City of Murrieta Police Department March 18, 2025 Judith C. Clark, Presiding Judge Superior Court of California, County*

The statistical data provided by the EMS on Narcan usage for 2021, 2022, and 2023 indicates a declining percentage of on-scene fatalities. RESPONSE TO F1: The Murrieta Police Department disagrees with this finding. While the City of Murrieta did not record any on-scene fatalities during the indicated years of 2021, 2022, and 2023, the data in the report (Table 1, ) indicated an upward trend of on-scene fatalities per year from 2021-2023; 4.7%, 4.8%, and 5.58%, respectively. POLICE DEPARTMENT | 2 TOWN SQUARE, MURRIETA, CA 92562 | (951) 304-COPS (2677) | WWW.MURRIETAPOLICE.ORG

The availability of Narcan has assisted law enforcement and the public to assist suspected opioid overdoses and to have a better chance at survival. RESPONSE TO F2: The Murrieta Police Department concurs with this finding. Our data indicated an increase in opioid overdose calls for service and Narcan administration from 2021 to 2022, with no fatalities recorded. The availability of Narcan to our Officers and others in the public allows the rapid administration of Narcan by citizens and/or law enforcement prior to Fire/EMS arrival, significantly increasing an overdose victim's chance of survival.

There is a lack of guidance regarding what data should be tracked by law enforcement and other first responders when administering Narcan. RESPONSE TO F3: The Murrieta Police Department disagrees with this finding, as the Riverside County Emergency Management Department (EMO) and the Riverside County EMS Agency (REMSA) have implemented guidelines for reporting intranasal Naloxone (Narcan) use by Public Safety Personnel in their operational policy#3309 and have provided an online form for efficient reporting of Narcan use to REMSA (EMO Policy 3309, Performance Standards, Item 4). The Murrieta Police Department has followed the guidelines set forth in EMD/REMSA Policy 3309 for initial training, ongoing training, and reporting since our implementation of the Narcan program. The Murrieta Police Department is committed to complying with all requirements of County policy and will readily accept any newly adopted requirements for data reporting in the future.