Keywords: Extinguishers
Item 98785
Red Comet fire extinguisher grenade with wall mount holder, Waldoboro, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1900 Location: Waldoboro Media: Glass, metal, chemicals
Item 98612
Pyrene fire extinguisher, Waldoboro, 1953
Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: 1953 Location: Waldoboro Media: Brass
Exhibit
Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island
Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford
"… years to overcome, in addition to an ever deepening city debt that administration after administration would work to extinguish. Read more...."
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924
"… and many worked with fire fighters in helping to extinguish the flames. No escapes were made. The State of Maine, No."
