VOA常速英语:疫情下的火灾,疾病,与救援

As soon as this happened and the coronavirus started to spread and the word got out that people were going to be initially sequestered at home，and the vulnerable population, our seniors, 65 and older and those with medical, vulnerable medical conditions were going to be remanded home prior to everybody being home,we really wanted to encourage our seniors and those who shouldn't be outside, to stay inside.And so, we thought, why don't we try to help them by providing essential needs and going to the grocery store, picking up their medicine, delivering it to them.Remember to keep your social distance from these people.We are trying to not get them sick.So, wear a mask.If you don't have one, grab one before you go.Wear gloves if you'd like to.I work upstairs in dispatch.So, I never had to wear one of these.We take the order the day prior.The next morning, we have volunteers, people that are coming in on their day off and are going to the store,shopping for them and then delivering it to those seniors.We've helped 60 seniors throughout our community so far.The service isn't free.We are not buying your groceries for you.We do front the money.Our Glendale Fire Foundation gave us money to be able to buy groceries upfront and then when we deliver them,the senior or the person with a medical condition pays us for the groceries we've bought.So, it doesn't cost them anything other than what we bought for them.On my list here, I have spinach, asparagus, pineapple.You've got to remember that you're touching things with your gloves and so you have to get new gloves every so often too, you know, because if you keep touching things, it's just going to keep on infecting everything with your dirty gloves.So, it's smart to carry around like the hand sanitizer and use it often and stuff like that.Eggplant, broccoli, mushrooms, dry lentil beans, salsa and vegetable broth.And it looks like they are going to make some soup.Oh yeah, the vanilla ice cream! That's the most important thing.Do you want Dreyers or regular? Oh, Dreyers for sure. Yeah.Gotta get the good stuff

He's got nothing but, like cleaning supplies. And ice cream.My dad was a firefighter.My sister is in law-enforcement but I am totally afraid of blood.Being able to dispatch, I get to help people and I don't have to see blood or deal with any of that.Hi maam! Is this Donalds caretaker?Hi, it's the Glendale Fire Department.I know you had said that you weren't going be there until 10:30, but Donald asked for ice cream and we don't want it to melt and so, we were wondering if we were able to drop it off now?She said he won't understand that he needs to pay and write a check.And so, she said shell try to get there around 10:10.So, he might just have some melted ice cream.That's the big thing about dispatches.We are on the phone with these people.We're helping them give CPR, but we never find out the outcome.We are always...So, its nice to be able to physically be here and help.You are a blessing, believe me. I thank God for you. Glad we could be here.So basically, it's only me and my wife that I see.I don't go to any of my brothers houses or my family members houses.I don't see anybody anymore.For me that's tough because I come from a rather large family and we do family gatherings on a weekly basis.When I go home, I'll have to quarantine myself from my son for a couple days.So, I am not going to be able to see him.So, just like everybody else, I am trying to do my part to limit the spread of this disease.We were wondering, are you making soup tonight?Yeah, I thought lentil soup sounded like a very good thing. There you go....especially since the weather...The rain comin...To be honest, since I was a child, I've always wanted to be a firefighter.And that's pretty much all I ever knew.So, like there is just something about being a firefighter that just drew me.The big equipment, the going into fires, helping people.All that stuff just played into who I am as a person and who I wanted to be.