Greene Fire Department Chief John Soucy, left, flips on the lights of the department’s new fire/rescue boat Wednesday morning at the fire station on Patten Road in Greene. Looking on are Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Deputies Zach West, right, and Jim Phillips as they checked out the new boat prior to a check presentation by Firehouse Subs Auburn franchise owner Buck Sheffield for $35,567 to cover the cost of the Ribcraft Fire/Rescue boat with a 50hp Yamaha motor. “Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has donated over $81 million nationwide to public safety programs and $809,000 through 42 grants in Maine since 2013,” said Sheffield during a news conference. The boat has already been used to rescue a hunter who’s boat sank in the Sabattus River this past fall. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The console of Greene Fire Department’s new Ribcraft Fire/Rescue boat shown Wednesday morning at the fire station on Patten Road in Greene. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Greene Fire Department Chief John Soucy, second from left, and Firehouse Subs Auburn franchise owner Buck Sheffield hold a check Wednesday morning at the fire house. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal