MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department received several grants in the past month, including one that provided the department with new body cameras, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon said the department received a grant through the Maine Emergency Management Agency that gave him access to nine new body cameras. Each officer will wear one. […]
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Rumford Fire Department gets air packs, hazmat gear free from state
RUMFORD — Thanks to the Maine Emergency Management Agency and Norway Fire Department, Rumford firefighters received about $60,000 worth of air bottle harnesses and hazardous materials equipment. Rumford fire Chief Bob Chase would like to put a proposal out for bids to buy air bottles a year earlier than planned. Rumford’s were scheduled to be […]
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Maine is now prepared to use a hovercraft for search and rescue missions
ROCKLAND (AP) — Maine agencies that conduct search and rescue missions say they are prepared to use a hovercraft on coastal and inland waterways during ice out this spring. A Department of Marine Resources spokesman says members of the state’s Marine Patrol and Warden Service have trained for two years to use the hovercraft in […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Spring flooding, ice jam potential remain high across Western Maine
RUMFORD — Other than Saturday’s 52 degrees, spring has yet to arrive in Western Maine, which doesn’t bode well for rivers and streams if a sudden warm-up and heavy rain occur. Although stream flows and dam levels remain low and groundwater levels are normal to below normal, the problem is a heavy snowpack taking on […]
Posted inBusiness
Maine seeking input from businesses hurt by ice storm; loans may be available
AUGUSTA — The Maine Emergency Management Agency is reaching out to Maine businesses affected economically by the major ice storm and arctic temperatures from Dec. 21, 2013, to Jan. 6, 2014. The storm and ensuing frigid temperatures caused power outages, power surges, burst pipes, ice jams and other problems in many parts of the state, […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Emergency assistance teams facing new training requirements
PARIS — New state requirements will allow highly-skilled teams from county emergency management departments to deploy anywhere in the state, but few may be willing to sign up for training that squeezes time and energy out of a limited and dwindling population of emergency responders. Last year, the Maine Emergency Management Agency issued certification guidelines for members […]