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Nine volunteer firefighters in Fort Kent donated their time and skills to improve the fire station, saving taxpayers thousands of dollars in the process.
Disaster was averted Nov. 18 when smoke detectors alerted homeowners to a fire that was ignited by a spliced-up phone charger at a Fort Kent residence.
Local volunteer firefighters and Maine Forest Service combined efforts to halt a potential forest fire in St. Francis on Monday evening.
Fort Kent Fire Department. (SJVT/FhF File photo) Fort Kent firefighters respond to grass, stove fires Jessica Potila, SJVT / FhF Staff Writer • April 14, 2021 Fort Kent volunteer firefighters have had a busy week so far. FORT KENT, Maine — Fort Kent volunteer firefighters have had a busy week so far. About 8 a.m. on Monday, April 12, 10 Fort Kent firefighters along with one engine responded to a report of a grass fire at 30 Charette Hill Road. An electrical malfunction of a utility pole caused the 6-foot diameter grass fire, Fort Kent Fire Chief Ed Endee said. A neighbor had put o...
IMG_0403 This car went up in flames on a St. Francis farm on Friday morning. (Courtesy of Cole Pelletier) This car went up in flames on a St. Francis farm on Friday morning. (Courtesy of Cole Pelletier) Firefighters respond to burning car on St. Francis farm Jessica Potila, SJVT / FhF Staff Writer • January 22, 2021 St. Francis firefighters responded Friday morning to a report of a car in flames at a local farm. ST. FRANCIS, Maine — St. Francis firefighters responded Friday morning to a report of a car in flames at a local farm. Four volunteer St. Francis Fire Department firefight...