The Ambulance Service responded to 11 calls and transported six patients to the hospital, three with Advanced Life Support services on board. The ambulance was called to one motor vehicle collision. Three people needed lift assists.
Tuesday, April 22
At 3:13 p.m. an alarm came in from a Mass. Ave. residence. Engine 2 and the fire chief responded and found burned food had set off the alarm, so firefighters ventilated the house with a fan.
Wednesday, April 23
At 9:14 a.m. the duty officer went to Still River Road and helped a resident with a cat in a tree there, as reported to police the evening before. At 12:30 p.m. a 911 caller reported a brush fire on Stow Road, where an open burn had gotten out of control. Engine 2, a forestry truck, and the tanker went to the scene. The fire covered about a 10th of an acre and required 1,800 gallons of water to put out.
Thursday, April 24
At 1:34 p.m. Engines 3 and 4, along with the tanker and forestry truck, were called to Bolton Road, where another open burn had gotten out of control. This fire covered about a third of an acre and took 6,500 gallons of water to extinguish. At 11:39 p.m. a fire alarm went off from the ventilation system at a business on Ayer Road. Engine 2 and the tower truck responded but found no sign of fire.
Friday, April 25
At 6:10 p.m. a smoke detector went off at a Still River Road home; the duty officer found the alarm had been set off by dust.
Saturday, April 26
At 1:02 p.m. someone reported smelling natural gas at a home on Tahanto Trail. Engines 1 and 2, the tanker, and the tower truck responded. Firefighters traced the problem to a gas stove, shut the gas off, and ventilated the house; the homeowner was advised to have the stove serviced.
Monday, April 28
At 9:32 p.m. a caller reported a fire on Woodside Road. The duty officer found an open burn from earlier in the day had reignited after the homeowner thought it was out. The owner wet down the area again, and the duty officer discussed the requirements for making sure a fire was extinguished.
The police and fire logs are written by a Press reporter based on dispatch logs and interviews with police and fire staff. Decisions to publish or withhold the names of people arrested will be based on our need to balance the privacy of individuals with our responsibility to report news of significance.
