Seaside fire chief shares protections, needs during virus

On Wednesday, March 25, Oregon's congressional delegation — Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Greg Walden, and Kurt Schrader, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — described "serious shortages" of personal protective equipment, including respiratory masks, surgical gowns and gloves in helping to combat the spread of the coronavirus. This equipment is necessary to protect the health of responders, health care workers and the public to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.