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Buxton Fire-Rescue 185 Portland Road Buxton, ME 04093 Office (207) 929-3099 Fax (207) 929-3076

Chief Nathan Schools, EFO Deputy Chief Jeremy Redlon Deputy Chief Jason Grant

Deputy Chief Jamie Grant Department Website: www.buxtonfr.org Deputy Chief Michael Mirisola

Buxton Board of Selectmen

February 28, 2018

185 Portland Road Buxton, Maine 04093 Board of Selectmen: It is my pleasure to submit the 2017-2018 Annual Report on behalf of the Officers and Members of Buxton Fire-Rescue. During calendar year 2017 the department responded to more incidents than in 2016.

Calendar Year

Emergency Calls

Overlapping Calls

Aid Given

Aid Received

2015 2016 2017

1,012 1,068 1,107

177 (17.49%) 199 (18.63%) 197 (17.84%)

93

20 24 52

104 131

A continual discussion that we have with stakeholders is the amount of time that the department relies on automatic and mutual aid resources to handle emergency calls. One of the specific issues is the department’s inability to appropriately staff a second medical call. Our budget allows staffing of our primary ambulance in Groveville with two cross trained Firefighter/Paramedics, however provides only one cross trained Firefighter/Paramedic at the Bar Mills Station during day time hours. Due to this staffing plan we have been unable to handle a majority of second medical calls. During 2017, Buxton responded to 113 second ambulance calls, 76 of which the department was unable to handle without assistance from mutual aid departments. We will continually work to cross train volunteers and add staff to appropriately answer these important emergency calls. During the annual town meeting held in June 2017, the voters approved the purchase of a new fire engine, ambulance, cardiac monitor and power stretcher. The fire engine is housed at Bar Mills Station and replaced a failing 1989 fire engine from the same station, pictures of the new truck are below.

WORKING TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND FIRST RESPONDERS

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