Fire Department

The Eddington Fire Department was organized in 1974 by the citizens of Eddington. The Department provides services to the Town of Eddington and is contracted to provide services to the Town of Clifton. The Department operates out of one station and maintains seven major pieces of equipment. This includes 2 engines, a tanker, a brush/utility truck, a non-transporting rescue, a UTV, a boat, and a traffic control/rehab shelter trailer.

The Department has three career Firefighter/EMTs, 15 paid-on-call personnel, and 1 Live-In Student from Eastern Maine Community College. The Eddington Fire Department is dispatched by Penobscot Regional Communications Center. Northern Light Medical Transport provides ambulance service to Eddington and Clifton residents. In 2023, the Eddington Fire Department responded to 551 calls.

Contact Information:

Emergency Phone Number: 911
Non-Emergency Phone Number: 207-843-5251
Address: 906 Main Rd, Eddington, ME 04428
Email: fire@eddingtonmaine.gov
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EDDINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
ACTIVITY SUMMARY
AUGUST 2024

Incidents      Current Month    Year to Date

Agency Assist
Animal Problem 1
Assist PD
Authorized Burning 2
Burst Water Pipe
Carbon Monoxide Alarm 3
Carbon Monoxide Incident 1
Chimney Fire 1
Debris Fire
Debris in Roadway
Electrical Fire
Electrical Issue 1
   EMS 43 215
Explosive/Bomb Call 1
   Fire Alarm 6
Fire/Smoke/Odor Investigation 3
Flooded Basement
Flooded Roadway
Furnace/Boiler Malfunction 1
Gasoline Spill
Good Intent 1
Hazmat Leak 1 3
Ice Rescue 2
Lock Out 1
Lost Person
Low Hanging Utility Wire
Motor Vehicle Crash 6 15 Mutual Aid (Amherst)
Mutual Aid (Aurora)
Mutual Aid (Bradley)
   Mutual Aid (Brewer) 3
Mutual Aid (Dedham) 1
Mutual Aid (Great Pond Plt.) 1
Mutual Aid (Holden) 8     40 Mutual Aid (Mariaville) Mutual Aid (Old Town) 1
Mutual Aid (Orrington) 2
No Incident Found
Outdoor Equipment Fire
Pellet Stove Malfunction
Permitted Burn 1
Prescribed Fire 1
Propane Leak
Propane Tank Fire
Public Assist
Service Call 2
Smoke/Odor Investigation 3
Smoke/Odor Removal 2
Structure Fire 1
Traffic Hazard
Trash/Rubbish Fire
Tree on House
Tree in Roadway 6
Tree on Wires 5
Unauthorized Burning 1 3
Unpermitted Burn 1
Utility Pole Fire
   Utility Wires Down 1 7
UTV Fire
Vehicle Fire
Water/Ice Incident
Water Rescue
    Wilderness Rescue 4
Wildland/Brush/Grass/Mulch Fire 2




TOTAL   60      343

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New Fire Protection Rating Could Save You Money on Insurance

We have some great news to share. The Fire Dept was reevaluated by Insurance Services Office (ISO) in 2019. We learned that as of December 2019 we have an ISO Rating of 4/10. This improves our rating from a 6/10.

Clear as mud. If not read on. Taken directly from the ISO website. “ISO's expert staff collects information about municipal fire protection efforts in communities throughout the United States. In each of those communities, ISO analyzes the relevant data and assigns a Public Protection Classification (PPC®) — a number from 1 to 10. Class 1 generally represents superior property fire protection, and Class 10 indicates that the area's fire suppression program does not meet ISO's minimum criteria.” A lot of factors such as staffing, equipment, apparatus, training, mutual aid, dispatch, and water supply are used to calculate a rating.

So what does this mean and why should you care? The ISO rating can be one of the factors considered by SOME insurers when they underwrite and set premiums for homeowners or commercial business insurance. Other factors being equal, a community with an ISO score of 4 will see lower insurance premiums than one with a score of 8. This means you should check with your insurance company to see if this change can save you money. However, many factors can influence this. If your house is over 5 road miles from the fire station your property is rated a Class 10. Even this can get complex because sometimes Insurance companies will count a fire station whom we have automatic mutual aid with (Holden, Bradley, and Brewer are closest to our town borders). A property more than 1000 feet from a fire hydrant can also see higher premiums.

If you have questions we can help. Email us at eddingtonfiredept@roadrunner.com or have your insurance company call us at 207-843-5251 if they have any questions.