FIRE DEPARTMENT
John Duross, Chief
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f:207-282-8203 jduross@sacomaine.org
Fire Department
Inside City Hall: The Fire Department
The Saco Fire Department was organized in 1834. The department has 3 stations: Central station built in 2009-2010, is located on North Street. Today it houses three class A pumpers, one ladder, one brush truck, two rescues, two service vehicles and a rescue boat.
The North Saco station was built in 1974 on the Rocky Hill Road. It houses one class A pumper.
The Camp Ellis station was built in 1993. It is located on the Bayview Road and houses one class A pumper.
Personnel include a career force of 35 and a call force of
42. We cover an area of 37 square miles, with 3 miles of ocean and 8 miles of the Saco
River. We serve a population of about 18,500.
WHAT'S NEW? New station wins design award
The newly built Central Fire Station is cited in Fire Chief Magazine's 2011 Station Style Design Awards. 12/02/11
New equipment photos
We've posted updated photos of our apparatus in the city's photo gallery. To see the images, just click on the "Apparatus" link on the left-hand navigation bar to see the photos. 12/14/09
Saco Fire Department in action
Below are some images showing the Saco Fire Department in action. For a complete gallery of Fire Department images, See our photo gallery
GIS MAPPING
You can now research property lots through the city's Geographic Information System (GIS) maps. Just follow this link. Note: This will take you off the City of Saco website.