE MADE THE ADDITION OF AGOWN, OR A FULL SUIT AT TIMES,OTHER THAN THAT YOU MAY SEE USWITH A MASK, OR YOU MAY BE ASKEDBY ONE OF US TO PUT ON A MASK ASA PATIENT."LAST WEEK THE U-S FOREST SERVICESAID THEY WILL BE POSTPONING ALLPRESCIBED BURNS IN CALIFORNIA TOPREVENT ANY EFFECTS FROM SMOKETHAT MIGHT FURTHER WORSENCONDITIONS FOR THOSE WHO ARE ATRISK.
PRESCIBED BURNS MANAGETHE FOREST, ELIMINATING BRUSHTHAT POSES HIGH WILD FIRE RISK.SO WITHOUT THAT EFFORT, DOESTHAT MEAN WE'RE AT BIGGER RISKFOR BIGGER FIRES?
THE KERNCOUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS NO.ANDREW FREEBORN / PUBLICINFORMATIONOFFICER, KERN COUNTY FIREDEPARTMENT "THE FACT THATTHEY'VE MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENTSHOULDN'T ALARM THE COMMUNITYBECAUSE THEY NO DOUBT HAVE BACKUP PLANS, SECONDARY OPTIONS,THEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVEFORWARD TO MAKE THE COMMUNITYSAFE AS WILL THE KERN COUNTYFIRE DEPARTMENT."KCFD IS TAKING MANY OF THE SAMEPRECAUTIONS THAT BAKERSFIELDFIRE IS.
IT'S UNKNOWN HOW LONGTHISCORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK WILL LAST.BUT WHAT IF IT LASTS LONG INTOFIRE SEASON?
IS IT POSSIBLE FORCREWS TO SOCIAL DISTANCE WHILEFIGHTING A WILD FIRE?
ANDREWFREEBORN / PUBLIC INFORMATIONOFFICER, KERN COUNTY FIREDEPARTMENT "IN SOME ASPECTS SIXFEET IS CLOSER THAN YOU WOULDEVER WANT TO BE, IN OTHER AREASIT'S TOO FAR APART THAN YOU'DEVERWANT TO BE.
THE BOTTOM LINE ISWE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TOEVALUATE THE SYSTEM, THESITUATION, AND WE'RE GOING TORESPOND HOWEVER NECESSARY FORTHE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY."BOTH KCFD AND BFD SAID THEIRTRAINING PROGRAMS HAVE BEENIMPACTED FOR THE TIME BEING,WITH THE MAJORITY OF TRAININGTAKING PLACE ON LINE.
INNORTHWEST BAKERSFIELD AUSTINWESTFALL 23ABC CONNECTING YOU.THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLESSAID IT WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSEALL FIELD OFFICES STARTINGTODAY.OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE ALSOCANCELING ALL SCHEDULEDAPPOINTMENTS BEGINNING TODAY --AS WELL-- BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUSCONCERNS.THE DEPARTMENT SAID ONLINESERVICES WILL REMAIN AVAILABLEAT ITS WEBSITE AND AT AVAILABLEKIOSKS.
ITS PHONE LINES WILLREMAIN AVAILABLE DURING BUSINESSHOURSOR VIA CHAT AT ITS WEBSITE.THE D-M-V SAID IT WILL REOPEN ONAPRIL 2ND WITH "VIRTUAL"SERVICES.OFFICIALS SAID EMPLOYEES HAVEBEEN TRAINING ON A D-M-V VIRTUALFIELD OFFICE SINCE MONDAY.THE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING PEOPLEWHO DO NOT HAVE AN URGENT NEEDFOR D-M-V SERVICES TO DELAYTHEIR VISITS INCLUDING APPLYINGFOR A REAL I-D.THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HASDELAYED THE NEED FOR A REAL I-DUNTIL OCT.
21ST OF NEXT YEAR.VEHICLES SAID IT WILLTEMPORARILY CLOSE ALL FIELDOFFICES STARTING TODAY.OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE ALSOCANCELING ALL SCHEDULEDAPPOINTMENTS BEGINNING TODAY --AS WELL-- BECAUSE OFCORONAVIRUS CONCERNS.THE DEPARTMENT SAID ONLINESERVICES WILL REMAIN AVAILABLEAT ITS WEBSITE AND AT AVAILABLEKIOSKS.ITS PHONE LINES WILL REMAINAVAILABLE DURING BUSINESS HOURSOR VIA CHAT AT ITS WEBSITE.THE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING PEOPLEWHO DO NOT HAVE AN URGENT NEEDFOR D-M-V SERVICES TO DELAYTHEIR VISITS INCLUDINGAPPLYING FOR A REAL I-D.THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HASDELAYED THE NEED FOR A REALI-D UNTIL OCT.
21ST OF NEXTYEAR.AND MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICEDA DROP IN PRICE AT THEPUMP.ACCORDING TO TRIPLE-A, THIS ISTHE SECOND WEEK OF DOUBLEDIGIT DROPS IN GASOLINE PRICESAS OIL PRICES AND DEMAND FORFUELHAVE PLUMMETED.TODAY'S RETAIL STATEWIDE AVERAGEIS $3.12 A GALLON FORUNLEADED -- WHICH IS 16 CENTSLESS THAN LAST WEEK.AN AUTO CLUB SPOKESMAN SAID"WITH MANY PEOPLE STAYINGOR WORKING AT HOME THIS PASTWEEK -- GASOLINE DEMAND HASCONTINUED TO WEAKEN."AND THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ALSOSEEING A ONE WEEKCHANGE ---PRICES DROPPED 18-CENTS ACROSS THE CITY.HTTPS:AND ACCORDING TO GAS-BUDDY- DOTCOM -- LOCAL GAS PRICESAROUND TOWN CAN BE FOUND AT "ONTHE GO FOOD STORE" ON RIVERBOULEVARD FOR $2.52.AND FOR THOSE WITH A COSTCOMEMBERSHIP -- THE PANAMACOSTCO STORE IS CURRENTLY AT$2.55.AND GASKO FOOD MART ON EASTCALIFORNIA AVENUE IS ONLY$2.58.A PERSON HAS DIED FOLLOWING ASINGLE-MOTORCYCLECRASH ON THE WESTSIDE PARKWAYNEAR COFFEE ROADA SINGLE-MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON THEWESTSIDE PARKWAY NEAR COFFEEROAD THURSDAY NIGHT.ACCORDING TO BAKERSFIELD POLICE-- AT 8:05 PM, OFFICERSWERE DISPATCHED TO THE WESTSIDEPARKWAY, WESTOF COFFEE ROAD REGARDING ANINJURY COLLISION INVOLVING AMOTORCYCLE.THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER SUFFEREDDEADLY INJURIES AS A RESULT OFTHE COLLISION.THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED,PRIOR TO THE COLLISIONTHE PERSON WAS RIDING EAST BOUNDON THE WESTSIDEPARKWAY IN EXCESS OF 100 MILESPER HOUR WHEN FORUNKNOWN REASONS LEFT THE ROADWAYCOLLIDING WITH A CHAIN LINKFENCE.ALCOHOL OR DRUGS DO NOT APPEARTO BE A FACTOR IN THISCOLLISION.ANYONE WITH INFORMATIONREGARDING THIS INVESTIGATION ISENCOURAGED TO CALL THEBAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT AT327-7111.TOMORROW'S HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUSWASTECOLLECTION EVENT HAS BEENPOSTPONED -- AND SEVERALCOUNTY FACILITIES HAVE BEENTEMPORARILYCLOSED DOWN.ACCORDING TO KERN COUNTY PUBLICWORKS -- TOMORROW'SEVENT IN LEBEC IS POSTPONED--ASWELL AS NEXT SATURDAY'SHOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS EVENT INTEHACHAPI.PUBLIC WORKS SAYS ALL KERNCOUNTY SPECIAL WASTE FACILITIESARE ALSO TEMPORARILY CLOSED.PUBLIC WORKS WANTS THE COMMUNITYTO SAFELY STOREYOUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTEUNTIL COLLECTIONEVENTS AND LOCATIONS RESUMETHEIR NORMALOPERATING SCHEDULE.AND MAGDALENE HOPE'S "TEE OFFFOR HOPE" GOLF TOURNAMENT HASBEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THECOVID-19 OUTBREAK.MAGDALENE HOPE IS A LOCALNON-PROFIT THAT BRINGS AWARENESSOF THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES OFHUMANTRAFFICKING AND MODERN-DAYSLAVERY."TEE OFF FOR HOPE" WASORIGINALLY SET FOR MAY 11 -- BUTWILL NOW BE PUSHED BACK TO LATERTHIS YEAR IN NOVEMBER.THE NON-PROFIT SAYS ALL PRE-SOLD TICKETS HAVE BEEN FULLYREFUNDED.INCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)COMING UP ON 23ABC NEWS AT FIVE--
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