Chief Cammack proposed an alternative budget at the Bangor City Budget Committee meeting last night that would keep Station 5 open. According to the BangorDailyNews article, the budget included additional funding through the Federal SAFER grant and cuts in overtime by $50,000. Station 5 would remain open and staffing would remain at current levels.

Wednesday morning started out with Station 5 responding to Old Town’s Stillwater Lumber Mill for a commercial building fire. Crews from Old Town, Orono, Bangor, Hudson, Bradley, Milford, Alton, Veazie, LaGrange, and the University of Maine were on scene. Station 5 Co.’s were mainly used as the RIT during the fire.

The photos can be found at BangorDailyNews with the thier story, WLBZ

Rescue 5 responded with Engine 1 to a fall injury at the bridge construction site of I95 and Hammond St. The construction worker sustained injuries after falling from a 19ft bridge support currently under construction. The engine and rescue crews stabalized and extricated the victim from below grade before transporting him to the local trauma center.

Photo’s courtesy of WABI News

With Central and Station 6 units already assigned to a propane leak, dispatch received a 911 call from a neighbor reporting a fire on the deck of the multi-unit building behind her residence. Eng 5 redirected from a leaking gas call, Rescue 5 responded.  Eng 6, Res 6 and Lad 1 were reassigned to the 1st Alarm also.

Eng 5, first due, reported smoke conditions visible prior arrival. Once on scene Engine 5 reported small fire, exterior wooden staircase. Single line was in operation, no extension to main multi unit dwelling. All other units released during short investigation.

 Station 5 units were dispatched to a three car MVA on I95 south bound. One driver was injured and transported by Rescue 5 from the scene. Traffic was diverted off of I95 during the incident. Full story and pictures from BangorDailyNews

River rescue training, Capt Prentiss instructing B-crew 5’s on boat and rescue swimmer ops.

Station 5 Co.’s Respond to, 1013 May St. Veazie mutual aid working structure fire.

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Station 5 Co.’s were immediately requested to the scene of a large apartment building in the Town of Orono. Before “Third Due” crews could make entry, command evacuated the building, committing to massive defensive stand. Engine 5 laid their own supply line, for master stream operations. Engine 5 crews actually used a different engine today due to ENG 5 being OOS for transmission issues. Eng 5 pump engineer supplied 1 deck gun and 2 -1″ 3/4 hand lines during operations.

After substantial time on scene, Veazie’s Ladder was repositioned to provide better support to the Main St. side. Crews from Station 5 worked some overhaul off of Veazie’s Ladder for a time.

Station 5 responding and radio traffic, ’till we get there.

Photo was captured by Bangor Daily News. E5 responded to many calls in the city for down wires and alarms during the wind storm

Engine and Rescue 5 Co.’s answered the call from Old Town, for a residential fire. Station 5 Co.’s were immediately assigned as the RIT team for this working fire. As additional Co’s arrived, Lt. VanPeursem, with Rescue 5, were rotated in for overhaul on the first floor.

First in reports had heavy fire in the attic, second floor and back half of the first floor. Crews initially made interior attacks from the first floor, but the tide turner came from Orono’s Tower. With crews pulled from the building, Tower 245 beat the snot out of it, once again giving the guys a shot at the inside. Interior crews were quick and methodical with their final blows to the fire.

Our brothers and sisters on the Old Town and Orono departments once again did a stand up job knocking this one in the teeth.

Kudos to the guys on our eastern border, sweet job.