By the Numbers
Fire Department Responds to Nearly Equal Number of Medical and Fire Calls
In this bi-annual report from the fire department, Chief Durgin breaks down the number of responses by the Northborough Fire Department.
Based on a report given to the Board of Selectmen at the end of August, the Northborough Fire Department responded to 902 emergency incidents from January through June of this year. Those incidents can be broken down into 411 fire responses and 491 requests for emergency medical services. The mild winter, fallen debris from Tropical Storm Irene, the Nor'Easter in October and the "abnormally dry conditions" throughout the spring made for an unprecedented forest fire danger, said Fire Chief David Durgin in his report. "This presented a unique situation in balancing burning and public safety, with a total of 658 open burning permits issued to residents," he wrote. "Luckily, the town's largest brush fire was held to one and one-half acres." …
