Maine Memory Network

Fire Tower bottom. Garland, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Garland Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Garland Media: Photographic print

Garland Fire Tower on High Cut Hill, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Garland Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Garland Media: Photographic print

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.

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.

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Presque Isle Fire Department

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