In the past week, the ambulance responded to 12 calls and transported nine patients to the hospital, six with out-of-town ALS Paramedical services on board. The ambulance responded to four motor vehicle collisions.
Thursday, April 2
At 12:39 a.m. Engine 2 and the tower truck were called to the collision on Mass. Ave., where the crews cleaned up debris and provided safety at the scene.
Friday, April 3
At 11:27 a.m. a carbon monoxide detector went off at a home on Poor Farm Road. The duty officer found the alarm had expired and advised the homeowner to replace it. At 5:11 p.m. an alarm was set off accidentally at a building on Oak Hill Road.
Saturday, April 4
At 12:22 p.m. a smoke alarm went off at an Ayer Road business. Engine 2, Engine 4, the tanker, and the tower truck all responded. Firefighters found the alarm had been set off by burning food, but there was no fire. They vented the smoke from the building.
Sunday, April 5
At 12:11 p.m. Engine 2 was called to stand by in case help was needed for the crash on Interstate 495 southbound.
Monday, April 6
At 2:35 p.m. firefighters helped clean up debris at the two-car crash at the intersection of Ayer and Lancaster County roads. At 3:51 p.m. the duty officer responded to an alarm on Oak Hill Road and found the alarm was malfunctioning.
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.