Category: Fire & EMS

Fire Log: June 27-July 10

Fires: On June 28, Sanford Fire Department provided mutual assistance to the Rochester FD with a structure fire. On July 6, Engine 2 responded to a rubbish fire on Montreal St. Other incidents: Engine 4 was called to an arcing power line on Country Club Rd. #1 on June 28. On June 30, firefighters answered a call for a tree that had fallen onto a house on Bateman St. The following day, Engine 1 responded to a lightning strike on…

Fire Department Log: June 20-26

The Sanford Fire Department provided mutual aid with three structure fires during the week. On Monday, June 20 at 1:16 a.m., our firefighters provided assistance to the North Berwick Fire Department with a fire on High St. On Friday, June 25 at 3:25 p.m., SFD provided aid to Shapleigh firefighters with a house fire on Cross Rd. Later that day, just before midnight, assistance was provided to the Wells Department with a house fire on Ocean Ave. Sanford firefighters also…

Fire Department Log June 13-19

On Friday, June 18, The Sanford Fire Department dealt with a brush fire at Pinnacle Health & Rehab on Main St. Engines 4 and 5 were both on the scene. That same day, firefighters responded to Acton for mutual aid with a structure fire, but the call was cancelled as they neared the staging area, as the Acton Fire Department had it under control by that time. Also on Friday, firefighters rescued a person trapped in an elevator at the…

Fire Department Log

For the week ending 6/12/21 Sanford Fire Department’s Engine 4 responded to a fire on Sherburne St. June 6. The cause was homemade candles left burning unattended, which smoked and set off an alarm. Firefighters had to force entry into the apartment to extinguish the blaze and prevent a larger incident. Fortunately, no one was injured or displaced. A mulch fire on Main St. on June 7 was extinguished with a water extinguisher. On June 9, a heavy equipment fire…

Fire Department Log: May 30-June 5

There were no fires in Sanford/Springvale during the week. On May 31, Sanford firefighters with Engine 4 provided mutual aid to North Berwick for an early morning structure fire at 64 Portland St. The Department provided public service at a vaccine clinic on June 1. Firefighters and EMS responded to a report of a glider crash at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport on June 5, but no incident was located. Sanford EMS responded to six motor vehicle accidents during the week.…