While the Waterville department has employed female call firefighters since 1981, Katie Hennessey is the first woman to be hired as a career firefighter and joins a department that counts several women among its ranks.
WATERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
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Horse rescued from Pattee’s Pond in Winslow ‘very fortunate’ to be unharmed
Beau, the 13-year-old horse, had gone missing from his nearby pasture hours before Steve Nadeau, 62, of Winslow found him in the early afternoon.
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Winslow to answer Waterville fire calls for part of Saturday
Waterville firefighters to attend funeral and all calls will be dispatched to Winslow.
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Waterville mayor vetoes council vote to buy two used ambulances
Mayor Nick Isgro on Tuesday vetoed a vote councilors took last week to buy two used ambulances for $131,000 with an eye toward allowing the Waterville Fire Department to transport patients to hospitals.
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Waterville council OKs funding for two used ambulances
Councilors decided Tuesday night to spend up to $131,000 for the ambulances as a first step in a Fire Department plan to transport patients to hospitals.
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Waterville Fire Department gets OK to buy tower truck
Waterville City Councilors approved more than $1 million in fire department purchases, including a fire tower truck, a resurfacing of the fire station floor and repairing masonry at the station.
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Marijuana store, more than $1 million in Fire Department purchases on Waterville council agenda
In addition to considering a request to rezone part of 475 Kennedy Memorial Drive to allow an adult-use marijuana store there, the City Council on Tuesday will consider awarding contracts to buy a fire ladder truck, resurface the fire station floor and do masonry repair, accept a FEMA Grant for the fire department and appoint a panel to study fire services.