08/27/2026
This past week, firefighters from across New England came together in Scarborough for specialized training focused on Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires.
These incidents involve large, fast-moving, wind-driven fires that can quickly spread through vegetation and into neighborhoods, threatening multiple homes and structures at once. Crews trained on evacuation planning, structure protection, fire behavior, and the strategies and tactics needed to safely and effectively combat these challenging incidents.
By completing this class, these firefighters can now take what they learned back to their own departments and help teach the same strategies and tactics to other firefighters, extending the impact of this training well beyond Scarborough.
A big thank you to the IAFF for bringing this training to our area. This class was made possible through grant funding, allowing firefighters from throughout the region to receive valuable hands-on training at no cost to their communities.
We also want to extend a sincere thank you to the Scarborough homeowners who allowed firefighters to use their properties during the training. Your participation gave crews the opportunity to work through realistic scenarios in an actual neighborhood environment and made this training even more valuable.
Training together, then bringing that knowledge back home, helps make fire departments and communities across New England stronger and better prepared when the call comes.
International Association of Fire Fighters
Wells Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 4652
Lewiston Firefighters IAFF Local 785
Raymond Professional Fire Fighters IAFF L5278
Ipswich Firefighters Local 1913
