The Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department is an example of a small but mighty professional organization that uses creativity and innovation in these difficult times.
Currently coping with the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging enough with almost daily changes in guidelines and health protocols to enact, then add in regular fire and emergency medical services ambulance calls, and these guys have their work cut out for them.
On top of all that, like all other fire departments and health-related entities, the department was experiencing a shortage of proper medical masks, called N95s.
However, Fire Chief Bret Scholz did a little research on what other fire departments in the country were doing about the problem and came across a method to sterilize masks so they could be worn more than once.
Not only did the method work, it also was cost effective.