RANGELEY — Two brothers from Connecticut were rescued Tuesday from Rangeley Lake after one of their kayaks capsized. The two were in the 55-degree water for about an hour, Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said. The younger, Mark Lovesoy, 17, was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to be treated for near hypothermia at Franklin […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston firefighter helps to tame California wildfire
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — In the wee hours Friday morning, J.P. Adams was preparing to get some snooze inside a tent pitched near Shasta National Forest. There would be breakfast in the morning, followed by guaranteed adventure for the remainder of the day. Vacation? An exotic camping trip to the woods? Not quite. For the next […]
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Art hot commodity at Bethel fair
BETHEL — Sales were brisk all day Saturday for many vendors showing their artisan wares to a steady stream of people and families at the 26th annual Bethel Art Fair on the town common. Light rain forecast to arrive sometime during the afternoon held off, despite overcast skies and a light breeze at 75 degrees. […]
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Lewiston firefighters douse tree fire
LEWISTON — Firefighters went into the woods next to the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Friday night to investigate a report of a burning tree. Crews were sent out shortly after 9 p.m. after a caller reported flames shooting 15 feet into the air from the top of a blazing pine tree near Cottage Street. Firefighters […]
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Auburn blaze more serious than firefighters expected
AUBURN — A stainless steel chimney insert was not enough to keep an old chimney from causing a structure fire Monday evening. According to Batallion Chief Dean Milligan, the 6:31 p.m. call for a chimney fire at 1769 Hotel Road sounded more like a structure fire from the start when he heard reports of flames […]
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Mexico, Rumford firefighters quickly knock down couch fire
MEXICO — Firefighters from Mexico and Rumford quickly knocked down a trailer fire Thursday evening at 10 Angie Lane. “It was basically a couch fire,” Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said. “The fire started on the couch, and when we investigated, we found that there were a bunch of clothes on it, along with an […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Paris ordinance hopes to bring more firefighters into the fold
PARIS — Town officials hope an overhauled ordinance updating the Fire Department’s regulations will help it address a growing concern that fewer firefighters are being asked to do more work. The amended Fire Department Ordinance, which trims the municipal law passed 17 years ago from 13 pages to two, clears up language for hiring employees, […]
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Family escapes from fire in Livermore Falls home
LIVERMORE FALLS — A family escaped unharmed Thursday morning from a fire that started in the ceiling of a second-floor bedroom at a house at 25 Searles St., fire Chief Tim “T.D.” Hardy said. About 30 firefighters from Livermore Falls, Jay, Livermore and Wilton responded to the 5:15 a.m. fire call. A NorthStar EMS ambulance […]
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Franklin County rescuers hike miles to reach ill South Carolina hiker
WYMAN TOWNSHIP — A South Carolina man became sick Tuesday afternoon while hiking the Appalachian Trail on Crocker Mountain and needed help, Maine Warden Justin Fowlie said Wednesday. Warden Scott Stevens responded to the rescue call along with members of Franklin Search & Rescue and NorthStar EMS medics, who hiked the 5½ miles to where […]
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F. Bussiere: Firefighters well qualified
I applaud Larry Pelletier for his comments about Dan Herrick in a letter to the editor (May 16). The issue has been Herrick’s position that while he was on the Auburn City Council, he always picked on the Fire Department for allowing firefighters to use the fire engines to shop at the local supermarket while […]