In the past week, the ambulance responded to three calls and transported three patients to the hospital, one with Harvard ALS-Advanced personnel on board and one with out-of-town ALS Paramedic services on board.
Tuesday, April 14
At 1:37 p.m. Engine 4 responded to a call for mutual aid from Groton, where there was a building fire on Lowell Road. Harvard firefighters covered the Groton station until 7:45 p.m. and dealt with a fire alarm at the Groton Middle School and a call about a sounding smoke alarm.
Wednesday, April 15
At 12:41 a.m. the duty officer went to a Scott Road home where a carbon monoxide alarm was chirping. The homeowner was advised to replace the malfunctioning alarm.
Friday, April 17
At 3:24 p.m. a caller reported smoke outdoors near Mass. Ave. Forestry trucks 1 and 3 went to the location and found an agricultural burn, which firefighters extinguished.
Sunday, April 19
At 9:58 a.m. Harvard again provided station coverage for Groton while firefighters there dealt with a structure fire on Martins Pond Road.
Monday, April 20
At 3 p.m. a fire alarm went off at a Still River Road building. The duty officer investigated and found the alarm was malfunctioning. At 5:25 p.m. a fire alarm from an Ayer Road business proved to be a false alarm.
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.