Overview

• Of the 27 people hospitalized following the July 10 overdoses, seven remain in critical condition, 15 are in serious condition and the rest are stable.
• Fire Chief James Wallace labeled the event a “level-one mass casualty” and deployed 13 medic units, four fire suppression teams and the community paramedicine unit to the scene.
• Baltimore Police Deputy Commissioner Col. Kevin James said officers have sealed off Pennsylvania and North avenues under active crime-scene protocols to identify the origin of the contaminated supply.
• The Baltimore City Health Department and community organizations are conducting door-to-door canvassing with naloxone distribution and fentanyl test-strip outreach in Penn-North.
• Mayor Brandon Scott announced a coordinated neighborhood stabilization effort to extend public health messaging and connect overdose survivors to support services.