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Millinocket Fire Department

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Presque Isle Fire Department

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Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"Basic Fire Fighting Technology Fire bucket, Union Fire club, Hallowell, 1801Hubbard Free Library The oldest fire dousing technology were…"

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"For pants, they wear tan overalls when fighting fires. Fire Department Ladder Wagon, Second Street, Hallowell, 1913Hubbard Free Library…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Waldo Street Fire slide show The Waldo Street Fire was, and still is, Rumford’s most serious fire."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"The 1912 building served as the municipal court (top floor), fire house (main floor) and jail (cellar)."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"1937 Dakin's Sporting Goods sold a variety of equipment, including camping supplies, sports equipment and guns.Bangor Historical Society Shep was…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Print. Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1996. Print. Arms and Equipment of the Union."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's Volunteer Fireman's Budget

"… budget, volunteer program, and daily functioning have changed over the years. The various expenses for equipment are most interesting!"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"With a gathering of antique equipment for the use of competition and display, musters were a source of games, family bonding, new friendships…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… purchased 20 new cars, the latest in passenger equipment, but potential passengers were turning to air and automobile travel."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"… of the house he built a barn for the animals and equipment he needed to manage the property and support his family."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"All of the equipment was donated and Dr. Haigis trained the personnel. Scarborough was the first town in Maine to have a rescue service, and later…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"1949Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Fire Trucks From 1931 to the mid-1950s, Scarborough was home to D.E."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Snow started his canning operation by buying equipment from a defunct corn cannery. The original brand name was Ossipee, but Snow soon began using…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… boats; more powerful diesel engines; and modern equipment, such as hydraulic pot haulers, GPS, radar, etc., enable the lobster fisherman to reach…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"So we had lots of camping equipment. So we did get our cooler out and we did get our stove out. I have a number of elderly neighbors and so we would…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… onto filled cans, and it’s believed that this process may have been the cause of serious fires at both Leavitt’s and Burnham & Morrill."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"Fire destroyed the hangar in the late 1940s and no trace of the airport remains today. Portland Flying Service, Scarborough, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… the exposed workers abandoned their effort under fire from the men in the garrison. Despite continued skirmishes with the Indians, the second…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"Employed fire departments keep their fire fighters all year round. Volunteer fire departments don’t operate the same way."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… barn, while continuing to stable horses and farm equipment also became part of a taxi and vehicle storage business established in 1926 by John’s…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… early, bring in the wood or coal and keep the fire going throughout the day. In 1938 an eight grader named Harold "Scoot" Richardson was the…"

Historic Hallowell - Communication

"The electrophone was an electronic piece of equipment that was used to produce sound. It was the first system of electronic broadcasting as well."