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responded to a structure fire at 6154 W. Monticello St. in Homosassa. Firefighters from

Connell Heights arrived on-scene at 10:36 am to find an approximately 1500 sq. ft. home,

with smoke showing from the roof. Firefighters confirmed that all occupants were out of the

home. Fire was located in the attic, above one of the bedrooms, and to the exterior of the

home. The fire was quickly extinguished. Firefighters confirmed that there was no further

extension of the fire into the home. Fire units from Connell Heights, Homosassa, Kensing-

ton, Pine Ridge, and Citrus Springs responded to the fire. A water shuttle was used to supply

water to for extinguishment due to a lack of hydrants in the area. The fire was placed under

control at 10:49 am, and the scene was cleared at 11:20 am. There were no injuries, and the

fire was ruled accidental. The home was valued at $82,500, and the loss to the home and its

contents was estimated at $61,625.

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During the most recent Drug Take Back campaign on Oct. 22, the public turned in 731,269

pounds, almost 366 tons, of medication at almost 5,200 collection sites, nationwide. Of the

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6.4 million Americans who abused controlled prescription drugs in 2015 - 4 million of which

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abused prescription painkillers - the vast majority say they obtained those drugs from friends

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and family, often from a home medicine cabinet, according to the National Survey on Drug Use

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

and Health released in Sept. Four out of five new heroin users say they started with painkill-

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

ers. Almost 30,000 people - 78 per day - died from overdosing on these painkillers or heroin

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com

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in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. LCSO thanks everyone

Email, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com

who participated in the October Prescription Drug Take Back Program! They collected over 200

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pounds from 5 different sites in Levy County including Inglis. LCSO Photo.

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FEMA closing Disaster Recovery Center at West Citrus Center

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The local FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), located at the West Citrus Cen-

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ter, 1540 N. Meadowcrest Blvd, Crystal River, FL, was closed, October 27 at 6pm. How-

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ever, the public can still stay in touch with FEMA. Many services available at DRCs are

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also available by calling the FEMA helpline at 1-800-621-3362.

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