first aid points were set up with additional medical supplies and equipment, some were based on existing locations. beds were installed in a number and had teams composed of doctors from local hospitals. shifts were formed by daily routine - people who went to their job, studies or home were replaced by people who returned to the barricades after their daily duties. most workers who had been on the barricades later received their usual salary regardless of if they had or had not been to work. prime minister ivars godmanis regularly held meetings with commanders of individual barricades, the popular front also participated to discuss tactics. it was decided to enforce protection of the most important objectives by assigning militia to their defense. the supplies for the barricades were coordinated by the popular front. the individual barricades were organised by regions. thus, people from vidzeme were assigned to barricades overseen by the vidzeme suburb chapter of the popular front. the pro-soviet forces tried to infiltrate barricades for sabotage. rumors were spread that attacks were planned.