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Hurley Ambulance Service says it has filled shifts and provided mutual aid after first months of service
Summary
Early Ambulance Service president Matthew Sternney and Chief Kent Fitzgerald told the board the new Hurley Ambulance Service has responded to nearly all calls since launching, provided mutual aid to neighboring towns and is staffed for ongoing operations; board members praised the service and acknowledged planned budget items related to EMS funding.
Matthew Sternney, president of Early Ambulance Service, and Chief Kent Fitzgerald reported to the board that Hurley’s newly formed ambulance service is operational and providing mutual aid to neighboring jurisdictions.
Sternney said the service has handled 68 calls since it launched around Nov. 20–21 and projected an annualized total of about 632 calls. He said crews responded to 67 of 68 calls (one was missed because crews were already engaged). “We haven’t missed anything,” Sternney said, and credited Chief Kent Fitzgerald and mutual‑aid partners for steady coverage.
Chief Fitzgerald provided an operational breakdown: roughly 55% of calls so far have been basic life support (BLS) and 45% advanced life support (ALS). He reported paramedic ALS support arrived 29 times, with Empress Ambulance Service supplying eight ALS responses, Kingston Fire Department 16, Woodstock four and one helicopter transfer from LifeNet.
Board members praised the accomplishment, thanked the crew and noted the service’s importance for regional incidents (Sternney said Hurley crews transported three of 14 patients after a recent mass‑casualty incident). Finance discussion later in the meeting referenced a planned payment tied to ambulance services previously budgeted; the board’s reconciliation presentation noted a budgeted $112,500 payment to the ambulance provider that will be handled in year‑end accounting.
The board offered public thanks and encouraged continued coordination with neighboring departments as the service transitions from startup to steady operations.
