The Ambulance Service responded to five calls and transported two patients to the hospital, one with Advanced Life Support services on board. There were no collisions requiring the ambulance, and no one needed a lift assist.
Wednesday, March 6
At 10:47 a.m. Engines 2 and 4 and the tower truck were called to a gas leak at an Old Littleton Road residence. Firefighters found the source was a stove on which a gas burner had been turned on but had failed to ignite. At 11:09 a.m. a caller reported a chimney fire at a home on Still River Road. Engines 1, 2, 4, and the tower truck responded, and a crew went up on the roof. Because such fires result from a buildup of creosote inside the chimney, the firefighters put a steel chain with a heavy weight on it down the chimney to dislodge the deposits. Once the fire was out, they ventilated the house.
Monday, March 11
At 1:40 p.m. seven firefighters were called to help the ambulance crew with lifting and moving a patient. At 2:41 p.m. the fire chief saw a small tree that caught fire after falling on power lines along Stow Road. He called National Grid to remove the tree from the wires, which also put out the fire. At 3:58 p.m. the fire chief received a complaint about an open-burning violation. He found a landscaping crew burning brush in a large fire at an Old Meadow Lane property. The crew was violating several regulations. There was no water source at hand to control the fire if needed; the fire included logs more than 4 inches in diameter; and the fire was not out by 4 p.m. The chief called Engine 2, the tanker, and the forestry truck to put out the fire.
The fire and ambuance log is written by a Harvard Press reporter based on information gleaned from daily dispatch logs and interviews with fire department staff.
