Firefighters across the Falkirk are being offered the chance to become trained and equipped with naloxone to help prevent drug deaths in the area.
They'll be able to volunteer to carry the nasal spray which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, as part of a £90,000 project funded by the Scottish Government.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) will join the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland in recognising the role the medication can play in saving lives.
Firefighters who volunteer to undergo training to carry and deploy naloxone will be given guidance on how to identify the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose.
The Service will seek volunteers from around the country to create a wide network of staff who are able to administer naloxone.
Assistant Chief Officer Stuart Stevens is the SFRS Director of Service Delivery, he said: "We welcome funding from the Scottish Government to provide life-saving medication for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities.
"We will fully support volunteers within SFRS to complete training to safely administer naloxone to help prevent avoidable drug deaths from overdoses.
"This project highlights our commitment to working with partners to improve the safety and wellbeing of the people of Scotland."
SFRS Group Commander Paul Blackwood decided to carry naloxone after a personal tragedy: "I grew up in Glasgow and I lost my best friend at the age of 19 from a drugs overdose.
"This traumatic experience has stayed with me and so it was important for me to volunteer to carry naloxone.
"I have the kit because I want to be in a position to save someone's life."
