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Fire department credits Operation Shielding Hope with drop in county overdose fatality rate
Summary
Port Angeles Fire Department reported on emergency-preparedness milestones, expansion of community paramedic post-overdose response teams under Operation Shielding Hope, and said county overdose fatality rates dropped substantially after program changes; funding and grant extensions were noted to sustain staffing through 2027.
Port Angeles Fire Department told City Council that local emergency-response changes, including a post-overdose community-paramedic model funded through opioid settlement and grant funds, helped reduce Clallam County's overdose fatality rate and expand response capacity.
The department reported that Operation Shielding Hope, funded in part by opioid settlement funds, and subsequent community-paramedic units were deployed to improve immediate post-overdose care and connection to behavioral-health services. Fire staff stated that by March 2024 the county had an overdose fatality rate…
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