Lafayette County Fire Department receives NARCAN administration training

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – The Lafayette County Fire Department is responding to the opioid epidemic.

30 members of the fire department are now trained to administer NARCAN.

The life-saving shot is for people who have overdosed on an opioid. .

All 15 fire engines in the county and three emergency response trucks will have NARCAN on board.

This will help firefighters once they answer a call with a possible overdose.

The CDC reports that in 2018 there were more than 67 thousand drug overdose deaths in the U.S.

You can learn more on the fire department’s social media pages.