RANGELEY — Each month Rangely Police Chief Richard Caton IV and Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon submit their respective department’s data to Town Manager Joe Roach. The data, which includes a breakdown of calls for service, is included in information packets provided to the Board of Selectmen prior to a regular meeting. Here is the data for March 2025 provided during Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday, April 22.

The Rangeley Police Department handled 447 calls for service.

Building Checks – 272
Community Policing – 11
911 Hang up – 2
Elder Check – 5
Assist other Agency – 4
Threatening – 1
Motor Vehicle Crash/Property Damage – 8
Suspicious Activity – 5
Alarm – 5
Domestic Disturbance -1
Welfare Check – 6
Request for Phone Call – 13
Paperwork Service – 11
Motor Vehicle Complaint – 3
Harassment – 3
Civil Issue – 4
Juvenile Offense – 1
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief – 1
Remove Subject – 1
Disturbance – 2
Security Checks – 16
Fire, smell of propane -1
Information – 6
911 Open line – 1
Theft/Fraud -1
Motor Vehicle Stop – 34
Road Hazard – 1
Escort/Transport – 1
Animal Complaint – 3
Complaint -3
Follow-up – 6
Assist Citizen – 10
Disabled Motor Vehicle – 1
Suicidal – 1
Motor Vehicle Crash/Personal Injury – 1
Background Check Firearms – 1

Rangeley Fire Rescue responded to 46 calls for service in March. There were 15 online burn permits and 34 written burn permits issued.

Other residential fires (dormitories, boarding houses, tents, etc.) – 1
Fires in Highway Vehicles (autos, trucks, busses, etc.) – 1
Fire in brush, grass, wildland (excluding crops and timber), with no value involved -2
Totals for fires- 4
Rescue, Technical, Vehicle Accidents – 10
False Alarm Responses – 1
Mutual Aid Responses – 3
Hazardous Materials Responses – 1
Other Hazardous Responses (arching wires, power lines down, etc.) – 6
All Other Responses (smoke scares, lock-outs, animal rescue, etc.) – 21
TOTAL FOR ALL INCIDENTS – 46

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