Direct Relief responds each year to wildfires throughout the Western U.S., and in its home state of California. During fire responses, Direct Relief provides N-95 masks, medicine, and other ...

He helped distribute masks to farmworkers in Oxnard, California, during the Hughes Fire. Pinal said that out of dozens of workers he met with recently, many told him employers had not provided masks.

"In the past, during incidents like the Line Fire, these communities ... quality across Southern California, some organizations have announced efforts to provide masks to residents.