Who's your firefighter?

Photo by: Holly Anderson
Maine's communities rely on volunteer firefighters to respond to a variety of fires and emergencies. There has been national trend of thinning ranks, and fire departments are always seeking capable volunteers to help keep the tradition of strong, dependable fire departments serving the public. If you are interested in helping to serve your community, call your local fire department.
Meet some of your local firefighters here.
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Who's your firefighter: Curtis Bramhall
Mar 05Curtis Bramhall Department: Cushing Fire Department Age: 19 Years of service: 5 Full-time occupation: Emergency equipment sales and installs at ...
Who's your firefighter: Kate Hewlett
Jan 08Kate Hewlett Department: St. George Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Association Age: 50 Years of service: 1-1/2, EMT-B/Firefighter Occupation:...
Who's your firefighter: Ryan Fisher
Dec 24Name: Ryan Fisher Department: Camden Fire Age: 18 Years of service: Five years Occupation: Senior at CHRHS Why did you want to ...
Who's your firefighter: Ian Robertson
Dec 02Ian Robertson Departments: Rockport Fire and Maine Air National Guard (101st, Bangor) Years of service: 12 Full-time occupation: Small ...
Who's your firefighter? Chris Leavitt
Nov 11Chris Leavitt St. George Fire DepartmentAge: 33Years of service: 16Occupation? Code official for the town of St. GeorgeWhy did you want to become ...
Who's your firefighter: Gerry Harjula
Oct 22Gerry Harjula South Thomaston Fire Department Age: 52 Years with the department: 15 Why did you want to become a firefighter and what ...
Who's your firefighter: Todd Butler
Oct 08Todd ButlerSouth Thomaston Fire DepartmentAge: 50 years oldYears of service: 6Why did you want to become a firefighter and what do you like about ...
Who's your firefighter: Allen Mitchell
Sep 24Allen Mitchell Rockport Fire Department Age: 65 Years of Service: Air National Guard, 6; Rockport Fire, 29 years; total 35 years Occupation...
Who's your firefighter?
Sep 10Bryan T Calderwood, Fire Chief South Thomaston Fire Department Age: 36 Years in the department: 19 Occupation: Knox Regional Communications...
Who's your local firefighter: Eliot Scott
Aug 20Eliot Scott Owls Head Fire Department Age: 50-something Eliot Scott joined the Owls Head Fire Department to help the community in which ...
Who's your firefighter: Brandon Allen
Feb 21Brandon Allen Lincolnville Volunteer Fire Age: 36 Occupation: Public Works Department, Town of Thomaston Why did you want to become a firefight...
Who's your firefighter: Neal Bartley
Jan 02Neal BartleyRockport Fire DepartmentAge: 42Years of Service: 6Occupation: Software Engineer, IBMWhy did you want to become a firefighter and what ...
Who's your firefighter: Scott Entwistle
Dec 17Scott Entwistle Camden Fire Department Age: 20 Service: Almost a year Occupation: Student. Deputy Harbormaster Why did you want ...
Who's your firefighter: Michael Percy
Nov 17Name: Michael PercySt. George Fire and RescueAge: 26Years of service: 10Full-time occupation: Operations manager for St. George Ambulance, ...
Who's your firefighter? Jake Underhill
Nov 05Jake Underhill Hope Fire Department Age: 25 Work: Self employed, Jake G. Underhill Lawn Care and Snow Removal Time with the department: ...
Who's your firefighter: Wade Ward
Oct 15Wade M. Ward Camden Fire Department Age: 35 Years with department: 7 (Camden) Portland Firefighter Why did you want to become a ...
Who's your firefighter: Francis X. Brandon, III
Oct 02Francis X. Brandon, III Thomaston Fire Department Age: 26 Years of Service: 10 Why did you want to become a firefighter and what do ...
Who's your firefighter: Katie Vanorse
Sep 16Katy Vanorse Rockland Fire/EMS Age: 25 Years on Department: 6 (2 full-time) Occupation: Firefighter/EMT-I Why did you want to become ...
Galen Todd
Sep 01Galen Todd Camden Fire Department Age: 61 Years of Service: 6 Occupation: Managing Director, Curtis Island Partners, LLC Why did you ...
Who's your local firefighter: Caleb Emerson
Aug 14Caleb Emerson Camden Fire Department Age: 20 Years of service: 2 Caleb Emerson attributes his interest in joining the Camden Fire ...