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Kurt Nygard scrubs down his N100 mask. The masks, commonly used for fires, filter out particles of all sorts and are being used for calls where the novel coronavirus may be present. But after each of these calls, the crews wipe down their masks and spray their filters with sanitizing solution.

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Front line: First responders gear up for the outbreak
March 22, 2020 10:30 p.m.

Front line: First responders gear up for the outbreak

First responders gear up for the outbreak

MOSES LAKE — In a fire station off a quiet road near downtown, front line workers in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus have just returned from a medical call.