FARMINGTON — Members of the fire department interacted with more than 550 local children last week in observance of Fire Prevention Week. Several members of the department took part in Cascade Brook School Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 12. Children at the school-wide celebration had the chance to explore the cab of a fire truck […]
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Farmington begins 2018 budget process
FARMINGTON — Selectmen on Tuesday reviewed initial budget requests for town departments. Requests for capital improvements and public services total $5.76 million, a decrease of $136,882 from last year. The Police Department budget includes a $70,000 increase in personnel services, Chief Jack Peck said. He made small cuts in other areas, including fuel, to keep […]
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Farmington accepts grants for police, fire departments
FARMINGTON — Selectmen approved acceptance Tuesday of a Homeland Security grant for $13,500 to buy a rescue strut kit for the fire-rescue department. The equipment is used to stabilize larger, heavy-duty vehicles, such as buses or tractor trailers, during a rescue extrication, Captain Tim D. Hardy said. The department has one rescue strut kit it […]
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Farmington postpones hiring full-time firefighters until changes made to policies
FARMINGTON — The hiring of the first two full-time firefighters was postponed Tuesday until wording of nepotism clauses in the town’s personnel policy and the Fire/Rescue Department’s hiring policy are changed and considered by selectmen. Townspeople voted in March to approve hiring four full-time firefighters for the department. The town does not currently have any […]
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Farmington seeks firefighters
FARMINGTON — Farmington Fire and Rescue is once again seeking ways to build up its membership roster. “It is a big concern,” Chief Terry Bell said. “Every department has the same problem.” Bell placed advertisements for paid-call firefighters with the Maine Municipal Association and some media services this week. When Bell joined the department in […]
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RSU 9 directors approve use of district land to build fire training facility
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 school directors unanimously voted Tuesday to accept a proposal to use approximately 1 acre of the district’s property as a training facility to be used by firefighters, law enforcement and students at Mt. Blue Campus. The district will retain ownership of the land that is located on Seamon Road, […]
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Franklin County firefighters remember Lac-Megantic a year later
FARMINGTON — It will be a day of memories and recognition when about 20 local firefighters return to Lac-Megantic, Quebec on Sunday. Mayor Colette Roy Laroche invited the Franklin County firefighters who responded to a deadly oil train derailment a year ago to return for a commemorative mass and recognition service. In the early hours […]