6 midcoast Maine towns consider banding together for fire protection

6 midcoast Maine towns consider banding together for fire protection

With decreasing volunteer ranks and growing equipment costs, six Lincoln County fire departments believe collaboration might be the way forward. Damariscotta Fire Chief John Roberts first shared plans for a Central Lincoln County Fire District during the Damariscotta Select Board’s Dec. 18 meeting. “Not just in our community but statewide and nationwide, there is a shrinking number of volunteer firefighters,” he said. “We’re trying to take a pro…