Public Announcements

 

URGENT NEED FOR PPE

Mar. 29, 2020

DESPERATE NEED FOR PPE

THERE IS A DESPERATE NEED FOR ANY UNUSED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GEAR BY THE MEDICAL AND FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITIES

THE INCLUDES N95 MASKS, P95 MASKS, P100 MASKS, SURGICAL MASKS, TYVEK OR LIKE SUITS OF ANY KIND, ISOLATION GOWNS, LATEX OR NITRILE GLOVES, GOGGLES, PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR AND FACE SHIELDS.   ALSO, HAND SANITIZER AND ALCOHOL/DISINFECTING WIPES.

CHECK YOUR SUPPLIES FROM:

  • COMPLETED PROJECTS
  • DISCONTINUED PROJECTS
  • TRAINING EXERCISES OR DEMONSTRATIONS
  • CLOSED OPERATIONS
  • RELOCATED OPERATIONS
  • CLOSED PROCESSES
  • BUILDINGS SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION OR REMODELING
  • CLOSETS OF ANY KIND THAT NO ONE HAS LOOKED IN FOR MONTHS OR YEARS
  • OLD RESPONSE KITS

ASK YOUR CLIENTS TO DO THE SAME,SUCH AS:

  • SCHOOLS/LABORATORIES
  • CHURCHES
  • CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION
  • MAINTENANCE/LANDSCAPING/PAINT SHOPS
  • ARTS AND CRAFTS
  • TATTOO PARLORS
  • VET, DENTAL OR MEDICAL CLINICS WITH DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  • NAIL AND HAIR SALONS WITH DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
  • GARAGES OR DECOMMISIONED SERVICE VEHICALS
  • DISCONTINUED CLEANING AND ASBESTOS/LEAD ADBATEMENT OPERATIONS

 

COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS OR EMA'S WILL ACCEPT YOUR DONATIONS

Call ahead to confirm details of the donation.  Some web contacts are listed below please check the websites in case they have changed.   Any assistance could save a life.  

https://www.new5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/summit-county-ema-makes-plea-for-personal-protective-equipment-donations

https://www.cleveland.com/coronavirus/2020/03/thousands-of-masks-gloves-other-supplies-donated-at-cuyahoga-county-drop-off-point.html