Crime & Safety
Smoky House, Gas Smells, Unauthorized Burning: Wayland Fire Log
The following was submitted by the Wayland Fire Department.

WAYLAND, MA—The following was provided by the Wayland fire log.
Oct. 5
09:49AM 186 CONCORD FD‐Smoke Odor FD‐Smoke
Dispatch Remarks: Resident reports an inside odor of smoke. No flames seen upon initial report. Smoke
detectors sounding. Found to be smoke backing up from fire place.
02:14PM 5 LOKER STREET, FD‐Fire, Unauthorized
Burning FD‐Fire, Unauthorized Fire Incident Closed
Dispatch Remarks: REPORT OF POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED BURNING. RESIDENT ADVISED OF THE
OPEN BURNING LAWS; FIRE TO BE EXTINGUISHED.
Oct. 7
03:36PM 252 RICE ROAD, FD‐Service Call (other)
Dispatch Remarks: CALLER REPORTED AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THEIR DETECTORS GOING OFF.
SITUATION UNDER CONTROL.
Oct. 8
06:50PM 252 CONCORD FD‐Special Incident, Other
Dispatch Remarks: CALLER REPORTED AN ODOR OF NATURAL GAS. GAS COMPANY NOTIFIED AT
1859. ODOR MOST PROMINENT BETWEEN 244 AND 246 CONCORD ROAD, THERE ARE MARKINGS IN THE ROAD.
Oct. 9
06:27PM 36 SHERMAN'S FD‐Hazardous Condition
Dispatch Remarks: gas grill knocked over making sounds.
Oct. 10
03:59PM 34 DECATUR LANE, FD‐Service Call (other)
Dispatch Remarks: HOMEOWNER REPORTS THE SMOKE DETECTORS ARE SOUNDING. NO SMOKE,
NO FIRE. BATTERIES WERE CHANGED LAST WEEK BUT SHE BELIEVES IT MIGHT BE AN ALARM PROBLEM.
Oct. 11
05:35PM 25 MAIN STREET, FD‐Service Call (other)
Dispatch Remarks: CALLER REPORTS HE HAS A PRESSURE WASHER BEING STORED IN THE REAR
CELLAR ENTRANCE BEHIND DOMINO'S. RP SAYS HE GOT A CALL REPORTING AN ODOR OF GAS FROM HIS EQUIPMENT‐ BUT STATES HE DID NOT LEAVE GAS IN IT. FD MOVED EQUIPMENT OUTDOORS.
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