Fire Department

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Referendum vote on new fire station scheduled for February Residents will be asked to vote on a new fire station on February 9. You can learn more about the need for a new station, by clicking on the video link above, or by by following this link.

The Saco Fire Department was organized in 1834. The department has 3 stations:
Central station built in 1936, is located on Thornton Avenue. 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 two class A pumpers.
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 17,000.

WHAT'S NEW?
Special election, Feb. 9, 2010
City voters will be asked to decide on a $6 million bond issue for the construction of a new fire department.
12/22/09

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
We've posted a photo slideshow of Saco firefighters in action over the years. To see the show, follow this link. Please note, this may take a few minutes to load.