FREE non-contact infrared thermometer

This is an informational update. Washington will receive a total of 9,154 thermometers from FEMA. The Non-Contact Infrared Thermometers are being distributed to support the reopening of the Nation’s workplaces and restarting the American economy. FEMA made it clear that the distribution will be decided by the state.  We have been made aware that 4,000 of the 9,154  thermometers have been approved to be distributed to businesses. Below is the decision process for distributing the thermometers.

Organizations contacted satisfied one or multiple of the following criteria:

•Represents industry that is included in Washington’s Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers list;

•Represents businesses with high degree of person-to-person interaction

•Represents industry included in the Safe Start phase 1 or 2

•Represents minority group owned businesses

•Represents small businesses (50 employees or less during date of distribution)

These are the organizations that have received or will be receiving the first allotment of 4k thermometers with POC. The thermometers are FREE to businesses in the following industries including : construction (on the jobsite), mental health services, restaurants, manufacturing, retail, agriculture and grocers/convenient stores

•Association of Washington Businesses –distributing statewide

Tommy Gantz

360-870-2915

tommyjg@awb.org

•Tabor 100 – located in Tukwila

Ollie Garrett

206-399-8036

ollie@pmt-solutions.com

•African Chamber of Commerce- located in Federal Way

Nyambura Ruhiu-Mboggo

nyambura.ruhiu-mboggo@commerce.wa.gov

425-240-9742

•PTAC (all organizations below were coordinated through PTAC. Each org has its own POC)

Tiffany Scroggs

360-464-6041

tscroggs@thurstonedc.com

oThurston Economic Development Council

Tiffany Scroggs, 360-464-6041, tscroggs@thurstonedc.com

oClallam County Economic Development

Contact: Colleen McAleer, cMcAleer@clallam.org, 360.461.221

oTri City Regional Chamber of Commerce

Jody O’Connor, Jody.Oconnor@tricityregionalchamber.com, 509-491-3231

oKitsap Economic Development Alliance

Kathy Cocus, cocus@kitsapeda.org, 360-377-0180

oEconomic Alliance Snohomish County

Lisa Lagerstrom, lisal@economicalliancesc.org, 206-788-5969

oColumbia River Economic Development Council

Contact: Jennifer Baker, jbaker@credc.org,  360-694-5006

oGreater Spokane Inc

Contact:  Jessicka Kirk  208-659-0997/ jkirk@greaterspokane.org

•San Juan County Health and Community Services

Brendan Cowan

brendanc@sanjuandem.net

Lori LeCount

360-278-4474

•NAMC-WA- located in Seattle

Vicky Schiantarelli

admin@namcwa.com

206-369-6740

•NW Mountain Supplier Council- located in Tukwila

Fernando Martinez

fmartinez@nwmmsdc.org

(253) 243-6959

•Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce

Amy McGuffin

amy@kittitascountychamber.com

509-925-2002

•El Centro de la Raza- located in Seattle

Lilliana Paredes

lparedes@elcentrodelaraza.org

206-957-4636 ext 336