Wednesday, Feb. 24
At 11:01 a.m. the fire chief provided a safety detail for blasting related to construction on Mill Road.
Sunday, Feb. 28
At 7:42 p.m. 16 firefighters and three engines responded to an automatic smoke alarm at a residence on Orchard Hill. The occupants had started a fire in their fireplace and forgotten to open the damper. Firefighters used their fans to ventilate the smoky house.
Monday, March 1
At 9:39 p.m. a caller reported that wind had brought down a branch onto wires near the intersection of Old Littleton and Pinnacle roads, and the branch was on fire. The officer on duty went to the scene and saw the branch had fallen to the ground and was no longer burning.
The fire log is written by a Harvard Press reporter based on information gleaned from daily dispatch logs and interviews with fire department staff.
