PARIS — The Oxford County Educators Association-Retired begins its 2015 schedule of events at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on March 20.

Sign-ins begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by a business meeting led by John Kimball and lunch provided by the culinary arts students at the school.

Miles Hunt of Dow’s Law Firm will make a presentation on elder law.

The last meeting of 2014 was conducted at the American Legion Hall in Locke Mills. The scholarship raffle added nearly $1,000 to the group’s fund for annual scholarships for Oxford County students going on to higher education.

The program was presented by Ted Gerber of the Boston Fire Historical Society.

Gerber helped form the society and has a wealth of knowledge concerning the history of the Boston Fire Department.

Gerber told of several famous fires in Boston and made a connection to Maine for his listeners. The Great Boston Fire of 1872 destroyed 776 buildings spread over 65 acres, and resulted in 30 deaths, including 12 firemen. During one of the fires the Old South Meeting House was saved by a fire company that had come down from Portsmouth, Maine, to help.

The 1942 Coconut Grove fire resulted in 490 deaths and changes in fire codes for buildings. One of Boston’s recent fire commissioners was from East Millinocket.

Retired teachers or anyone who worked for a school in any capacity are encouraged to join the organization. The meetings are brief and the programs are informative, often helpful and entertaining.