- Brewer Fire Department honors those lost in 9/11on September 11, 2024 at 11:30 pm
VIDEO: Brewer Firefighters are among the many departments across the nation remembering 9/11. Every year they extend their ladder with the American flag draped from it in front of the station. 2024 was no exception. The department also houses a […]
- Pieces of World Trade Center are powerful reminders across Maine communitieson September 11, 2024 at 7:00 am
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Wednesday marks 23 years since the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. In an effort to remember and honor the victims of that tragedy, pieces of steel rubble were collected and displayed around the country. Outside the Farmingdale […]
- Monmouth Firehouse Museum unveiled next to newly dedicated 9/11 Memorial Parkon September 10, 2024 at 7:00 am
PHOTOS: Saturday morning in Monmouth, firefighters dedicated their new 9/11 Memorial Park in a special ceremony. The 23-year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center is this Wednesday. More than 200 people were in attendance to remember […]
- Orrington Fire & Rescue rolls out new state-of-the-art fire truckon September 10, 2024 at 2:53 am
VIDEO: Saving lives, in style! The Town of Orrington recently unveiled its new, state-of-the-art fire truck. Nearly three years after the town placed the order, the truck pulled up to the firehouse that was built specifically to house bigger […]
- Fire destroys unfinished Auburn apartment buildingon September 9, 2024 at 12:44 pm
PHOTOS: A fire destroyed an apartment building that was under construction in Auburn. The Auburn Fire Department responded to 138 Mount Auburn Ave. shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday. This site held two four-story apartment buildings under active […]
- Toxic fire-suppressing foam officially decommissioned and replaced at Bangor airport fire stationon September 7, 2024 at 7:45 am
VIDEO: As part of a national effort to eradicate the use of a fire-suppressing foam containing PFAS, officials removed the last of the toxic foam from the fire trucks at the Bangor International Airport and replaced it with a PFAS-free solution. […]
- Levant firefighter honored with Penobscot County Firefighter of the Year awardon September 7, 2024 at 3:09 am
A local firefighter was given one of the highest honors in his county. Thursday night, the Penobscot County Fire Chief's Association awarded Steve DeWitt with the Penobscot Firefighter of the Year award. Steve has had a massive impact on his […]
- Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department assists with the delivery of a baby on Route 15on September 5, 2024 at 2:56 am
Emergency responders are tasked with answering a wide array of calls for service and that was certainly the case for the Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department on Tuesday, September 3rd. "Happened to be at the right place at the right time I guess you can […]
- Waterville Fire Chief reacts to new role as Maine State Fire Marshalon September 5, 2024 at 12:22 am
There will be a new face in charge of the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office. Waterville Fire Chief Shawn Esler has been selected by Governor Mills to become the new state fire marshal. The 35 year-old Esler has been chief for six years in Waterville […]
- Bangor fire chief set to retireon September 4, 2024 at 11:33 pm
VIDEO: At the end of this month, Bangor Fire Chief Tom Higgins will retire. Higgins spent 34 years as a firefighter in Bangor. He was there for things like the Masonic Hall fire downtown more then two decades ago. “We couldn’t get in. It […]
- Three firefighters injured, several pets killed by blaze that destroyed Jay apartment buildingon September 4, 2024 at 12:26 pm
VIDEO: The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire that leveled an apartment building in Jay Tuesday night. Maine's Total Coverage has learned that 10 residents were able to safely escape the fire, which fully engulfed the […]
- Officials called to fire alongside railroad in Oronoon September 3, 2024 at 2:24 am
VIDEO: Multiple departments responded to a reported fire along the railroad tracks in Veazie Saturday night. Officials were called to the area of Main and State Streets. When they first arrived, they say they could not see a fire. However, as the […]
- Kennebunk firefighter rescues swimmer in Massachusettson September 3, 2024 at 1:44 am
While the Labor Day weekend, for many, is filled with relaxing and enjoying time off work, one off-duty firefighter from Maine sprang into action during his vacation out of state. Dave Tapley is a firefighter and EMT at Kennebunk Fire and Rescue. […]
- Skowhegan mansion fire ruled accidental, not destroyedon September 2, 2024 at 8:41 pm
The fire at a historical mansion in Skowhegan on Friday has been ruled accidental and the building was not destroyed. According to the Skowhegan Fire Chief, the fire at the Gov. Abner Coburn mansion on Friday afternoon was likely accidental. He […]
- Well-known Damariscotta restaurant destroyed by fireon September 1, 2024 at 5:27 pm
PHOTO: Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina in Damariscotta was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The restaurant is located on Main Street and overlooks the Damariscotta River. We’re told six departments - Damariscotta, Newcastle, Bristol, […]