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Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue reports 26 incidents in January; ambulance services log high call volumes
Summary
Chief Andrew Duncan reported Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue responded to 26 incidents in January (19 in Douglass Township). The Gilbertsville Area Community Ambulance Service reported 120 calls (56 in Douglass) and Bally Ambulance reported 137 calls (5 in Douglass); volunteers staffed the station during a winter storm.
Chief Andrew Duncan presented January activity reports for local emergency services. He reported that Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue (GF&R) recorded 26 incidents in January, 19 of which occurred in Douglass Township. Gilbertsville Area Community Ambulance Service (GACAS) had 120 calls with 56 in Douglass Township, and Bally Ambulance logged 137 calls with five in Douglass Township. Chief Duncan also reported volunteers staffed the fire station during a winter storm and that volunteers logged standby, snow-removal, training and meeting hours; a copy of the written reports was placed in the municipal lobby.
The Board accepted the emergency services reports by unanimous motion. The reports provide operational data township staff will use in budget and mutual-aid planning.
The meeting minutes record the incident counts and response metrics; for clarity, the transcript’s notation of “busiest time of day was 12pm to pm” is incomplete in the original text and is not reported here as a definitive time range.
