In the past week, the ambulance responded to 15 calls and transported seven patients to the hospital, two with Harvard ALS-Advanced personnel on board and one with out-of-town ALS Paramedic services on board. The ambulance responded to two motor vehicle collisions and provided three lift assists.
Tuesday, April 7
At 9:12 a.m. a puff of smoke from a wood stove set off a fire alarm at a home on Candleberry Lane; it was a false alarm. At 3:10 p.m. Harvard firefighters were called to a crash on Route 2, but the call was then canceled, as Littleton handled the situation.
Friday, April 10
At 5:58 p.m. two forestry trucks and the tanker responded to a call from Still River Depot Road. A young person who had been jumping off the railroad bridge there had then lit a campfire in the area. It was extinguished.
Sunday, April 12
At 7:44 a.m. Engine 2 was called to a one-car crash on Route 2 eastbound. The crew cleaned up debris and waited until the vehicle was towed. At 11:39 a.m. Engine 2 and two forestry trucks were called to a fire on Littleton Road. A hollow, rotted tree had been set afire by a stray ember from an open burn nearby. Firefighters cut down the tree and put out the fire.
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.