Georgetown Fire Chief John Sullivan presented City Council with the 2023 emergency services update at a Feb. 13 meeting, showing an increase in overdoses and homelessness incidents in the city last year.
The gist
Sullivan said overdose trends in Georgetown have increased 30% since 2022, seeing 163 overdoses in 2023. He said 32% of those overdoses occurred in individuals in their 30s.
Georgetown began tracking their homelessness response in 2021, Sullivan said, and the city is seeing the numbers trend higher.
