York County Maine - Part 2
Kennebunk
PD - ?155.?? - PD Website
FD - 33.70 - dispatched by PD -
Central FS - Washington Hose FS
L100 - ?1995 Emerg One RM 100' 3 axle
Wash Hose - ?1990 Pierce FCC 4 dr
per ?7/4/99 SME - FD going to UHF freq soon
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Kennebunkport
PD - ?155/XXXX
FD - 33.70 - dispatched by PD -
Village FS - Wildwood FS - Cape Porpoise FS - Goose Rocks Beach FS
Goose Rocks Beach FD Website
Cape Porpoise Beach FD Website
EMS - Kennebunkport EMS Website
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Kittery
PD
FD - 154.19 - dispatched by PD - 2 stations
9,000 pop - 70 vols - Kittery - E1 - 1983 Mack 1250/750 - R1 - 1988 Chev FWD
Kittery Pt Sta - 26 vols - E5 - 1975 Maxim 1500/750 - WT6 - 1987 Chev/3D - 750/2500
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Lebanon -
PD - by SO - local PD was disbanded in ?1994 by local voters
FD - 460.55R - dispatched by County - Lebanon FD New Website - Lebanon FD Old Webpage
1453 - ?1990 Volvo 3 axle SCC ?2 dr E
Blaisdell Corner Sta - ?1960 FWD/IH SCC 2 dr
Ambo by Frisbee Hospital ALS from Rochester NH with FD first rsponse
6/19/99 - house fire at 0700 on a Saturday in clear weather got E1 + E6 + C1 on the air within 4 minutes - then Sqd 1, E3, E5, Res 1 - Milton Eng 2 has 460.55R radio - County talks on different base then Lebanon units for some strange reason - 2 Rochester E + Berwick Super Tanker also called - Acton E + WT covered E Leb Sta - was a furnace problem - use 4" hose - "Lebanon Engine 1" etc - 14C1 - 14C3 - 14C4 are officers
6/10/99 The Sanford News - 359 of 3803 registered voters passed 16 of 17 budget referendum items at ?Town meeting - ballots used (?not a normal New England procedure) - $7,000 for Frisbie Mem Hosp ambo service - $11,700 for York County Dispatch for fire and rescue dispatch services - $185K for trash transfer station ops - $150K for summer road repairs - $185K for winter road maintenance - $1600 for E911 maintenance - $5K for wiring changes required to install an emergency generator - $72K for purchase of new equipment and operating expenses for the Lebanon FD - $14K for purchase of new equipment and operating expenses of the Lebanon Rescue Squad (First Responders and ?Extrication)
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Limerick -
PD - by SO
FD - 460.55R - dispatched by County - ?453.85 local channel - 1 station - run ambo
L1 - received from Portsmouth Navy Yard FD in Oct 1998 - is 1974 ALF FCC 2 dr CM 85'
E5 - ?1991 Ford FCC 2 dr TM
E3 - ?1976 Ford Lousiville 2 dr SCC
460.55R radio traffic - 7/7/99 - 1200 is Chief - 1240 - 1220 - Limerick Rescue 1 - Limerick Eng 3 - Limerick Eng 2 - Channel 5 ?repeater is OOS ?due to lightning
March 2000 - recently got 1 fulltime ff/EMT who works week days
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Limmington -
PD - ??by State Police and/or Sheriff
FD - dispatched by ??? - have ?3 stations - Central + East + ? - ?still on 33.86 as of 6/99
E1 - 3 axle eng/tanker ?1990 Pierce FCC
Ambo 160 on 160.20R dispatched by Gray State Police
3000 pop - 21 vols - 3 stations
Sta 1 - Rte 25 - E1 - 1991 Pierce 1000/2500 - Sqd 1 - 1978 Ford E350 with Jaws
Sta 2 - Rte 117 - E2 - 1979 Ford F700 750/1000
Sta 3 - Rte 117 - in South limington - E3 - 1978 GMC 1000/1500
"Limington Engine 1" has a 460.55R radio - 7/7/99
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Lyman -
PD - by ?SO + ?MSP
FD - by Goodwin Mills FD (see)
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Newfield -
PD - by SO
FD - 460.55R - dispatched by County - 1 new station - 2 old stations - 3E - 1Tanker - 1 Forestry - expect new E ?Fall 1999
E2 - ?1986 ?Chev 2 dr SCC 1K/1K
E?1 - 1964 Ford SCC 2 dr
WT1 - ?1960 Chev SCC 2 dr 2K gals
Forestry 1 - 1945/1996 Military 6X6 800gal
?E3 - ?1976 Mack FCC
Utility 1 - ?1986 Dodge small rescue (former Sanford ME)
Ambo -seperate BLS amb sqd located at fire station - 460.55R dispatched by County - new maxi Ambo on road ?4/99
460.55R radio traffic - 7/6/99 - 13C1 13C2 13Eng2 13Utility1(aka Newfield utility 1) 13Tank1 - have Ch4 also
March 2000 - getting 2 new E - all streets now have street signs in preparation for eventual activation of E911 system - Newfield FD gets $1000 per year + $250 per call to respond to incidents in parts of Parsonfield
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North Berwick - PD and Rescue dispatched on 154.995R by County Dispatch - 159.09
FD - dispatched on 154.19 by County Dispatch
E1 - ?1970 IH SCC
E4 - ?1990 Ford FCC 4 dr (2 dr box)
?Large Electronic Manufacturing plant in town?
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Ogunquit - seceeded from Wells in ?1981
PD - ?155.04 - PD Website
FD - 33.70 - 154.445 - dispatched by ?PD - 207/646-5111 Fire Emerg # - lots of websites - 1 - 2- ?union website also?
E5 - Mack FCC
E1 - 1989 Pierce Arrow FCC 2 dr 1500/1000
E3 - 1983 Hahn/Boyer 1500/1000
L1 - 1980 Mack CF/LTI 106' RM
A1 - 1993 Ford/AEV
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Old Orchard Beach -
Public Safety Dept webpage - Website
PD - 155.???? - PD Website - dial 911 for PD per 6/99 website info
FD and Amb dispatched on 154.25 by PD
E1 - 1993 FL/Central States SCC 1250TM/1000
Squad 1 - 1989 Ford/Emerg One 300/200
L1 - 1975 ALF 100'RM
E3 - 1978 Mack 1500/1000
7800 pop - big amusement park type waterfront town - 7 fulltime + 30 vols - station at 136 Saco Ave
FD Website as of 11/4/99 - 4 staff in station at all times - 3FT (at least 1 is a paramedic/ff) + 1 PT EMT - backed up by 30 vols
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Parsonfield -
PD - by ?MSP or SO?
FD - has no FD - is covered by Limerick, Porter/Keezar Falls (see), and Newfield (see)
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Porter -
PD - ?by SO or ?MSP
FD + EMS by Keezar Falls FD + Sacoppee Rescue - in 1999, York Co Comm Center began to dispatch Sacoppee Rescue (who have ?3 ambos)
March 2000 - Keezar Falls has new large fire station - Keezar Falls receives $25,000 per year to cover large areas of Parsonfield
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Submarine Repair Yard
PD -
FD - ?2E + ?1L + ?1R
EMS - ?
40 fulltime - station at Bld 29 at Sicard St
E1 - 1986 Pierce 1000/750
Web Page
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Ross Corner FD - see Shapleigh
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Saco
PD - ?156.21 - FD Website - as of 6/99, has 1997 runs info and a little more
FY99 City Budget per 6/99 city website - PD $1.7 million (up 22%) - FD Central Sta $650K - FD North Sta $17K - FD Bayview Sta $19K - Ambo $532K - Building Inspectors $113K - Hydrants $175K - Lifeguards $16K
27 fulltime fire dept members + ?50 vols
Central Sta - Thornton Ave - E1 - 1986 Mack/WLF 1000/500 - E3 - 1980 Mack/F Power 1000/500 - L1 - 1977 Maxim 100'RM - R1 - 1990 Ford/McCoyMiller
North Sta - Rocky Hill Rd - E6 - 1997 FL/Central States 1250/2500
Camp Ellis - Bayview beach - built in 1993 - E2 - 1991 Mack/American 1250/750
Saco Military FD - this is a private industrial plant that produces guns
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Sanford - 25,000 pop
PD - 159.75/155.31R - dispatch self
Sanford PD Website - per 6/99 website info - dial 911 for emergency help - dispatcher will tone F + A while talking to caller - 911 calls are traceable
FD - 460.525R - 453.175R - dispatch by FD or PD - 3 stations - ?fully paid FD -
Central FS - South/Airport FS - Springvale/North FS
E1 - ?1998 ?Emerg One 4 dr TM
Amb - ?1999 box on van chassis
E4 - ?1998 FCC 4 dr
E6 - ?1980 IH SCC 2 dr
L1 - 1972/92 ALF 2 dr RM 100'
L2 - 1988 KME/Hahn LTI 106'RM - ?big problems with rig - used as ?reserve L at South FS
1992 - 43 fulltime staff + 60 vols - 3 stations - E4 and E6 are 1988 KME 1000/500 - R1 is a 1992 Ford/Road rescue
?Cyro/?Cyr Industries has own fire brigade
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Shapleigh
PD - by SO
460.55R - FD and Amb dispatched by County
E - ?1998 FL SCC 2 dr
?E2 - ?1986 ?IH SCC 2 dr / Maineline ?1K/?1K
WT - ?1980 Chev SCC ?2,000 gallons
Ross Corner FD - near Newfield line - 460.55R dispatched by County - ?E551 + ?E561 - ?1960 IH E + ?1950 E as of 1995?
6/10/99 The Sanford News - dial 324-1111 for emergencies - in the fall of 1998, the local E-9-1-1 addressing committee assigned physical addresses to all structures in Shapleigh
6/10/99 The Sanford News - Burning Permits can be obtained from Duane Romano at the Shapleigh Corner Store and from Fire Warden Steve Fiske at 636-1553 and from Fire Warden Steve Abell at 247-5073
7/7/99 460.55R radio traffic - EMS call at Box 280 16th Street Loop - 9/10 mile off Goose Pond Rd - Driver 75 - 1B18 - 1A1 - 1Ill - 1Basic21 - dispatcher is not duplex if on seperate repeater from mobile unit (the 2 rptrs clash)
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South Berwick -
PD - ?local - 7/99 - sharing police chief with B erwick now
FD - ?154.19 - 154.385 6/21/99 testing paging system on ?primary channel
E1 - ?1998 Pierce FCC TM
E3 - 1976 IH SCC 2 dr 1K/1K (retired ?1998)
E4 - Ford FCC 2 dr
Tank 1 - 3 axle ?1990 ?Kenilworth 2 dr SCC ?3K gals
Forest 1 - open jeep
1992 - 5800 pop - 38 vols - station at 8 Norton St - E1 - 1988 Emerg One 1000/1000 - E4 - 1980 Ford/Pierce 1000/1000
Ambo - S Berwick Rescue Website
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Waterboro -
PD - by SO
FD - 460.55R - dispatched by County - 3 stations - run 2 ambos - until ?1997 ran their own dispatch on 33.86
521 - ?1990 Pierce FCC
E3 - 1998 Ford/Emerg One SCC 2 dr at North Station
WT - ?tractor trailer at North Sta
1992 - 1990 Pierce Dash 1250/1000 - 1974 Ford/Thibault 750/500
7/7/99 radio traffic on 460.55R - Waterboro Eng 2, Tank 3, and Eng 3 to fire in Limerick
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Wells
PD - 155.10R - 6/99 - fire calls are announced on this channel - EMS1 + FD to bld alarm on Rte 1 N - ?no fire or EMS units heard
FD and Amb - dispatch by FD or ?PD - 453.95R - 33.70
1992 info - 1988 merged Beach + Corners + North + East FDs - now 7 FT + 60 vols -
Central Sta - Rte 1 at Wells Corner - E2 - 1988 EmergOne 1250/1000 - E3 - 1976/90 Ford 750/1000
High Pines Sta on Rte 109 on North side of town - vols - E4 - 1986 Emerg One 1250/1000 - E5 - 1982 Ford/Farrar 1000/2500
Rte 9A Station - vols - E7 - 1978 Ford/Middlesex 750/750
E1 - 1993 HME/Central States 1250TM/1000
per 7/?4/99 SME - FD going to UHF freq soon - heard on 453.95 in ?Aug 1999
March 2000 - 1 ff now lives at Highpine Sta
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West Buxton FD - see Hollis
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York - 14,000 pop
PD - local
FD - dispatch by self or PD - ?3Ft + ?60 vols
Village FS - Beach FS
York FD Website - 158.88/154.265R by August 1999 per website 6/99 - 154.265R on air PL173.8 per NEFFN@onelist.com ?12 FEB 2K
York Beach FD Website
York E5 - ?1970 ALF FCC 2 dr
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see the Webpage of Southern Maine Fire news for the latest incidents and photos of rigs and fires
Also see The Saco Bay Hot Spot for fire info - Saco Bay Hot Spot
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911 is being implemented in 1999 - ?statewide - Newfield got new street addresses in ?1/99
6/10/99 The Sanford Times - the first 10 PSAPs will be online by July 2000 and the last by July 2001 - several months ago Bell Atlantic and the Maine Emergency Services Communications Bureau signed a contract to put this project in high gear - town's local E-9-1-1 Addressing Committees assigned physical addresses to all buildings in the Fall of 1998
March 2000 - E911 has not been turned on yet
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Sources - ?1992 Maine Red Book - my notes - local newspapers - websites
Last Updated - 25 Feb 2000
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