FEMA/NPGA Masks
On April 23, 2020, the National Propane Gas Association partnered with FEMA in mask drive for its membership. NPGA requested
57,000 masks overall with
2,025 for Texas members.
Government officials have reported that boxes have started to arrive. Please note that the shipment boxes may not actually be clearly marked to indicate they contain cloth masks, and additionally, they may not include any clear form of “FEMA” identification. One thing that may help to identify the mask packages and to avoid the return of unrecognizable packages is some of the shipment boxes that have gone out so far had the following return address:
U.S. Postal Service Topeka Mail Distribution Center (USPS Topeka MDC)
. It’s also likely that other shipment boxes will have similarly looking return addresses.
FMCSA Masks
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is assisting in the distribution of 1 million protective masks to truckers.
1,000 PPE masks will be given to individual truck drivers for FREE on May 6, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on a first-come, first, serve basis at Texas Safety Rest Area I-35 Northbound (NB) at mile marker 362A approximately 5 miles south of Hillsboro, midway between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Waco
Additional masks will also be distributed at weigh stations by the Texas Department of Public Safety around the state, but date(s) and schedules are undetermined and less rigid (at this time).
