Maine fire departments struggle with staffing as calls increase, study shows
October 16, 2026
October 16, 2026
ORONO, Maine, Oct. 16 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release:
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Maine fire departments struggle with staffing as calls increase, study shows
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Forty-seven percent of Maine fire departments surveyed say they had been too short staffed to respond to some calls in the last three years, according to a statewide study by the Maine Office of the State Fire Marshal and the University of Maine.
Call volumes across . . .
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Maine fire departments struggle with staffing as calls increase, study shows
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Forty-seven percent of Maine fire departments surveyed say they had been too short staffed to respond to some calls in the last three years, according to a statewide study by the Maine Office of the State Fire Marshal and the University of Maine.
Call volumes across . . .