Incident Reports by the Numbers
120 Total calls for service
30 EMS calls excluding motor vehicle accidents
10 Unintentional alarm activations
2 Motor vehicle accidents with no duty/patient refusal
2 EMS calls with no duty/patient refusal
2 Reports of a downed powerline
2 Mutual aid covers
2 Mistaken reports of smoke
1 Gas leak
1 Chemical spill or leak
1 Carbon monoxide leak
1 Outside rubbish fire
1 Medical rescue following a motor vehicle accident
1 Patient assist without transport
1 Motor vehicle accident requiring basic life support
1 Electrical wiring/equipment issue
1 Call about heat from a short circuit
1 Arcing call
1 Lockout
1 Dispatch cancelled while en route
1 Prescribed fire
1 Malicious false fire alarm at a municipal building

Fire Incident Reports

Tuesday, May 1

11:23 a.m. – Companies were called to Cooke Road for a report of arching, shorted electrical equipment, and found water entering an electrical panel, causing a short within it. NSTAR hurried to the scene, according to the incident report.

Wednesday, May 2

8:32 a.m. – Firefighters responded to a Bedford Street for a false alarm that activated due to a power outage.

1:29 p.m. – A good intent call reported black smoke coming from a chimney on Adams Street. It turned out to be coming from the fireplace.

1:48 p.m. – Companies were called to Holmes Road for a reported odor of burning and found an overheated motor in a refrigerator. The unit was unplugged and checked.

Friday, May 4

8:41 p.m. – Firefighters responded to Adams Street for a reported odor of burning and investigated a ballast in the basement.

May 7

5:56 a.m. – Firefighters responded to a reported carbon monoxide leak on Cliffe Avenue and found a faulty detector.