3M Responding to California Wildfires with N95 Respirator Donations, Supplies
November 15 2018 - 1:56PM
Business Wire
3M is responding to communities affected by the wildfires in
California to provide needed relief and recovery supplies through
our teams on the ground and humanitarian aid partners.
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The fires have become the deadliest in California’s history. Air
quality alerts have been issued for dozens of California cities and
surrounding areas. Emergency service departments recommended that
people try to remain indoors to avoid exposure to smoke and ash,
and wear a N95 respirator to help reduce exposure to airborne
particulates when outdoors.
“Our hearts go out to the people in California who have suffered
terrible losses in the fires,” said Michael Stroik, Director of
3Mgives. “To help those in need, 3M has donated more than 380,000
N95 respirators to our humanitarian aid partners American Red Cross
and Direct Relief.”
3M is a leading provider of NIOSH-approved N95 respirators. Used
properly, the N95s filter out 95 percent of the particulate from
smoke and ash, said Nikki McCullough, Global Application
Engineering and Regulatory Affairs Manager at 3M’s Personal Safety
Division.
“People who choose to use N95 respirators really need to follow
the fitting instructions carefully. It’s important that the
particles go through the filter, and not around the edges of the
respirator,” McCullough said.
Respirators need to be securely strapped, with both bands in the
right place, fit snugly to the face and formed around the nose to
be effective, McCullough said. You have to wear the respirator as
the User Instructions indicate.
The American Red Cross is distributing 3M™ N95 respirators at 17
open shelters in Northern and Southern California, and has shipped
additional respirators for distribution in the community once
authorities determine it’s safe for residents to re-enter their
homes.
3M emergency response team members are also meeting daily with
American Red Cross and county officials to monitor need as well as
to help in relief and recovery efforts. N95 respirators can also be
purchased at most home improvement supply stores, industrial and
safety supply stores and online retailers.
Along with providing support in the wake of natural disasters,
3M works with humanitarian aid partners to pre-stock warehouses
with supplies commonly used during relief operations. To date, 3M
has donated more than 500,000 respirators for various natural
disasters in 2018 and provided more than $1.5 million in cash and
product donations.
3M was one of the first companies to establish a foundation in
1953, and since that time the Company has contributed $1.45 billion
in cash and in-kind gifts to community partners.
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