The Westbrook Bucket Brigade and Westbrook Historical Society are at odds over a slate of issues.
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Emergency calls are on the rise. Not enough Mainers are answering.
Maine’s firefighter shortage is part of a national problem, but the state’s size, rural makeup and aging population complicate matters — and the solutions are proving elusive.
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Electric vehicle catches fire in Saco car dealership showroom
No injuries were reported after the Thursday morning incident at Bill Dodge Nissan of Saco.
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How firefighters fought the 3-alarm blaze on Portland’s working waterfront
More than 100 responders quelled the fire on the historic Custom House Wharf that destroyed several businesses, but saw no deaths.
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Scarborough Fire Department welcomes 10 new firefighters at graduation ceremony
The graduating class is the largest cohort of firefighters to be hired at one time in town history.
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Scarborough Fire Department prepares to welcome new firefighters
With the addition of 10 full-time firefighters, the largest addition in department history, Scarborough will have enough personnel to add a 3rd ambulance.
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Falmouth Fire-EMS seeks high school seniors to apply for scholarship
The $2,500 award recognizes graduating high school seniors who plan to continue in the field of firefighting, emergency medical services, nursing or a related field.
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Mills orders flags to half-staff Sunday for firefighter memorial
The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, to be held in Maryland, honors firefighters who were killed in the line of duty during the prior year.
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Towns see ‘dangerously low’ numbers of volunteer firefighters and must collaborate
The decrease in volunteers has prompted fire departments to hire more full-time staff and work across towns.
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Bills to find and destroy Maine’s toxic firefighting foam win over legislative committee
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously endorsed bills to catalog, collect and dispose of Maine’s stockpike of toxic firefighting foam.