Here’s what the Southborough Fire Department has been up to for the past week.
Tuesday, July 8 , 2014:
- 06:45 – EMS call, Turnpike Road
- 08:23 – EMS call, Newton Street
- 09:00 – Plan review – commercial, Marlboro Road
- 11:00 – Plan review – commercial, Marlboro Road
- 11:18 – EMS call, Davis Road and Fire Department Head Hopkinton
- 11:35 – EMS call, Cordaville Road and NStar Gas Co.
- 13:30 – 26F reinspection, Pinecone Lane
- 13:50 – Citizen complaint, William Colleary Lane
- 14:00 – Smoke detector, resale, Red Gate Lane
- 14:03 – Assist police or other agency, Cordaville Road and Southville Road
- 14:30 – Smoke detector, resale, Constitution Drive
- 15:00 – Commercial inspection Cordaville Road
- 16:10 – Plan review – smoke detector, Cordaville Road
Wednesday, July 9 , 2014:
- 13:00 – Misc FD entry, Cordaville Road
- 13:30 – Smoke detector, resale, Blackthorn Drive
- 14:00 – Propane inspection, St. Martin Drive
- 19:41 – EMS call, Computer Drive, Westborough
Thursday, July 10 , 2014:
- 08:57 – Carbon monoxide detector activation, no carbon monoxide, Pinecone Lane
- 10:39 – Assist invalid, Boston Road
- 13:42 – EMS call, Boston Road
- 15:25 – Unintentional alarm system activation, Ledge Hill Road
Friday, July 11 , 2014:
- 00:19 – Assist invalid, Aspenwood Lane
- 10:31 – Gas leak, Overlook Drive
- 15:21 – Unintentional alarm system activation, Main Street
- 18:25 – EMS call, Wildwood Drive
- 20:20 – EMS call, Coslin Drive
Saturday, July 12 , 2014:
- 11:01 – EMS call, Worcester Road, Framingham
- 12:26 – EMS call, Main Street
Sunday, July 13 , 2014:
- 10:00 – Training – fire, Main Street
- 11:28 – EMS call, Mitchell Street
- 22:56 – Carbon monoxide detector activation, no carbon monoxide, School Street
Monday, July 14 , 2014:
- 08:37 – Vehicle accident with injuries, Turnpike Road and Middle (Southside) Road
- 09:00 – Tank truck inpection Main Street
- 11:00 – HMQP grant site visit with MEMA & FEMA – DPW generator Cordaville Road
- 14:00 – Smoke detector, resale, Ledge Hill Road
- 14:30 – Smoke detector, resale, Ledge Hill Road
- 15:14 – EMS call, Newton Street
- 15:30 – Plan review – smoke detector, Valley Road
- 15:34 – System malfunction, other, Wyndemere Drive
- 20:25 – System malfunction, other, Wyndemere Drive
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(Photo by Susan Fitzgerald)
I am not trying to be insensitive but are all these EMS calls which by the way require a fire truck as well, going to the same house, do they pay for it? It seems that it may be attention this person is seeking as well. And shouldn’t they have a private service if our town services have to go there at least once a week?
I’m not sure where you are referring to – and the EMS calls don’t list home addresses. But if you are referring to Newton Street or Boston Road – Colonial Gardens affordable housing has a lot of senior residents and is on Boston Road. Newton Street has Southborough Medical Group – and calls in an EMS when they determine one of their patients should be transported to a hospital.
Also to shed more light on your question “no way revealing” it is most beneficial to have a town run ambulance by the fire dept. as opposed to a private ambulance company. A fire dept. run ambulance can generate income for the town where as a private ambulance would not. The patients insurance would cover the medical costs for transport, use of IV’s etc. More towns and cities are transitioning to fire dept. ambulance services. Firefighters today are required to be paramedics or EMTS. Many towns and cities have calls that are routinely for elderly housing complexes or medical buildings. If SFD is at an ambulance call when another medical call arises, there are mutual aid agreements where another fire ambulance from a neighboring town would come to help. If a fire truck goes to a medical call, it is probably is for additional help with moving a patient or keeping a patient stable regarding their medical condition. Fire engines or ladder trucks can also be considered “non transporting ambulances” because of the type of medical equipment they carry and the medical training the crew has.