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First responder in need of an N95 mask? Here's where you can get one free

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — If you're a Western New York first responder in need of an N95 mask, below is where you can get one for free thanks to a local health care provider.

The McGuire Group has been working to obtain personal protective equipment for its employees and has secured an additional 1,000 N95 masks which it will donate to WNY area first responders.

“My family has been part of the Western New York health care landscape for many years and finds this a way to give back to the men and women who are putting themselves on the front line every day,” said CEO, Jim McGuire.

If you're a WNY first responder interested in obtaining masks here is what you need to know:

"Visit The McGuire Group’s corporate center at 455 Cayuga Road, suite 200, in Buffalo between 10 am and 3 pm on Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13 along with appropriate identification as active or retired EMS, police officers and state troopers."