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Waldoboro Fire Department

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Millinocket Fire Department

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Presque Isle Fire Department

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Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Hose 5 Fire Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"Print. Robbins, Ryan R. The Great Fire of 1911. Bangor In Focus. 1995-2010. Web. 10 May 2010. Rowe, Ethel."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… for the Portland conflagration of 1866." (“Bangor Fire”) The fire began around 4:00 on the afternoon of April 30th in a hay shed owned by J."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"Basic Fire Fighting Technology Fire bucket, Union Fire club, Hallowell, 1801Hubbard Free Library The oldest fire dousing technology were…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

"Hallowell Fire Department Technology Fire Station, Second Street, Hallowell, May 30, 1918Hubbard Free Library Jade Gragg, Owen MacDonald…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"The Hallowell Union Fire Club Union Fire Club, Fire Bucket, Hallowell, 1805Hubbard Free Library The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"The pictures to the left were used during the fire chief interview. Inteview with the Fire Chief, Mike Grant "

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Aurora Regional Fire Museum, 26 June 2004. Web. 28 Apr. 2011. <http://www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org/handtubexpo/ handtubs_&_musters.html> "Handtub…"

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"Later, the fire department added hand tubs to the roster which put out fires quicker and more effectively."

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

"… and firemen’s musters.The Hallowell Union Fire Club helped the community put fires out, making it a safer place to live and was a great…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"In 1801 the first community fire company, the Union Fire (Club) Association, was established and its rules required each member to keep ready at…"

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"For pants, they wear tan overalls when fighting fires. Fire Department Ladder Wagon, Second Street, Hallowell, 1913Hubbard Free Library…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Though the fire was slow moving at first, the winds whipped up and it exploded out of control. A cold front brought a wind shift, and gales drove the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - MDI and the Fire of 1947

"… the Fire of 1947 Belmont Hotel after the Fire of 1947Bar Harbor Historical Society The Fire of 1947 wiped out nearly 70 summer homes and 170…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

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

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station Text by Ethan and Logan, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X…"

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

"Prison Fire, Thomaston, 1923Thomaston Historical Society There was no plumbing at the prison and fire companies had to depend on reservoirs as a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"… Bangor: the Queen City before the great fire. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2009. Print. The story of Bangor: a brief history of Maine's queen…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"The G-men turned their guns on Brady; Shaffer was still firing at the deadly machine guns. The G-men were closing in on Brady and Shaffer fast."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"At Bangor High School, the devastating 1911 Fire and the rapid reconstruction of the city in the two years following, fit very well with discussions…"