Editing Brockton, Massachusetts (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Major highways====
[[Massachusetts Route 24]], a six-lane divided motorway, passes through the west side of the city, with exits at [[Massachusetts Route 27|Route 27]] to the north and [[Route 123 (Massachusetts)|Route 123]] to the south. The two routes pass through the center of the city, crossing at that point. [[Massachusetts Route 28]] passes from north to south through the center of the city, The western end of [[Route 14 (Massachusetts)|Route 14]] (at its intersection with Route 27) and the southern end of [[Route 37 (Massachusetts)|Route 37]] (at its intersection with Route 28) both are in the city.

====Bus====
Brockton has its own bus services, operated by the [[Brockton Area Transit Authority]] (BAT). Each bus has a designated route running through a section of Brockton, i.e. Montello, Campello, Cary Hill, etc. There are also buses that have routes outside the city, i.e., Bridgewater Industrial Park, Ashmont Station ([[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] subway end-of-line), Stoughton and a connecting [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority#Services|bus]] stop in Montello to the Braintree Station ([[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] subway end-of-line).

====Rail====
The [[Fall River/New Bedford Line]] of the [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] system runs north-south through Brockton with stations at {{bts|Montello}}, {{bts|Brockton}}, and {{bts|Campello}}.

===Healthcare===

Brockton has three hospitals: [[Brockton Hospital|Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital]] on the east side, [[Boston Medical Center – South]] (formerly Good Samaritan, and before that Cardinal Cushing) Hospital to the northwest, and the Brockton [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Administration]] Hospital to the southwest. The VA Hospital is the sponsoring institution for the [[Harvard]] South Shore Psychiatry program. It serves as a teaching facility for students of various medical specialties from [[Boston University]], [[physician assistant]] students from [[Northeastern University]], nursing students from the [[University of Massachusetts Boston]] and physician assistant and pharmacy students from the [[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences]]. {{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

Brockton has a community health center that serves individuals with low income and poor access to health care at Brockton Neighborhood Health Center.<ref>[http://www.bnhc.org/main.html Brockton Neighborhood Health Center website]; accessed April 16, 2014.</ref>

===Fire department===
[[File:Central Fire Station, Brockton MA.jpg|thumb|Central Fire Station]]

The city of Brockton is protected around the clock by 174 paid, professional firefighters of the city of Brockton Fire Department. The Brockton Fire Department currently operates out of six fire stations, located throughout the city, and maintains a fire apparatus fleet of five engines, three ladders, one squad, one tactical rescue unit and several other special, support, and reserve units. The fire department does not provide [[Emergency medical services|EMS services]]; ambulance coverage is currently contracted to Brewster Ambulance Service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/2015/05/25/brockton-ambulance-contract-political-hornet/34484540007/|title=Brockton ambulance contract a political hornet's nest|access-date=2023-05-22}}</ref>

In 1905, local newspapers recounted many heroic acts by Brockton firefighters during the [[Grover Shoe Factory disaster]].<ref name="Canavan2">{{cite web|first=Derek A.|last=Canavan|url=http://www.brocktonma.com/Grover%20DC1.html|title=Remembering Brockton's Greatest Tragedy|quote=The men of the Campello firehouse were heroes that day. As hundreds of workers and residents of the Campello neighborhood ran from the fire, the Campello firefighters charged into the inferno looking for workers whose cries for help were barely audible over the roar of the flames.}}</ref> On March 10, 1941, thirteen Brockton firefighters died when the roof collapsed as they were fighting a [[Strand Theatre fire|fire at the Strand Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Milton J.|last=Valencia|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/04/a_memory_painful_and_indelible|title=A memory painful and indelible|work=The Boston Globe|quote=Outside, the flames roaring through the walls and ceiling were clearly visible. But to the firefighters inside, on the balcony, the flames were hidden.|date=May 4, 2008}}</ref> That fire resulted in [[List of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States|one of the worst firefighting tragedies in American history]].

===Law enforcement===
The City of Brockton Police Department has roughly 181 sworn members and 31 non-sworn employees. The officers are assigned to the Patrol Division, and Operations Division which includes; Detectives, Narcotics, Gang Unit, Special Weapons And Tactics, K-9, Quality of Life, GREAT Program, Elderly Affairs, and Community Education Units.<ref>[http://www.brocktonpolice.com Brockton Police Department website]; accessed April 16, 2014.</ref>  In addition, the city is patrolled by the Fourth (Middleborough) Barracks of Troop D of the [[Massachusetts State Police]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+&+Criminal+Justice&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Troops&L4=Troop+D&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=msp_divisions_field_services_troops_troop_d_msp_field_troop_d_station_d4&csid=Eeops|title=Mass.gov|website=Mass.gov}}</ref>  Brockton also has several citizen anti-crime groups, including the Guardian Angels and Operation Archangel.