GENESEE COUNTY/City Fire Captain: PAARI is a Door to People Struggling with Addiction and Reducing Stigma

By Mike Pettinella GCASA Publicist In the eyes of City of Batavia Fire Captain Greg Ireland, his department made a wise and potentially life-saving decision to join the Public Safety Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative in Genesee County. Ireland, speaking at the GOW Opioid Task Force meeting via Zoom earlier …

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BATAVIA/City of Batavia Fire is the first department in NYS to offer assistance to those with substance use disorder

The City of Batavia Fire Department is the first fire department in NYS to partner with PARRI(Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative), locally referred to as the Public Safety Assisted Addition & Recovery Initiative, and is only one of few fire departments across the country to get involved. Currently, PAARI, …

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BATAVIA/PAARI’s executive director to speak at Tuesday’s event at City Fire Headquarters

Press release Leaders of the Public Safety Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative in Genesee County have been informed that Allie Hunter, PAARI’s national executive director, will be coming to Batavia to speak at Tuesday’s event showcasing the participation of the City of Batavia Fire Department. The program is scheduled from …

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