 Hey everybody, thanks for watching again. It's Mayor Betsy here tonight at the EOC. You know, I want to tell you this is an awful situation. I know you're scared, I am too. My family is concerned and scared too, but we want to be prepared and not panicked here. We want you to know that we are working to make this as easy as humanly possible, but it's not. I've got a 12-day-old grandson at home that I saw the first three or four days and now I'm staying away from him. It's a terrible situation for all of us. For those of you who have been laid off as a result of these directives, my heart goes out to you. It truly is an awful and unprecedented situation that we're in. But I want you to know that I believe I've just gotten off the phone with a major conversation with Governor Abbott and I believe Texas has the right leadership at the top of the state right now. And I believe that our operation here has the right leadership running running it. I'm not talking about me. I'm talking about the team here at your Emergency Operations Center and the department heads who are working diligently to make it easier and less feel for, I can't talk either, less frightening for you. So we're listening to the experts. They're telling us what we need to do. And I'm going to call on a couple of the experts tonight to fill you in on what we've done. Once again, I'm going to ask Brandon Bennett, our Director of Public Health for the City and our Code Compliance Director to come forward and talk to you. Listen to us, folks. Please comply with what we're asking. Love your family and know that we're working hard on your behalf. Brandon. Good evening. I'm going to go over the list for the most recent declaration that was signed today. Before I do that, however, I would encourage those businesses that have been impacted by the closure so far or even just the economic impact from people staying home, that you go to our website and you look up the small business administration and other links that you start reaching out to the agencies, getting information, getting your paperwork filed as stuff trickles in from the federal government and elsewhere. We'll be updating that site to help you. So the declaration today is very similar to the ones that were issued earlier. It will become effective at 12 01 one minute after midnight tonight. It permits it prohibits the gathering of more than 50 people. So we started at 250. We moved to 125. And now we've stepped down to the CDC recommendation of 50 people. It closes dying in service for restaurants. So restaurants can continue to offer takeout curbside and delivery. Closes all bars, lounges, taverns, private clubs, theaters, gyms and other amusement businesses. And it limits the total occupancy to 125 people or 50% of capacity. So this allows some of the stores, actually all the stores to stay open, but still have that social distancing that's required. The occupancy limit does not apply to grocery stores, homeless and emergency shelters, manufacturing and similar locations and office buildings. Again, I would ask that you go to our website if you have more, you have questions that we didn't answer and certainly take advantage of the county's helpline, which has now been expanded in its hours through a partnership with University of North Texas Health Sciences. Thank you. And it does not apply to grocery stores. But if you're being forced to go to the grocery store, particularly if you're over 60, 65, get a neighbor to go for you, get them to order online and maybe you go pick it up in person. Comply with the social distancing at the grocery stores, at the pharmacies where you need to be. We know it's a difficult time and know that if you lose your job and you can't pay your utilities, we will not turn your water off. And we've been reassured that TXU will not turn off your electricity nor atmos your gas. Know that we're working for you. I want now for you to hear from Chief Jim Davis, our fire chief, and what they're doing to help you too. Thank you. Chief Divers. Good evening, Mayor. Thank you. Thanks to everybody. Once again, there's been very good compliance in the community with the request of the mayor to adhere to the guidelines that have been set in place. The Fire Prevention Bureau, the Fort Worth Fire Department, has been out in the community, stands ready to work with you to make sure that we're operating within the guidelines as they have been directed. But as of the moment, we're very appreciative of everybody's cooperation to point that we're at. The mayor has also asked that I speak to you this evening regarding the personal protection equipment that you very well could see from members of the Fort Worth Fire Department and or MedStar when you ask for 911 services for suspected illness that very well may be affiliated with the coronavirus. Chris is going to help me demonstrate this to you as very, very quickly. I'd like to go through a couple things about this. For your own personal safety, recognize the fact that you're calling for help. And there is an ambulance or a firetruck out in front of your house. If there's a knock on your door and there is somebody like this that you are not you're not expecting at your door, then assume that that is not a representative of the city of Fort Worth or of MedStar for your own protection. However, you have a requested help. You are waiting for assistance. You come to the door and there's a firetruck or a MedStar ambulance there. You can rest assured that these are folks that are taking the personal protection they need for themselves and for you. You very well may be asked that if you can ambulate and come to the door that you will be asked to come to the door and possibly come outside in order to make a an assessment in an open area instead of in a closed environment. That could happen. However, Chris is going to help me demonstrate to you what very possibly the personal equipment that you'll see these folks with. So Chris is in a full body gown here that will protect him from splash from if you get sick and so forth. He'll also have a pair of rubber gloves on for personal protection of in touching you or you touching him and then he'll have a mask on and the reason that we're using this type of mask is because the firefighters of the Fort Worth Fire Department. This is their assigned mask that they use for structure fires and the the canister here on the front of it is reusable. So as we try to extend out the life of supplies, if this goes on for any length of time, I realize this looks a little intimidating and scary. However, it provides the maximum level of protection for you and for them and it's also allows us to conserve supplies that are needed down the road. So this is what Chris is going to look like when he comes to the door. There'll be a little bit of communication. He'll have to talk up. He'll have to lean in to ask you questions and so forth and we're going to ask that you work with him on that. So Chris, thank you very much. I appreciate it. So from our perspective again, your safety is our primary concern. And first and foremost, if you didn't ask for our assistance and there's not a fire apparatus or an ambulance out in front and somebody shows up at your house like that, don't let them in. Don't open the door. Assume that that's somebody that's there for the wrong reason. Otherwise, we're here to help you. We want to keep our folks safe. We want to keep you safe and we appreciate you working with us. So Mayor, that's pretty much all I got to say for the evening. That's good. I appreciate it Chief Davis. You know, folks, they are scary, but they're for your protection and don't call 911 if you just have a cough. Call your doctor or your medical care provider or go to the clinic on the corner first. As a last resort, we don't want to overcome our health care providers that are at the hospital for those that we don't need their care. If you're feeling sick, make sure you contact medical personnel. Thanks for watching us tonight. We'll be back tomorrow at six. Go to Fort Worth Texas.gov's website and you can send us questions. Call my office. Call the chief or Brandon's office. If you need to, somebody will answer your questions. Just know where as concerned as you are. And if we all pull this load together, we'll get there to protect our loved ones, your loved ones and each and every one of you. Thank you.