ORONO, Maine, Oct. 23 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:
News Center Maine, The Portland Press Herald, WMTW News 8, WABI 5, Maine Public and the Bangor Daily News reported on a study that Alexander Rezk and Dominic Piacentini, researchers with the University of Maine's Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, conducted with the Office of the State Fire Marshal detailing the staffing shortages and rising call volumes facing fire departments across the state. "These are incredibly resilient organizations. They are coming up with creative solutions to meet their communities' needs and often with very limited resources," said Piacentini to News Center Maine. "In many cases, these local solutions are working, but they just nee...