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Fire and EMS warn of tight ambulance access at Webster Park addition
Summary
Rockland's Deputy Chief Heaney told the Planning Board the planned ambulance access is 'pretty tight' and urged an emergency response plan and EMS walkthrough to address night-time staffing and winter weather challenges.
Deputy Chief Heaney told the Rockland Planning Board that ambulance access at the proposed Webster Park addition is constrained and asked the applicants to produce an emergency response plan and hold a walk‑through with EMS. He said the department had submitted a letter and requested clearer coordination on entrances and parking to ensure responders can reach patients quickly.
"It's pretty tight; we can't go backwards 20 feet with parking on the side," Deputy Chief Heaney said, urging a practical plan for nighttime staffing and snow‑storm scenarios. Applicants agreed to prepare an emergency response plan and to meet with EMS for a walkthrough before construction proceeds.
