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New Jersey Fire Department Temporarily Shut Down Due To COVID-19 Exposure Incident

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A Bergen County fire department has been temporarily shut down due to COVID-19.

The Washington Township fire department announced on Facebook that a COVID-exposure incident earlier this week may have put firefighters at risk.

FIRE DEPARTMENT TEMPORARY SHUT DOWN - PLEASE READ Earlier this week there was a Covid-19 exposure incident involving...

Posted by Twp of Washington Fire Dept. . - Bergen County on Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Right now, contact tracing and testing is underway for Washington Township firefighters.

Any fire calls in town will be handled through Mutual Aid agreements with neighboring towns.

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