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The Wiscasset Fire Department provides fire protection services to Wiscasset and to surrounding communities on a “mutual aid” basis. The quasi-volunteer department has a 40-member roster that includes a mix of dedicated veteran and younger members. The Fire Station is located within the Municipal Building at 51 Bath Road in Wiscasset. The Town also maintains a fire training site adjacent to the Transfer Station equipped to provide controlled burn and incident training sessions.

The department is led by a professional Fire Chief, elected annually by its members, and paid as a part-time employee of the Town. The Fire Chief also works full time as a fire fighter for the City of Bath. Regular and advanced training is offered (and in many cases mandatory) for all members. Due to the volunteer nature of the service, one of the challenges of the department is providing adequate manpower during the 8am-5pm workday. However, the primary strength of the department rests solely with the dedication of volunteers including many Town employees such that each and every call to duty has been answered regardless of the time of day. The Town allows full-time employees to respond to fire calls during work hours placing public protection as the highest priority. Between July 2007 and June 2008, the Department responded to 145 calls. There were about 22 mutual aid calls during that time period.

Vehicles and major pieces of equipment housed at the fire station portion of the municipal complex include:

Chevy Fire Truck R1 (1978)

GMC Pickup, ½ ton PK (1988)

Pemfab Fire Truck Royale S-944A (1989)

Pierce Fire Truck E7 (1993)

GMC Pickup (1993)

GMC Fire Truck (1994)

GMC Fire Truck (1996)

K.M.E. Pumper (2008)

Fire Chief is Tim Merry

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