Keywords: Municipal Rescue Service
Item 33656
Dr. Philip Haigis, Scarborough, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1960 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency
Item 19040
Forest Service crew, Bald Mountain, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Forest Service Date: circa 1920 Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.
Exhibit
Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years
While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century
"Local rescue teams were trained to handle injuries that might occur from an invasion or bombing A look out station, with the code name Esther 74, was…"