About the Fire Department
The Fryeburg Fire Department was started on February 28, 1887 and was at that time called the Fryeburg Village Fire Corporation. In 1961 the Village Corporation was dissolved and the Town of Fryeburg took over the fire department. In 2005 the Town voted to staff with a full time Fire Chief to help keep up with the administrative demands of the department. All of the firefighters are volunteer (pay per call) but still donate much of their time to the department. Each of the apparatus has a Captain in charge with a Lieutenant as an assistant to manage the day-to-day upkeep and operational readiness of all equipment. The department utilized 4 inch large diameter hose for water supply operations. The downtown "Village" section of town is covered by a pressurized hydrant system. In outlying areas, we utilize drafting from ponds and streams as typically seen in rural areas where water is needed for fire suppression.
The Fryeburg Fire Department now consists of two stations with Fire Headquarters at 520 Main Street. This station is where the Fire Chief has his office and also houses 2 engines, 1 tanker, 1 forestry truck, and a utility truck. Fire Headquarters is where our training classroom is located. The East Fryeburg Station at 16 Denmark Road in East Fryeburg and houses 1 engine, 1 mini pumper. There are currently 26 members, and a Ladies Auxiliary with about 6 members.
The Fryeburg Fire Department works in partnership with the Saco Valley Fire Association, located in North Fryeburg. They are the primary Fire Department for Chatham, New Hampshire and Stow, Maine. They are located in North Fryeburg and utilize the Fryeburg Fire radio frequency and paging tone.
We hold our meetings on the second Wednesday of every month and we have trainings on the first Wednesday of every month. The fire department is funded through the Town Budget. We also have the Fryeburg Firemen's Fund Inc, which is a non profit corporation that does fund raising dinners, raffles, etc. The money raised through the corporation is used to purchase equipment, gear, or vehicles for the department that we need and has saved the taxpayers a lot of money over the years. The men and women of the Fryeburg Fire Department are very dedicated and give countless hours to assist the town's people in all types of emergencies.