Deer Isle Volunteer Fire Department

05/16/2026

We are thinking of our all the firefighters, their families and everyone else involved in the tragic event yesterday in Searsmont. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

05/04/2026

Congratulations to all the students of the District 2&3 Basic Firefighter Training for finishing with your Class A burn. Way to go Island firefighters, Bryan Jachowski, Callie Shahan and Jared Murphy.
A special thank you to the Memorial Ambulance crew for our medical coverage. We could not do this kind of training without your help.

04/25/2026

Righting of the concrete truck last night.

04/24/2026

Route 15 at the Deer Isle - Stonington town line is closed to all traffic for an extended length of time.

04/17/2026

Area fire departments Basic Firefighter car fire training.

04/09/2026

We are at high fire danger because of the wind and dry surface fuels. The state is not issuing permit for today. If you have fire that you have been left going you need to put them out.

04/05/2026

If you have any wood/brush cleanup you want to burn this spring you might want to do it soon. We are already starting to see elevated fire danger reports from the Forest Service. Yes it is still raining every other day but with the stronger warm winds things will dry out quickly. It is mostly surface fuels we are concerned with in the spring and even swampy areas have these fuels.
Permits are issued online only at https://apps1.web.maine.gov/burnpermit/public/index.html from 9am to midnight 7 days a week.

Questions about this service? Try reading our Frequently Asked Questions, or contact the Maine Forest Service at (800) 750-9777. For more information on the Maine Forest Service or the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, please visit our websites. See our website policies.

03/05/2026

At our business meeting last night we recognized three retired Deer Isle firefighter that gave many years of service to the protection of our community. Many thanks to these three for their dedication. They will be missed.
It is time for the younger members to take over and carry on the traditions.
John W**d, Billy Dammier Russell Bray totals over 100 years of training and experience.

01/06/2026

The Bonnie Billings Memorial Kids Lifetime License is the best prize we could possibly give! A lifetime fishing license prize was started by Bonnie, and now named in his honor, to encourage and promote fishing to the next generation.
We are going to handle this award the same as previous years, to encourage more youth to weigh fish. This year, each legal fish brought in by a kid 15 and under, regardless of species, size or weight, will be entered into a drawing for the lifetime license. Kids weigh-in is from 2-5pm on Saturday and Sunday, February 14 & 15.
We are looking forward to seeing all of the kids and their entries in this years Slim's Fishing Derby.
Thank you to Island Employee Cooperative for sponsoring this great prize.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone.