By Claudia Gohn From April 1 to July 31 of this year, emergency teams responded to 27 opioid overdoses in Charlottesville—a 200 percent increase in cases compared to the same time frame in 2019, reports the Charlottesville Fire Department. Health professionals believe the stress of the pandemic is one factor responsible for the increase. Other […]
By Claudia Gohn From April 1 to July 31 of this year, emergency teams responded to 27 opioid overdoses in Charlottesville—a 200 percent increase in cases compared to the same time frame in 2019, reports the Charlottesville Fire Department. Health professionals believe the stress of the pandemic is one factor responsible for the increase. Other […]
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad hopes to increase the size of its building, which has been nestled on McIntire Road since 1964, to give volunteers more space to meet and make it possible to accommodate the increasing size of emergency vehicles. “The trucks don’t fit,” says Chief Dayton Haugh. “It’s 2015.” In May, CARS submitted an […]