Engine 1 – 2000 International Pumper Truck – 1,250 gpm pump, 1,000 gal. tank; 20 gals. Class “A” foam, 1,250′ LDH, generator and lights
Engine 2 - 1970 Dodge 4×4, 350 gpm pump, 300 gal. tank, back tanks, forestry tools. This truck is designed for fighting brush fires. It is small and highly maneuverable, and able to get equipment and a limited amount of water to off-road sites quickly.
Engine 3 – 1990 Dodge 4×4 mini-pumper, 350 gpm pump, 250 gal. tank, extrication equipment, traffic control signs, generator, lights, 500′ 2.5″ supply line. This small, versatile fire engine is sent to almost every type of incident, including all automobile accidents and fires.
Tanker 4 - 1991 Autocar – 1,000 gpm pump, 3,100 gal. tank, 1,500 gal. porta-tank, 1,000′ LDH. This tanker truck has one of the largest water capacities of any fire truck in southern Maine.
Engine 5 – 1985 Spartan, 1,500 gpm pump, 1,000 gal. tank, 1,000′ 4″ LDH, generator and lights. This is our other pumper truck. Until our new fire station is built, it is kept across the Kennebec River in Richmond.
Squad 1 - 2000 Ford E-350 – Ambulance converted to a squad to haul traffic signs, cones, cold water suits, lights and some extrication equipment. Also used for firefighter rehab at scenes.
Rescue Boat - 16′ Maritime Skiff used for any water emergency.
Engine 6 – 1996 Pierce – 1,500 gpm pump, 1,000 gal. tank, 1,000′ LDH, miscellaneous equipment. We recently acquired this impressive truck from the Town of Wiscasset. Originally put in service in W. Nyack, NY, it is the most sophisticated apparatus on the Dresden Fire Department. It was purchased for less than $17,000 through a surplus equipment program, but is in excellent shape.
Jewett Station (Sta. #1) – Jewett Station is located in Dresden Mills near the intersections of Routes 27 and 127. It houses the office of the Dresden Fire Department, as well as Engine 3.
Pownalborough Station (Sta. #2) - Pownalborough Station is located in the western part of town, at the intersection of Routes 128 and 197. It houses most of our equipment. This station will become part of the new Dresden Fire Station, approved by the voters at the June 14, 2008, Town Meeting.
