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Chief Brian Stockdale of the Lewiston Fire Department stands Thursday afternoon in front of the new substation on North Temple Street that next month is to replace the current one around the corner, on Sabattus Street.
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LEWISTON The new fire substation, a long-planned replacement for the Sabattus Street station in Lewiston, is nearing completion.
If all goes to plan, members of the Fire Department staff will make the move around the corner to North Temple Street in July, where the $4.7 million substation was built this year.
The Lewiston Planning Board announced Thursday it will hold its meeting Monday at the North Temple Street site, to include a tour of the new station.
Jun. 9—LEWISTON — A resident of a College Street apartment building was rescued early Tuesday by firefighters who responded to what is believed to be a cooking-related fire. Fire Chief Brian Stockdale said Tuesday in a statement that his units were dispatched to 40 College St. at about 3:09 a.m. for a reported building fire. When they arrived, firefighters found "heavy fire" coming from the .
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Dovon Drake receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Thursday from Lori Rice of United Ambulance at the wellness shelter at the Ramada Hotel in Lewiston. Ten residents age 50 and older were vaccinated. “The majority of our guests are under 50,” shelter supervisor Megan Parks said, and will eventually be vaccinated. United Ambulance, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and the Lewiston Fire Department are working together to reach those who may not have the resources or access to larger vaccine sites. “We are trying to fill the gaps,” Lewiston Fire Chief Brian Stockdale said.
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Dovon Drake answers questions from Lori Rice of United Ambulance on Thursday before Drake receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the wellness shelter in Lewiston. “The majority of our guests are under 50,” shelter supervisor Megan Parks said.
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LEWISTON An independent analysis of the Fire Department suggests a series of changes, including modernizing its administrative and promotional structure, expanding training and addressing a less-than-ideal dispatch call time.
The 134-page report, presented to the City Council on Tuesday, lists 37 recommendations that could bring sweeping changes to the department if implemented.
At its core, the report suggests that the department shift from an “industrial model” of management, with a rigid chain of command, to a “high-performance” organization that better utilizes younger and skilled staff on its roster.
According to the report by the Center for Public Safety Management, the department “is excellent at firefighting but has not adopted other core competencies that modern fire departments perform.”