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Originally Posted by bc-chris
that's the exact same situation in kelowna.
for the longest time station 2 (the station in downtown kelowna) was "the" station to be at - a very coveted post to get. not anymore. the vast majority of their calls are OD's. then a couple fire alarm calls, non-medical OD calls, the odd accident and then fires. they do get more actual fire calls in the winter as the addicts decide it's a good idea to light up piles of combustible materials outside of buildings to keep warm.
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The true nature of the problem may be masked by increased emergency services responses:
http://www.bcehs.ca/about/accountabi...rdose--numbers
BC did set a new record for ODs in 2023, but the actual numbers (2511) weren't that much higher than 2022 (2383). Meanwhile OD emergency response call were up 25% (42,172) from 2022 (33,654). Cities like Kelowna, Penticton, PG, and Kamloops definitely seem to be suffering more relative their population.