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Millinocket Fire Department

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Presque Isle Fire Department

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Hose 5 Fire Museum

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Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"Letter describing the Great Bangor Fire. Bangor, Me.: Bangor Museum and Center for History, n.d. Print. Young, John."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… conflagration of 1866." (“Bangor Fire”) The fire began around 4:00 on the afternoon of April 30th in a hay shed owned by J."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"When there was a fire in Hallowell, the fire department would make a note on a bugle, which would have all the volunteer firemen go to the fire…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

"For example, the Tiger or the Cascade Hand Pump, both of which were fire fighting technology in their time."

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"The Hallowell Union Fire Club Union Fire Club, Fire Bucket, Hallowell, 1805Hubbard Free Library The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Aurora Regional Fire Museum, 26 June 2004. Web. 28 Apr. 2011. <http://www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org/handtubexpo/ handtubs_&_musters.html> "Handtub…"

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"The pictures to the left were used during the fire chief interview. Inteview with the Fire Chief, Mike Grant "

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"Later, the fire department added hand tubs to the roster which put out fires quicker and more effectively."

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

"… and firemen’s musters.The Hallowell Union Fire Club helped the community put fires out, making it a safer place to live and was a great…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"for fire personnel to declare the fire ended. In the Times newspaper commemorative interview on July 20, 1988, with Elmire Kimball, a 5-year-old…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"In 1801 the first community fire company, the Union Fire (Club) Association, was established and its rules required each member to keep ready at…"

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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Though the fire was slow moving at first, the winds whipped up and it exploded out of control. A cold front brought a wind shift, and gales drove the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… the party: there was a parade, military review, fire engine trials, a regatta, a cotillion reception for the President’s party, and illuminated…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Bangor, Me.: Bangor Pub. Co.,1976. Print. Cole, Galen, et al. The Galen Cole Family Foundation and Cole Land Transportation Museum ."

Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"In 1943, the wearing of helmets was made mandatory which made it a much safer game. These helmets, however, were only made of leather which did not…"

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

"The original hose house was replaced because it was in disrepair and wasn’t large enough to fit the equipment, horses and firemen."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"Well I must close please give me respects to all. Yours truly Fred H. Rogers *Birney is A Philladelphian) The 3 Regts were the 3d 4th & 17th In a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"In 1910 Mary investigated a fire in a New Jersey factory that killed 25 women. She wrote an article about the fire after her investigation into the…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"In Sickness and in Health Hallowell's Contribution To Modern Medicine In the years following the Revolution many trained physicians came to the…"