Gastonia Drug Issues On The Rise; How Are First Responders Handling It?
by WCCB Charlotte
WCCB Charlotte— We hear from Police, Medic, and Fire in Gaston County regarding the growing drug trafficking in the area, but decreasing the amount of overdoses.
Los Angeles Times—California will supply first responders, universities with opioid overdose reversal drug for free. California will provide first responders, universities and other qualifying organizations with a generic version of Narcan, the opioid overdose reversal drug, for free, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. CalRx’s Naloxone Access Initiative will buy over-the-counter naloxone for $24 a pack, which is about half the market price, from Amneal Pharmaceuticals, a New Jersey-based manufacturer, according to a news release from Newsom's office. The deal enables the state to buy 3.2 million twin packs of...
FOURSTATESHOMEPAGE—First responders train for grain engulfment rescues. GIRARD, Kan. — Some local first responders participated in a unique training exercise, today. It's grain engulfment rescue training - offered by the University of Kansas Fire and Training Institute - at the Girard Fire Department. It simulates a situation of rescuing a person entrapped in a grain bin. Several individuals volunteered to be trapped []
Gephardt Daily—First responders at scene of Holladay HAZMAT incident. HOLLADAY, Utah, April 23, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Multiple emergency agencies have spent the day at the scene of a HAZMAT incident in Holladay, but have not yet released information on the nature of the danger. The scene is near 6200 South and 2300 East. Unified Fire is the lead agency, but others, including the […] The post First responders at scene of Holladay HAZMAT incident first appeared on Gephardt Daily.