Last Updated December23 2009
Links to Southwest Harbor Agencies
US Coast Guard Helecopter lands at the
SW Harbor Fire Staton helo pad
to drop
off Senator Susan Collins and Admiral Thad Allen.
Click
on the above picture for more
Check out your Fire Fighters doing their fire prevention visits!
Check out the New Junior Fire Department Page
For great information about the Southwest Harbor Fire Departments Junior FireFighter program!
Selectmen set new rules for using the meeting room at the Fire station
On the 24th of July 2009, the Board of selectmen established a formal policy for the use of the meeting room at the fire station. To see the complete policy, click HERE
Fire Department Recieves Gift of Ladder Truck
The Town of Mount Desert and the Mount Desert Fire Department passed
on to the Fire Department its recently retired Ladder Truck. The 1981
American LaFrance 75 foot Quint style truck started its career in Hillsdale
Michigan. When it was replaced the truck found its way to Northeast
Harbor in 2001 where it was credited with being a major contributor
for containing the damage to multiple Main street buisnisses to just
3 buildings during July of 2008 and then again in the same location
during January of 2009. Having been relieved of duty by a 2009 Ferrara
Quint, The veteran ladder was bequithed to Southwest Harbor for its
use. "The fires on main street in Northeast Harbor was the closing
argument to the desperate need for ladder service in Southwest Harbor
" Chief Sam Chisholm says. " When you look at both of our
communities, the similarites will scare you when you realize what happend
in Northeast could just as easily happen in our own town. By having
this truck as part of our fleet, we now have a head start on containing
anything that may strike rather than having to wait up to a half hour
for a mutual Aid ladder to arrive. I cannot express enough my gratitude
to the Mount Desert Selectemen and Fire Department for their generosity
and concern for adequate Fire Protection for our town."
Burning Permits
Burning Permits are being issued for the Town of Southwest Harbor. To obtain a permit, visit the Public Safety Dispatcher at 250 Main Street. Click the above link for more info about the burning permit system.
The Fire Department has responded to 81Calls for assistance in 2009
Dispatchers
log
Check out the link above for what emergency and public service calls the Fire Department has been busy with.
View the year of 2008 in pictures
For the Department Members
> Ladder 102 is in service as second due for all calls except Vegitation and MVA's/Rescues.
>Click Here for the updated department running card
Upcoming Training
October 29 2009
Fire Association
Board of Directors Meeting
November 5, 2009
Dept Business Meeting
Voting on New Members
Fire Shelters & Rescue
Blankets. Lt. Thomas
F/F L. Brown
November 19th 2009
Tactical apparatus placement (Chief Martel)
