About $73,000 has been donated to provide the ballistic safety gear to St. Paul firefighters, who are all certified as EMTS or paramedics, through the nonprofit organization Shield616
The Coker Volunteer Fire Department was gifted gear that has passed its 10-year shelf life, per NFPA standards followed by donating departments in the Northeast
With unscrupulous manufacturers selling defective masks and citizens donating ‘homemade’ efforts, public safety agencies must establish face mask guidelines