Plymouth Fire Stations Participate In Statewide Mask Drive

Press release from the City of Plymouth:

April 22, 2020

The Plymouth Fire Department is participating in the Minnesota Homemade Mask Drive – a statewide initiative to create and donate cloth facemasks.

Set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, fire stations across the state will collect homemade face masks to distribute to local congregate living facilities for their employees and residents. All 775 fire departments in Minnesota will participate.

Plymouth’s three fire stations will accept masks during the drive:

• Fire Station 1 – 13205 County Road 6
• Fire Station 2 – 12000 Old Rockford Road
• Fire Station 3 – 3300 Dunkirk Lane

“This is a great opportunity for the community to be engaged and do something positive in these unprecedented times,” Plymouth Fire Chief Rodger Coppa said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing cloth face coverings to protect others from COVID-19. Cloth face masks can help prevent the wearer’s germs from infecting others – especially in situations where they may spread the virus without symptoms. Cloth face masks are not a proven way to prevent COVID-19 from infecting the wearer.

For more information and for guidelines on creating face masks, visit the State of Minnesota’s COVID-19 Response webpage.

This press release was produced by the City of Plymouth. The views expressed here are the author’s own.