Portland Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 740

Portland Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 740 The Portland Prof Fire Fighters IAFF Local 740 is the labor union of the Portland Maine firefighters

08/27/2026

This shows how much Dolly Parton was loved. Flags all over the country, including in Maine, like at the Ladder 4 Company fire station on Allen Avenue in Portland, have been lowered to half staff.

WGME CBS 13 News, Portland
FOX23 Maine

Dolly Parton

08/26/2026

Nearly 25 years ago, after coming off shift on 9/11, FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller, assigned to Brooklyn Squad 1, heard on his scanner of a plane crashing into the North Tower. FF Siller returned to his station to grab his gear and drove to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, where he found the entrance closed for security reasons. With 60lbs of gear on his back FF Siller raced on foot through the tunnel to the World Trade Center.

FF Stephen Siller was one of 343 FDNY firefighters who died in the line of duty on 9/11. His story is one of bravery, determination and selflessness, and it is also the story that inspired the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization that continues FF Siller's legacy by helping the families of fallen first responders and military veterans.

Please join us next Saturday at Payson Park for the Tunnel to Towers 5K Walk & Run to honor the life of Stephen Siller and help raise money for this wonderful cause.

You can sign up or donate here: https://runwalkportland.t2t.org/Race/ME/Portland/TunneltoTowers5KRunWalkPortlandME

08/25/2026

Earlier today, the Portland Fire Department was dispatched to a Weymouth Street property for an automatic fire alarm indicating water flow. Upon arrival, crews discovered that a kitchen fire had been extinguished by a single fire sprinkler head.

Fortunately, no one was injured, and damage was limited to minor water damage in only two units.

This incident is another powerful example of how quickly and effectively residential fire sprinkler systems can control a fire—protecting lives, limiting property damage, and giving occupants valuable time to escape.

08/24/2026

In the summer of 2023, a third of the fire engines owned by the fire department in Kansas City, Kansas, were unusable. Five of 15 pumper trucks were out of commission, and the department was waiting on parts from the manufacturer. So Kansas City fire officials went on a nationwide hunt for trucks. B...

08/24/2026

On a summer night in 1866, a single stray firecracker set off one of the most destructive urban fires in New England history, and it reshaped an entire city almost overnight.

The Great Fire of Portland began on the Fourth of July when a firecracker ignited a boat builder's shop near the waterfront. Fanned by strong winds, the flames spread rapidly through the mostly wooden downtown, eventually destroying more than a thousand buildings, including homes, churches, businesses, and much of the city's commercial core. Thousands of residents were left homeless in a single night.

In the years that followed, Portland rebuilt with an emphasis on brick and masonry construction to prevent a disaster of that scale from happening again, permanently reshaping the look and layout of the city's downtown that still stands today.

Has a disaster ever completely reshaped the look of your hometown the way this fire reshaped Portland? 🔥🏙️

08/22/2026

We remember Private Walter Webster, who on this day in 1932 died in the line of duty. Private Webster joined the department as a substitute Callman in 1901, was appointed a regular Callman in 1903 and was appointed a permanent member in June 1923. He was assigned to Ladder 5. Private Webster, Badge #32, died from an apparent heart attack suffered while working at Box 2-814, a 2-alarm structure fire at 2B Monroe Place. He was 56 years old.

For his supreme sacrifice he is remembered, and in the dedication and courage of all our active and retired members, and all firefighters past and present, his spirit lives on.

08/22/2026

The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) unanimously voted to censure — or publicly reprimand — Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), saying she “turned her back” on the…

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