The Winslow Town Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday to consider authorizing the town manager to buy two used ambulances and necessary equipment to transport patients to hospitals.
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Oakland allocates $10,000 for architect to design new Town Office
The new Town Office is the last of a three-phase construction project that has already produced new police and fire stations.
Oakland Fire Department settles into new, $2.6 million station
“We have a really nice, well-thought-out facility that everyone can take ownership and pride in,” Fire Chief Dave Coughlin said.
Town of Anson receives firetruck from Massachusetts fire department
The town received the generous donation from the Newbury Fire Department, where it would have been taken out of service.
Winslow fire chief remembers captain as ‘most-loyal individual anybody could ask for’
Fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez held back tears as he stood in front of an impromptu memorial for Capt. Scott Higgins that has been erected in the conference room of the fire station.
Longtime Winslow fire department official dies unexpectedly at age 49
Fellow firefighters and town officials said Capt. Scott Higgins’ loss will be felt statewide and that he was a consummate professional who also ran a Christmas tree farm.
Maine plans to search out firefighting foam containing ‘forever chemicals’
Ultimately, the state could follow the lead of Massachusetts and other states that have launched take-back and disposal programs for older firefighting foam containing the toxic PFAS.