Edhat Staff
Photos: Mike Eliason / SBCFD
By edhat staff
Members of local law enforcement and fire departments blared sirens and inspiring music outside Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital to honor healthcare workers.
First responders from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, paramedics and EMTs from American Medical Response (AMR), and firefighters from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) drove their vehicles into the hospital’s parking lot Monday evening.
Outside the emergency room doors, they turned on the lights to their emergency vehicles, clapped, and played “Holding Out for a Hero” by Bonnie Taylor on full blast.
Their message to healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic was simple, thank you.
“Thank You to all hospital personnel across the nation for their tireless efforts in the battle against COVID19. We Thank You,” wrote Mike Eliason from the SBCFD.
Below are videos of their tribute:
Bagpipes also help promote social distancing.
tears…..
In Brazil they are doing the same to protest their President’s ignorant response to the spread of COVID-19 down there. We might consider imitating them.
I am really getting concerned with the lack of masks or any PPE being used by our first responders throughout SB south county. Every photo of a crime scene or accident that is posted flaunts bare faces working merely a foot or two apart from each other. These professions require working in close quarters with vulnerable populations! I don’t understand why our leaders aren’t making this a priority.