In the past week, the ambulance responded to four calls and transported two patients to the hospital. No ALS services were required.
Wednesday, April 29
At 11:21 a.m. a 911 caller reported a brush fire on St. John Lane. Forestry trucks 1 and 3 and the tanker responded. Firefighters found a tree branch was burning, and the homeowner had been injured trying to put it out. The fire crew extinguished the burning branch and called an ambulance for the homeowner, who refused transport to a hospital.
Friday, May 1
At 6:16 p.m. the duty officer responded to a call about an after-hours outdoor burn near the intersection of Stow and Westcott roads. Forestry trucks 1 and 3 were called to put out the fire.
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