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Fire chief warns icy access to Stonehill Gardens and ambulance strain as hospital system remains unstable
Summary
Brookhaven Fire Chief reported icy access at Stonehill Gardens creates life-safety risk; ambulance transports rose sharply in January amid regional hospital instability and heavy call volume.
Chief Robert (Bob) Montella reported to council on Jan. 2025 fire and emergency medical services (EMS) activity and flagged two operational concerns: dangerous winter access at Stonehill Gardens and a surge in ambulance calls tied in part to regional hospital system instability.
Chief Montella (identified in the meeting as the fire chief) told council that the borough’s fire company responded to multiple building fires in January and that the department documented five fire incidents in the borough…
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