South Thomaston, Maine
Fire Department

Officially accepted by the residents of the Town of South Thomaston, Maine as organized on 3 March 1953.  Originally started by Fred C. Batty when he purchased a 1922 International soda acid fire truck in 1948.  This truck was housed at his place of business and residence on Waterman's Beach Road.  Sometime after the town acquired it's own trucks, they were kept in Cliff Dennison's garage at night. During the day, they were kept outdoors. Later the trucks were kept in the garage area under the Gilford B. Butler School.  They were housed there until the current fire station was built in 1974.  On 26 March 2003 the residents of South Thomaston enacted an ordinance called the Fire Department Ordinance which the Department has been operating under since thereafter.

Our logo to the right was designed in 1987 by Janet Page, the wife of a former member.  This logo was originally used on T-shirts.  Later, it was put on the door panels on new apparatus and the 16 foot Carolina Skiff purchased since it was accepted by the members.

Regular monthly drills of the department are held the first Monday and third Monday of the month.

The Fleet

The fire department has three engines on the main line and a 16 foot Carolina skiff in it's arsenal.

• Engine #5 is a 1989 International/Middlesex 1000 GPM pumper with 1000 gallons of water and has a five man crew cab (Attack Engine).
• Engine #2 is a 1993 International/Darley 1250 GPM pumper/tanker with 2200 gallons of water (Water Shuttle/Support/Attack Engine).
• Engine #1 is a 2003 International/Rosenbauer 1000 GPM pumper/wildlands interface truck with 750 gallons of water, 50 gallons of class B foam, and 30 gallons of class A foam.  It has a remote controlled turret on the front bumper and has pump and roll capability. (Water source/Wildlands Interface).
• Squad #4 is a 2000 Ford F-350 crew cab utility truck equipped with the Jaws of Life.  This vehicle was purchased from Farmington, California Fire Department.
• Rescue Boat #1 is a 16 foot Carolina Skiff with a Honda 25 HP four cycle outboard.

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Some pictures of our former trucks

Burning Permits

Burning permits can be obtained from the town forest warden or his deputies.  Permits are issued for after 5:00 PM weekdays and for all day on weekends and holidays.  No permits will be issued if the fire danger is high.

Address

The Fire Department is located at 125 Spruce Head Road (Route 73) about a half mile from the 'Keag Store in the same building as the town office.

Our mailing address is:

South Thomaston Fire Department
125 Spruce Head Road
P. O. Box 147
South Thomaston, ME   04858-0147

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