Know your local services

Who answers when you call 911?

Pick a county and choose the services you want to see. This page is a simple way to learn which EMS, fire, police, dispatch, Maine State Police, and LifeFlight agencies serve communities across all 16 Maine counties.

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Maine county selector Select a county to view local EMS, fire, police, and dispatch services. Waldo County Kennebec County Somerset County Androscoggin County Knox County Franklin County Sagadahoc County Cumberland County Lincoln County Hancock County Washington County Piscataquis County York County Oxford County Penobscot County Aroostook County
Quick note: Always call 911 for an emergency. The closest available help may change with staffing, mutual aid, weather, and town contracts. This page is for learning about local services, not deciding who to call.
1 Call 911

Your call reaches a public-safety answering point.

2 Dispatch sorts it out

A dispatcher asks questions, gives instructions, and sends help.

3 Local units respond

EMS, fire, police, or rescue units start toward the call.

4 More help joins in

Mutual aid, a paramedic intercept, or LifeFlight may be added if needed.

Choose one or more counties on the Maine map to see local services.
Choose one or more counties to get started.

Select counties on the Maine map above, or use the county buttons. You can compare multiple regions at the same time.

County set

Lincoln County

Lincoln County includes Route 1 towns, long peninsulas, islands, and rural roads. Local agencies often work together across town lines.

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Lincoln County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Knox County

Knox County includes city fire-based EMS, private ambulance coverage, island departments, and countywide dispatching.

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Knox County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Waldo County

Waldo County has a regional communications center and many volunteer fire and rescue services serving both inland and coastal towns.

Regional map

Waldo County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Sagadahoc County

Sagadahoc County relies on local fire and rescue departments, municipal police, county dispatch, and regional paramedic support.

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Sagadahoc County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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York County

York County includes beach communities, inland towns, city departments, the sheriff’s office, and regional dispatch partners.

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York County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Cumberland County

Cumberland County includes Portland-area dispatching, city and island fire-rescue, suburban departments, and lakes-region towns.

Regional map

Cumberland County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Hancock County

Hancock County includes Acadia-area towns, islands, coastal peninsulas, county dispatch, municipal police, and volunteer departments.

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Hancock County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Washington County

Washington County includes Downeast towns, border communities, tribal public safety, islands, the sheriff’s office, and volunteer departments.

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Washington County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Androscoggin County

Androscoggin County includes the Lewiston-Auburn area, mill towns, lakeside communities, and rural fire-rescue coverage supported by county and municipal dispatch partners.

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Androscoggin County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Aroostook County

Aroostook County is Maine’s largest county, with long travel distances, border communities, volunteer departments, local ambulance services, and regional communications support.

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Aroostook County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Franklin County

Franklin County includes Farmington, Jay, Wilton, Rangeley-area communities, mountain towns, and rural departments that often rely on mutual aid.

Regional map

Franklin County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Kennebec County

Kennebec County includes Augusta, Waterville, Gardiner, lake communities, county sheriff coverage, regional dispatching, and a mix of city and volunteer services.

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Kennebec County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Oxford County

Oxford County stretches from river towns to mountain communities, with regional dispatching, local ambulance services, municipal police, and many fire departments.

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Oxford County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Penobscot County

Penobscot County includes Bangor, the University of Maine area, Katahdin-region towns, tribal public safety, regional dispatching, and many fire/EMS agencies.

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Penobscot County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Piscataquis County

Piscataquis County includes Dover-Foxcroft, Greenville, Moosehead-area communities, rural fire departments, sheriff coverage, and ambulance services across long distances.

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Piscataquis County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

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Somerset County

Somerset County includes Skowhegan, Madison, Pittsfield, Jackman-area communities, regional dispatching, local ambulance services, and many volunteer departments.

Regional map

Somerset County interactive map

Drag and zoom the map. Markers show listed station or agency addresses when available. Some roster-only services are placed by town.

Statewide law enforcement

Maine State Police troops

Maine State Police provide rural patrol coverage, highway enforcement, crash investigation, specialty team support, and statewide traffic safety work. This section shows the current field troops and specialty patrol units.

Statewide critical care

LifeFlight of Maine

LifeFlight of Maine provides critical-care transport for serious emergencies and hospital transfers by air and ground.

LifeFlight of Maine helicopter
Bangor

Bangor Base

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and Bangor International Airport. Supports northern/eastern Maine and fixed-wing operations.

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Lewiston

Lewiston Base

Central Maine Medical Center and Auburn-Lewiston Airport. Supports central, western, and Midcoast response.

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Sanford

Sanford Base

Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport. Supports southern and coastal Maine response.

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