General Office Information
| Department Location: |
2 Jordan
Way
Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107 |
| Mailing address: |
P.O. Box 6260
Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107 |
| Telephone, Non-emergency/Office |
799-6409 |
| Telephone, Emergency |
9-1-1 |
Peter Gleeson, Fire/Rescue
Chief
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Mission
The mission of the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department is to protect the lives and property of its citizens by providing the community with the best possible fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS).
In an emergency, fire department, police department, or EMS personnel need to find you in a timely fashion. Visibility of your house number is important. Please make it clearly visible from the street, as well as a contrasting color to the color of the house.
We offer free advice on the location of smoke detectors on every level of your home so that your family will receive early warning in case of a fire in your home.
We have information about "state-of-the-art" residential sprinkler systems so that you would never have to worry about losing family members or your possessions to a serious fire. These systems can be installed now for less than you pay for wall-to-wall carpeting. The money you save on insurance premiums will pay for the system over the lifetime of your home.
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Wood Stoves
Cape Elizabeth Fire Department also offers wood
stove safety inspections. These inspections will cover the proper
installation of wood stoves and information on the use and maintenance
of wood burning appliances. We recommend regular inspections by a
certified chimney inspector.
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Burning Permits
The Town of Cape Elizabeth allows open
burning within the Town boarders. All open burning within the Town of
Cape Elizabeth will be in accordance with Maine Forestry Department Laws
& Regulations.
The Public Safety Communications Center,
under the authority of the Chief of Department may issue open burning
permits to residents of the Town of Cape Elizabeth.
All applicants for permits must be the
landowner, or an authorized user of the land and at least 18 years of
age.
The applicant must provide the
Communications Center a telephone number that they can be reached at
during the open burning and after the burning, in the event of
rekindle.
Permits will be issued after approximately
0830 hours. This will allow for the Communications Center to receive
the Maine Department of Conservation fire weather report and class day.
Permits may only be issued on class 1 or 2 day, when the wind speed is
less than 10 MPH. Permits may only be issued on the day that the
burning will occur, unless the Chief of Department makes a pre-approved
exception.
Permits for the burning of brush, slash,
vegetation & wood products must be completely extinguished by 2100
hours. Permits for camp & bon fires may be permitted until 2400 hours. The Chief of Department may alter these times on a case-by-case basis.
Tools and water supply must also be
present at all sites of open burning, the Chief of Department may alter
these requirements on a case-by-case basis.
Contractors:
Contractors must have a site inspection by
the Chief of Department, Deputy Chief, or Fire Officer before any open
burning permits may be issued.
Contractors should be notified that the
Communications Center will notify the Chief of Department, Deputy Chief,
or Fire Officer of the location and he/she will make an inspection as
time permits. The Chief of Department, Deputy Chief, or Officer
performing the inspection will issue the permit and return a copy to the
Communications Center.
Change of
weather conditions:
If the weather becomes hazardous for open
burning the Dispatcher on duty will contact the permit holder by
telephone and instruct them to extinguish the fire. If the permit
holder cannot be reached the Chief of Department, Deputy Chief, or Fire
Officer should be sent to the location, and relay the instruction.
Complaints:
If a complaint is received about an open
burning site, the Chief of Department, Deputy Chief, or Fire Officer
should be sent to check the site. If these personnel are not available
an Engine Company should be dispatched by still alarm to the location. The officer on the engine should determine if the complaint is valid and
extinguish the fire if necessary.
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About the Cape Fire Department
Cape
Cottage Station
Apparatus Stationed at this Location
Cape
Cottage Station is located on Shore Road at the South Portland, Cape
Elizabeth line. Engine 1 and Engine 4 are stationed at this location.
There are 25 paid, on-call firefighters. They range from probationary
(recruits -- sometimes high school students), to Firefighter I & II
trained firefighters with hazardous materials training and driver/pump
operator training. They meet on the second Monday of each month and
train on average at least twice a month.
Town
Center Station
Apparatus Stationed at this Location
Town
Center Station is located in the center of town on Jordan Way, next door
to the Police Station. Engine 2, Engine 3, Ladder 1 and Forestry 1 are
stationed at this location. There are 30 paid on-call firefighters. They
range from probationary (recruits -- sometimes high school students), to
Firefighter I & II trained firefighters with driver/ladder operator and
driver/ pump operator training. They have a business meeting on the
first Monday of every month and train on average at least twice a month.
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Emergency Medical Services
Rescue
1 and Rescue 2 are also stationed at Town Center Station. They have 30
paid on-call members. The Rescue can provide care up to the Paramedic
Level, the greatest amount of pre-hospital care provided in the State of
Maine, and must meet state training and license requirements. They
respond to over 450 calls for emergency medical care each year. The
Rescue business meeting is held on the third Monday of each month and
they train the fourth Wednesday of each month.(To view photos of the rescue 1 and 2, please visit Town Center Station Apparatus Link)
Rescue Fees
Charge
(May 22nd, 2008)
$350 BLS Transport
$450 ALS Transport
$600 ALS 2 Transport
$400 ALS Non-Emergency Transport
$300 BLS Non-Emergency Transport
$88.00 IV Drug Administration
$40.00 Oxygen
$80.00 Cardiac Monitor
$60.00 Defib
$60.00 Endotracheal Tube
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Water Extrication Team (WET)
The Cape Elizabeth WETeam has 20 regular members
who provide surface water rescues of an emergency nature. The WETeam
also serves as a high angle rescue response team. Currently the WETeam
is stationed in the Town Center Fire Station where its equipment is
stored in a state of readiness inside the WETeam Command Van. Other
equipment consists of an 8 and 10 foot inflatable and their 18' Naiad
RHI rescue boat. The WETeam typically trains on the first Wednesday and
Saturday of each month to maintain their high level of specialized
rescue skills.
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Fire – Police
The Cape Elizabeth Fire Police has 15 regular members who provide traffic and crowd control services at our emergency scenes. Their duties include performing road closures, traffic and crowd control at public events, parade details, and road races. This unit meets once a month and trains on a regular basis.
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Open House
Twice a year CEFD holds an open house at the
Public Safety building. These open houses give the community an
opportunity to view our equipment, facilities and to interact with the
Call personnel and volunteers. These open houses are held Memorial Day
and at Christmas time featuring Santa Claus.
We are always looking for volunteers if you have
time and are interested, contact us at 799-6409.
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