Maine Memory Network

Fire department equipment and storage unit, Troy, ca. 1942

Courtesy of Neil Piper, an individual partner Date: circa 1942 Location: Troy Media: Photographic print

Fire equipment sleigh, Houlton, ca. 1880

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1880 Location: Houlton Media: Postcard

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.

Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"Volunteer firefighters have other jobs for an income. The volunteers also do training, fundraising, equipment, and maintenance."

Millinocket Fire Department

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We will remember
by Sam Kelley

My service in the Vietnam War

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars