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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 - 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 - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

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

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"In the years from 1892 to 1923, Waldo Street had become a secondary business district to the Congress Street business area and had spurred the growth…"

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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business Savage Family Hotel Page Images -III Click here to see pictures and read about the hotels and inns…"

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 - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"On top of the flood waters, some fires also broke out. The power connections were shut off, but short circuits caused these fires."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Within a few short hours, the massive fire claimed seven houses of worship, 100 businesses, 300 homes, and two lives."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… Bangor: The Queen City before the Great Fire. Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, 2009. Print. Rolde, Neil."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… the party: there was a parade, military review, fire engine trials, a regatta, a cotillion reception for the President’s party, and illuminated…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"… with activity and buildings housing a variety of businesses and services on all levels. Efforts to revive the downtown area continue, but it will…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine. In 1880, Curtis was in the farming business near Gothenburg, Nebraska."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"that helps American businesses in foreign markets. He conducts international business in China and all around the world."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… that the hospital would eventually get more business over time because of all the contagious diseases that were beginning to spread."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"The competitions usually were centered around fire department activities. Sometimes they would compete to see who could get in and out of all the…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"One fire case was on Fourth of July, 1962. The fire men were off at a muster when a fire started in a building."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"A fire burning on the wharf in the afternoon could be aerially photographed and published that evening, an impressive and telling feat for the 1930s."