Bed Bug Precautions

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Along with fires, the Lima Fire Department is battling another growing threat in the state, bed bugs.

According to the Ohio Department of Health, the blood sucking insects were once thought to be eradicated from the United States, but they are making a comeback and have affected every city in Ohio. While bed bugs are not known to transmit disease, they do bite and may cause allergic reactions. Fire fighters are finding the bugs more and more often on EMS calls. Some Cincinnati Fire Stations have been hit hard, so Lima's department is being proactive.

An infestation of bed bugs can be expensive and hard to control. Getting rid of them requires professional help, so firefighters are doing things such as wearing booties over their shoes during runs and getting new chairs for the lobby that are easier to clean.

According to a study from the pest control company Orkin, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton all rank in the top U.S. cities from bed bug treatments last year.

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Bed Bug Precautions

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