Riviera Beach firefighter shipping coffee to first responders

A Fort Pierce-based laboratory is getting in on the efforts to process more COVID-19 tests to help meet the local need for more access to the test.

IS FINDING A NEW WAY TO HELPFELLOW FIRST RESPONDERS.

IT'SA DONATION BRINGING POLICE -EMT'S AND MEDICAL WORKERS ALLTOGETHER.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5TODD WILSON EXPLAINS.<< (SOT) DAY 22 , ,,QUARANTINE.

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.SCREAMING.NATS: (VO) JASON PATTON HASBEEN A RIVIERA BEACHFIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC FOR ADOZEN YEARS.

(SOT) I TRIED OUTA NEW HAZMAT SUIT.

NATS: (VO)HE'S ALSO KNOWN FOR HISYOUTUBE SERIES "FIREDEPARTMENT CHRONICLES." BUT AFEW YEARS AGO HE AND A BUDDYSTARTED A COFFEE COMPANYCALLED "FIRE DEPARTMENTCOFFEE." (SOT 22:45:58) 7 SECHE WAS LIKE LET'S BUILD SOMEGREAT HIGH QUALITY COFFEE FORTHE PEOPLE WHO NEED THE MOSTAND WE STARTED DOING IT ANDIT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL ANDINCREDIBLE EVER SINCE.

NATS:(VO) FIRE DEPARTMENT COFFEEWANTED TO GIVE BACK TO FIRSTRESPONDERS.

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.WE'RE TALKINGABOUT FIREFIGHTERS, POLICEOFFICERS AND FOLKS WHO WORK INHOSPITALS ALL ACROSS THECOUNTRY.

(SOT 22:47:00) 14 SECBANYAN TREATMENT CENTERSCONTACTED US AND SAID LETSPARTNER TOGETHER AND SEND 300POUNDS OF COFFEE IN SIX POUNDBAGS TO FIFTY DIFFERENTLOCATIONS.

SO WE WENT ON-LINE,WE ASKED PEOPLE WHO THEYWANTED TO GET THE COFFEE ANDWE SENT IT OUT.

NATS: (VO)THEY SENT TO SEVERAL FIRESTATIONS IN NEW JERSEY, FIRESTATIONS IN TEXAS AND POLICESTATIONS IN UTAH GOT SOME WITHA COUPLE HOSPITALS IN CENTRALFLORIDA ALSO.

(SOT 22:48:08)10 SEC WE GOT A FEW MESSAGESON INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOKSENDING US PICTURES.

IT'SALWAYS COOL TO GET THOSERESPONSES BUT THEY'RE NOTNECESSARY BUT WE ALWAYS LOVETO SEE THE SMILES ON FIRSTRESPONDERS FACES.

NATS: (VO)JASON SAYS EVEN THOUGH HE AFIRST RESPONDER HE'S AWARE SOMANY PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THISPANDEMIC HARDER THAN HE IS.

HEJUST WANTED TO LET THEM KNOWHE'S THANKFUL FOR THEIREFFORTS IN A TIME OF NEED.

INJUPITER, TODD WILSON, FOX 29NEWS, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.