The Jon McComb Show

Game Changing Technology Helping Fire Fighters with Overdoses


Listen Later

It’s being called a ‘game changer’ in the fight against the opioid overdose crisis.  The city of Surrey has developed software that looks at data from dispatch calls in real time for signs of overdose ‘clusters.’  The software issues email alerts to first responders if there are lots of overdoses in the same area in a short time period.  Surrey’s fire chief Len Garis says it’s a first for North America.

Guest: Surrey fire chief Len Garis

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Jon McComb ShowBy Curiouscast