The Snoqualmie Fire Department is teaming up with the Washington State Department of Health to provide free Narcan (naloxone) to the public. Narcan can be a game-changer in the fight against opioid overdoses. Here are some of its key benefits:
- Saving Lives: Narcan quickly reverses opioid overdoses, giving people a second chance.
- Accessibility: Free distribution ensures that anyone - bystanders, family members, and those at risk - can carry it without financial barriers.
- Reducing Stigma: When Narcan is widely available, it shifts the conversation from blame to harm reduction.
- Empowering Communities: Equipping people with Narcan makes overdose intervention possible before emergency responders arrive.
- Lower Healthcare Costs: Preventing overdoses reduces strain on emergency services and hospitals.
The public can stop by the Snoqualmie Fire Station, located at 37600 SE Snoqualmie Parkway, 7 days a week between the hours of 7 am and 8 pm and receive free Narcan.
The Snoqualmie Fire Station will also be added to the Washington State Department of Health’s Naloxone Finder: https://stopoverdose.org/find-naloxone-near-me-washington-state/ showing the locations of Narcan distribution.
In 2023, the Snoqualmie Fire Department was the first fire department in Washington state to receive a Department of Health grant to educate the public on the dangers of opioid-based drugs; how to use Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose; and to distribute Narcan to attendees of the class.
This new, state-city partnership complements the free Opioid Education and Overdose Reversal Training Class offered by the Snoqualmie Fire Department, as well as on-site at organization requests.
More information on all Snoqualmie Fire Department classes can be found at: www.snoqualmiewa.gov/532/Classes