Approximately 15,000 protective masks arrived Monday at the St. Louis Fire Department Headquarters. They’ll be distributed to first responders throughout the state.
St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says these masks are a big shot in the arm for local first responders.
“People are trying to help any way they can to get this thing calmed down and try to flatten the curve,” he said.
The masks came courtesy of former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. And though he helped to deliver the masks, he wasn’t interested in speaking.
“Former Governor Greitens called and said, ‘What can I do to help?’ He ran the Mission Continues before he was governor,” Jenkerson said. “He got some donors together…We purchased masks and got them shipped here quickly.”