High school students gear up for firefighting careers

At a time when recruiting and retaining firefighters has grown increasingly difficult, officials believe high school fire science programs are part of the solution.

Boxes are piling up at Maine businesses, creating safety problems

South Portland firefighters worry about stores that have boxes in aisles and blocking exits and not enough workers to move them.

Maine’s firefighter shortage obscured by rural ‘ghost stations’

Bowdoin, Thorndike and other communities list active departments, but they’re only a firefighter or two away from being unable to respond.

As nation prepares to mark 20 years since 9/11, vivid images remain for central Mainers of the fateful day

From teachers and students to first responders, local people shared their memories of the terrorist attacks two decades later.

State EMS regulators agree to give more time for some personnel to get vaccines

Fire and ambulance officials warned Monday the state's vaccine mandate will lead to an exodus of firefighters and EMS personnel from already stressed staffs.

Why aren’t there enough firefighters in Maine?

Call volumes are up, department ranks are thin, and leaders are sounding the alarm for local solutions.

Firefighters often silently suffer from trauma and job-related stress

Firefighters are hailed as heroes and pillars of strength, bravery and courage. But the daily stressors and traumas of their jobs take a heavy emotional toll that largely goes unnoticed by the public.

Firefighters train for time lost during pandemic

Lisbon firefighters free woodpecker trapped in fishing line

The woodpecker had become entangled in fishing line in a tree by the Sabattus River.

Three Yarmouth firefighters, police officer injured in stairwell collapse

The first responders were transporting a patient when an exterior stairwell collapsed early Friday morning.