The Ambulance Service responded to 11 calls and transported eight people to the hospital, three with Advanced Life Support services on board. The ambulance responded to four motor vehicle crashes. No one required a lift assist.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
At 12:39 p.m. a caller reported a brush fire on Littleton County Road. A resident with an agricultural burn permit had started the fire; but the current ban on outdoor fires made it illegal, so it was extinguished.
Wednesday, Nov. 6
At 1:12 a.m. the duty officer responded to a call about a chirping smoke detector. There was no sign of smoke, and the homeowner was advised to replace the detector. At 9:01 a.m. an Oak Hill Road resident’s detector went off, caused by burned food. At 5:56 p.m. a caller reported an illegal cooking fire, and the duty officer ordered it to be put out because of the current ban.
Thursday, Nov. 7
At 3:55 a.m. Harvard firefighters were called to a crash on Route 2 westbound, but the call was canceled en route. At 5:09 a.m. an alarm malfunctioned at an Old Meadow Lane home; the duty officer advised that the alarm be serviced. At 7:17 a.m. a 911 caller reported a car fire on Route 2 eastbound, but there was no fire—just a leaking radiator hose. At 12:43 p.m. residents smelled smoke in the Still River area. It came from a fire on the South Post area of Devens, which the fire department there was working to put out. At 3:14 p.m. a fire alarm went off at a West Bare Hill Road home, and Engine 2 and the tower truck responded. There was no sign of smoke or fire, so the detector was cleaned and reinstalled. At 3:45 p.m. the smell of smoke was again reported, this time in the Brown Road area; it was from the Devens fire. At 11:16 p.m. firefighters were called to a crash on Interstate 495 south, but they were canceled en route—an end to a long day.
Sunday, Nov. 10
At 1:14 p.m. a Simon Atherton Row resident called to say she was cleaning out the house and had found a grenade. The resident sent a picture of the device. Engine 2, the tower truck, and the duty officer went to the scene and called for the state police bomb squad. The squad determined the grenade was a training round and not dangerous.
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