A KGW crew rode along with Portland Fire & Rescue’s Station 1 for a first-hand look at their response to overdoses downtown. It painted a grim picture.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man surrounded by his homeless friends lay on the sidewalk off Northwest 5th and Davis in Old Town. He had just overdosed on opioids and Portland firefighters were helping to revive him while trying to talk him into going to the hospital. It was 4 p.m. on a Monday. The scene was heavy, but one these firefighters now see every day.
“It’s hard to see people in that state,” said Portland paramedic firefighter David Friedericks.
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