Fire Stations
Falmouth Fire-EMS provides emergency services from three stations which house 3 engines, 3 ambulances, 1 95' aerial tower, 1 tanker, 2 4x4 utility trucks, 1 boat with motor, 1 UTV off-road vehicle and 5 staff vehicles. Fire calls are handled by a combination of full time, part time, and call staff. EMS is performed by members from all three stations. Our three ambulances combine to run over 1,400 medical calls each year.
STATION 1
Station 1, built in 1951 and remodeled in 1991, is located at 287 Foreside Road and is first due to District 1. District 1 runs on the East side of Falmouth (commonly called Falmouth Foreside) and includes Foreside Road (Route 88) and all roads off from it from the Route 1 intersection to the Cumberland town line. Station 1 currently houses Engine 1 and is home to 2 Southern Maine Community College Live-in Students during the school year. Engine 1 responds along with EMS to incidents at the Town Landing, including assisting with Long Island transports.
STATION 2
Station 2, commonly known as Central Station, is located at 8 Bucknam Road and was built in 1976. Station 2 is first due to District 2, which starts at Route 1 at the Portland line to the Cumberland line and stretches West to Woodville Road. District 2 includes the Pleasant Hill section of town and also covers both I-295 and the Falmouth Spur (3-mile highway that connects I-295 to I-95). Station 2 is the busiest station in town and houses Engine 2, Tower 2, Ambulance 2, Ambulance 3, Utility 5 (UTV), Utility 6, Marine 7 (inflatable boat with motor), a 25-patient MCI trailer, and a highway safety trailer. Station 2 is staffed 24x7 with three full-time firefighter/EMS on Engine 2 (a Lieutenant and 2 FF/EMS) and two full-time firefighters/EMS (1 FF/Paramedic and 1 FF/EMT) on Ambulance 2. Station 2 also houses the administrative offices of the department. The administrative offices are staffed with a fulltime Fire Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, Lieutenant of Prevention, Training, and Outreach, Office Administrator and Administrative Assistant Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Station 2 also has a large training room used by the crews daily as well as a 3-story training tower that is used by the department for fire and EMS training. Engine 2 provides automatic response for fire calls to the Town of Cumberland in the areas that border Falmouth on Route 1 and Route 88.
STATION 3
Station 3, located at 44 Allen Avenue Extension, was closed in 2009, after serving as a fire station since 1935. Responses to the Pleasant Hill area are now handled by the other Falmouth fire stations with help from nearby Portland FD in the event of a reported or confirmed fire.
STATION 4
Station 4, located at 5 Winn Road covers the largest area of Falmouth. District 4 stretches West from Woodville Road to the Towns of Windham and Westbrook. District 4 includes Gray Road (Route 100) from the Portland line to the Cumberland line and also includes the school complex on Woodville Road. Station 4, built in 1980, houses Engine 4, Tank 4, Ambulance 4, and Utility 4, and also contains dorm rooms for 4 Southern Maine Community College Live-in Students during the school year. Station 4 is staffed 24x7 by 3 Firefighter/EMS (Lieutenant and 2 FF/EMS) and the 4 Live-in Students. Engine 4 provides automatic response to fire calls to the City of Westbrook in the area that borders Falmouth on Brook Road. Falmouth Fire-EMS is assisted by our neighbors in providing automatic response to fire calls near their borders as well (Westbrook FD to Brook and Mast Roads, Windham FD to Babbidge Road, and Cumberland FD to Blackstrap and Gray Roads.