4/27/2020 11:16:00 AM Stewartville First Response back in service
Yang Zhang (Qui) of Pandemic Responders, third from left, donated surgical masks to help Stewartville Area First Response get back in service. State Sen. Carla Nelson (R-Rochester), third from right, Mayor Jimmie-John King, second from right, and City Administrator Bill Schimmel Jr., far right, helped Zhang (Qui) coordinate the donation. At far left, from left, are Vance Swisher, fire chief, and Lisa Jelinek, EMS director.
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Thanks to the generosity of local and area businesses and individuals, Stewartville Area First Response is back in service.
Vance Swisher, fire chief, thanked those who donated masks, face shields, hand sanitizer and more.
In a recent letter addressed to Stewartville area residents, Swisher, Lisa Jelinek, EMS director, and Schimmel wrote that due to state and national shortages brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Stewartville First Response didn't have enough personal protection equipment (PPE) to appropriately protect the community and local first responders...
For more on this story pick up your copy of the April 28 Stewartville STAR.
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