Tulsa Co. Sheriff's Office in 'crisis mode' as COVID cases rise

LEARNED..

MUSCOGEE CREEKNATION SECOND CHIEF DELBEAVER HAS TESTED POSITIVEFOR COVID-19 EVERYDAY..

WESEE THE CLIMBING COVIDCASES..

AND EVERYDAY..

OURFIRST RESPONDERS..

PUT THEIRLIVES ON THE LINE TO PROTECTPEOPLE DURING THISPANDEMIC...SOME HEROES YOU NEVER SEE INPUBLIC.

THEY WORK BEHINDTHE SCENES.TODAY THE CITY OF TULSA...MOURNS THE DEATH OF 9-1-1DISPATCHER JOEY PHILLIPS.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HONOREDHIM ON FACEBOOK... SAYING.."THE VOICE THAT KEPT YOUSAFE AND INFORMED.

THE LASTVOICE THAT TOLD YOU TO "WEARYOUR SEATBELTS" WHEN YOUWENT OUT ON A CALL."LAST MONTH..

TULSA POLICELOST OFFICER JARED LINDSEYTO COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS.MANY AGENCIES - FEELING THEHARSH IMPACT OF COVID-19.

2WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER FOUND - THE TULSACOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ISGROWING CONCERNED ABOUT THENUMBERS.TULSA COUNTY SHERIFF VICREGALADO SAYS THEY'REALREADY OPERATING AT AMINIMUM.

AND THEY'REGETTING SPREAD EVEN MORETHIN AS COVID CASES RISE.PKG 00:04:14:06-00:04:17:11SHERIFF VIC REGALADO, TULSACOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE "Weare in crisis mode here atthe sheriff's office." THETULSA COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE - SEEING AN INCREASEIN ITS COVID NUMBERS IN THEPAST MONTH.

AS OF WEDNESDAYTHERE ARE: GFX 11 ACTIVECASES WITHIN DETENTION STAFF3 ACTIVE CASES IN DEPUTIESAND 2-3 DEPUTIES INQUARANTINE.

WHILE THOSENUMBERS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE ALOT - THEY ARE.00:03:31:08-00:03:41:17SHERIFF VIC REGALADO, TULSACOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE "Adeputy can impact us in anegative way because we haveto fill that spot and thenbackfill.

And so really,when you lose one you'relosing three." SHERIFF VICREGALADO SAYS THEY'VE SPENTCLOSE TO ONE MILLION DOLLARSON OVERTIME SO FAR.

AND ARENOW PREPARING FOR A "WORSTCASE SCENARIO DAY."00:02:20:07-00:02:26:48SHERIFF VIC REGALADO, TULSACOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE"Redirecting deputies toessential parts like patrol,courthouse security and ofcourse the running of thejail." WHEN IT COMES TOOTHER LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERAGENCIES: GFX TULSA POLICETELL US 66 STAFF ARE INQUARANTINE - THAT NUMBERINCLUDES OFFICERS, CIVILIANSAND DISPATCH.

TULSA FIREDEPT.

HAS 108 MEMBERS UNDERQUARANTINE AND 58 UNDERSELF-MONITOR.

AND EMSA HAS11 TEAM MEMBERS INQUARANTINE FOR COVID AND 8ISOLATED FOR OTHERILLNESSES.ALL OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN -WORKING HARD AND PUTTINGTHEMSELVES AT RISK EVERYDAY.

00:02:48:21-00:02:58:15SHERIFF VIC REGALADO, TULSACOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE"People do need to know thatfirst responders, medicalstaff, things like that,we're looking at someserious problems, especiallyif the infection rate goesup." IN TULSA, KATIEKELEHER, 2 WORKS FOR YOUTOMORROW..

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