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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
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.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2021
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.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2021
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.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2021
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.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
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.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2021
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.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Firefighters train for time lost during pandemic
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Lisbon firefighters free woodpecker trapped in fishing line
The woodpecker had become entangled in fishing line in a tree by the Sabattus River.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2020
Three Yarmouth firefighters, police officer injured in stairwell collapse
The first responders were transporting a patient when an exterior stairwell collapsed early Friday morning.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Propane gas leak empties Mechanic Falls elementary school
School officials reported the leak was fixed before the end of the school day.
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