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• Research: Illness from accidental opioid exposure ‘extremely unlikely’

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  Researchers warn that misinformation about unintentional fentanyl exposure can have negative consequences for responders and opioid overdose patients

• New drug-testing policy set for volunteers in Okla. county

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  The new policy outlines circumstances that require drug and alcohol testing for volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders

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  Accuracy is not optional: How one Oregon fire district keeps its AVL, CAD system and fleet working together for the fastest response times

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  Clackamas Fire District No. 1 relies on mobile solutions from Cradlepoint to expand capabilities and ensure reliable connectivity, no matter the challenge

• Ohio city FD program leaves naloxone kits with patients

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  The Leave It Behind program aims to reduce overdose deaths by giving patients access to naloxone at home

• The 2010s can’t end soon enough for public safety

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  Can police, fire and EMS overcome the challenges we faced in the 2010s to prosper in the 2020s?

• More than 35 agencies partner to combat opioid crisis in Conn. city

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  The partnership, which includes the city fire department, will use $1.3 million in grants to address substance abuse and addiction

• Official: Pa. firefighter was defending himself when police cuffed him

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  Fire company officials said Lt. Mike Naylor was first pushed by a trooper when the lieutenant wanted to protect the people inside the car before the window was broken

• Police restrain Pa. firefighter after altercation at crash scene

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  The firefighter was handcuffed after yelling at troopers for breaking a car window to treat a possible OD patient, refusing the leave the scene and pushing a trooper

• How to buy fentanyl protection and detection (eBook)

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  Download this FireRescue1 fentanyl protection and detection guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Is Narcan turning firefighters from helpers to haters?

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  Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have an obligation to respond regardless of their opinions about addiction and Narcan

• Q&A: The fire department role in identifying and mitigating community hazards

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  Chief Michael O’Brian describes the biggest risk management issues facing the fire service – and where progress can be made

• SC city firefighters now equipped with naloxone

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  Firefighters will be carrying two doses of naloxone after the department administered the drug on 223 calls in one year

• Tenn. city fire departments will become safe havens for residents with opioid addiction

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  The initiative launches at the end of the month and will provide 24-hour assistance for those seeking to be connected with treatment and recovery options

• Ill. FD program allows first responders to leave Narcan with patients

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  The Dixon Fire Department partnered with the Safe Passage Initiative to prevent overdoses in the event a patient refuses treatment

• FDNY firefighter resigns after busted for selling pills

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  Ex-firefighter Michael Halderman, whose father, grandfather and uncle all served as firefighters, sold an opioid painkiller to an informant working with Nassau County police

• NM pilot program provides overdose patients access to naloxone

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  The Santa Fe County’s new harm-reduction unit aims to provide access to treatment, education and the necessary drugs before they become a statistic

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