A clean towel sparked a small fire at Biddeford Central Station, highlighting the danger of oil and solvent buildup.

Town officials said Smith’s tenure made him one of the longest-serving fire chiefs in the state.

Most communities across the state say the cost of new fire apparatus has surged beyond what their budgets can support. Many report prices have more than doubled since 2020. Some say long delays ...

Maine Republicans continue to insist there was "widespread fraud" in Maine, pointing to a new federal report involving ...

Officials said the federal award will directly offset a portion of the construction costs previously approved by Sanford ...

Law enforcement officials announced Wednesday that they have recovered guns from a storage unit in Maine belonging to the shooter who opened fire at a Pawtucket hockey rink, killing his ex-wife and ...

Mutual aid was provided by numerous surrounding departments, including Gorham, Gray, Cumberland, Westbrook, Raymond, Casco, ...

Long Beach police Thursday were investigating two separate crashes Wednesday night that each resulted in the death of a pedestrian. The first collision was reported about 9:30 p.m. at Pacific Coast ...

A man was found dead Wednesday after an early morning fire at a Presque Isle house, authorities said. Presque Isle firefighters responded just before 3:45 a.m. Wednesday to 139 Ginn Road, where they ...

Police and fire department crews saved a person trapped in a submerged vehicle in December, and an injured resident was pulled from a house fire in August.

Firefighters say the towels had been washed and removed from the dryer about an hour before they went up in flames.