(KTTS) -The Springfield Greene County Health Department and the Springfield Fire Department are partnering to provide naloxone kits to the community.

Over the last four years, the Springfield Fire Department has averaged nearly 400 calls per year related to opioid overdose.

In 2022, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department reported 99 deaths related to opioids.

To help reduce the risk to our community, SFD’s first responders will begin administering naloxone (Narcan) to emergency medical services patients showing signs of opioid overdose.

Along with the administration of this life-saving medication, firefighters will also provide leave-behind kits at overdose patients’ homes.

These kits will provide overdose patients and those who live with them with education on how to protect themselves and others from infection and overdoses, information on treatment facilities, mental health resources and information on how to download the online opioid death prevention app Revive.

Along with the education materials, the kits also contain a CPR mouth shield, guidance on how to administer naloxone and two doses of the medication.