Portland Maine Fire Department

06/03/2026

Today marks the final shift for Deputy Chief Kevin McGuire. At 0800 tomorrow morning, DC McGuire will officially retire from the department after serving the City of Portland, Maine for over 31 years.

Chief McGuire joined the department in May 1995 as a firefighter and paramedic. He was promoted to lieutenant in March 2001, where he served many years on Munjoy Hill. He was promoted to captain in January 2015 and promoted to deputy chief in April 2019 and has served as the shift commander on Platoon 1 since.

In addition to shift work, Chief McGuire has served many additional roles on the department and his contributions over the years are innumerable, including serving on the cadre of many drill schools, and being an instrumental part of EMS instruction and operations.

Please join us in thanking DC McGuire for his hard work and dedication to the city and the department and wish him a happy and healthy retirement!

05/31/2026

Please join us in congratulating Nate Kinney on his promotion to lieutenant, effective today. Lieutenant Kinney joined the department in April 2019. He was most recently assigned to Engine 5, Platoon 1. He will be temporarily assigned to the Pool on Platoon 1.

Congratulations Lieutenant Kinney on this well-deserved promotion and thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to the City of Portland, Maine.

05/30/2026

MedCu 6 is currently providing coverage at Scarborough's Oakhill Station during Scarborough, Maine Fire Department's Annual Awards Banquet. The department is happy to help provide coverage to their town to allow their on duty members to attend today's ceremony. Earlier this year, Scarborough Fire, along with several other mutual aid departments, helped provide coverage to the city of Portland during our annual Awards Ceremony.

05/29/2026

We're 3 months away from this year's Tunnel to Towers 5K Run and Walk to benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation!

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation does amazing work for first responders and their families. For example, in the wake of the recent Line of Duty Death of Boston Firefighter Bobby Kilduff, the T2T organization will pay off his family's mortgage and help pay for his children's college tuition. This is what this foundation does all across the country every year. (Read more here: https://www.wcvb.com/article/tunnels-to-towers-foundation-mortgage-bobby-kilduff/71413223).

Join us on August 29th for a great event for a great cause! Register here today: https://runwalkportland.t2t.org/

05/28/2026

Last weekend several department members were honored by the Portland Sea Dogs for their charitable work with the Portland Flames! Firefighters Miller, Rubio, Greenlaw and Densmore were honored before last Saturday's game along with many other area first responders as Portland Sea Dogs Hometown Heroes.

Please join us in congratulating Firefighters Miller, Rubio, Greenlaw and Densmore and thanking them for all their hard work and dedication to the community!

05/27/2026

Today marks the final shift for Lieutenant Todd Zsiga, who tomorrow morning will officially retire from the Portland Fire Department with over 28 years of service to the City of Portland, Maine.

Lieutenant/Paramedic Zsiga joined the department in April 1998. He was promoted to lieutenant in March 2014. He will be spending his final shift on "The Rock," where he has been assigned for over 8 years now.

Lieutenant Zsiga will continue his career in the fire service as the new chief for the Kennebunkport Fire Department.

Congratulations Lieutenant Zsiga and thank you for your dedication, hard work and service to the department and the city of Portland.

05/27/2026

We are proud of our members and the entire firefighting community in Maine for coming together as always in the wake of the tragedy in Searsmont earlier this month.

An especial thank you to our members with the Portland Firefighters Children's Burn Foundation for all their continued hard work, care and dedication.

Five of the 12 people who were injured in the fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont were still being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland as of Tuesday. Behind the scenes, the Portland Firefighters Children's Burn Foundation is assisting their families by providing them with meals and housing so their loved ones can stay close during their recovery in the hospital. FULL STORY ⬇️

05/25/2026

Please join us in congratulating May's Employee of the Month, Captain Karlton Jones. Captain Jones joined the department in August 2012, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in November 2020 and captain in March of last year.

Captain Jones has spent the last year assigned to Peak's Island and was recently reassigned to the mainland to Central as the Captain of Engine 5.

Congratulations Captain Jones and thank you for your hard work and continued dedication to the department and the City of Portland, Maine .

05/23/2026