Maine Memory Network

Red Comet fire extinguisher grenade with wall mount holder, Waldoboro, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1900 Location: Waldoboro Media: Glass, metal, chemicals

Fire Extinguisher, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Bangor Media: Mental and wood

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Waldo Street Area Waldo Street Fire slide show The Waldo Street Fire was, and still is, Rumford’s most serious fire."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… and many worked with fire fighters in helping to extinguish the flames. No escapes were made. The State of Maine, No."