Maine Fire Service Institute
Department of Southern Maine Community College

The MFSI team has produced our updated SMCC/MFSI Strategic Plan, which has been accepted by Southern Maine Community College’s administration. On Friday, June 4, this plan was reviewed and adopted unanimously by the SMCC/MFSI Advisory Committee. After such an unpredictable 2020-2021 Fiscal Year, we feel it is important – now more than ever – to… Read more »

We are sharing the following informational document (available as a PDF here) with support from the Maine Bureau of Labor Standards in an attempt to stop the spread of misinformation surrounding EVOC programs. We also aim to help all EVOC candidates be successful in these courses, and to assist Maine fire departments in training their… Read more »

In July of 2017, following several years of collaborative research, the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission released their comprehensive report on Regional Live Fire Training Facility Needs. In 2020, after the successful passing of LD 1845 and implementation of Public Law, Chapter 444, Section 3, 20-A MRSA § 9004, Maine’s fire service community began the… Read more »

We are excited to announce that Paul Froman will become our new Maine State Weekend Program Coordinator! Paul is a career firefighter/paramedic currently going on twelve years of service with the City of Biddeford. He has over seventeen years of fire service experience, and has served in various roles in both career and volunteer departments…. Read more »

Winter is coming… we appreciate everyone’s continued patience and support as we gear up for the colder months! As of November 1st the following water use training props will be winterized and out of service until April 1st 2022, weather permitting: Car Fire Prop System 64 Propane Prop Fire Extinguisher Prop Live Fire Training Trailer… Read more »

Dear Maine Fire Service Community,   In light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak threatening fire departments in York County, MFSI is limiting prop and equipment delivery on a case-by-case basis within York County. This is in order to protect our Support Services staff so that they can continue to provide service to unaffected areas of… Read more »

MFSI has recently updated our certification procedure for non-MFSI deliveries of the Fire Instructor I & II program. This new policy, which went into effect January 1, 2020, is designed to ensure that instructor trainers meet the qualifications set forth by NFPA professional standards. A memo that was distributed to Municipal Fire Training Program Coordinators… Read more »

APRIL 2, 2020 MFSI has worked in collaboration with Maine EMS, Southern Maine Community College EMS Program, and the Maine Department of Labor / Bureau of Labor Standards to produce an informational flyer regarding the use of structural PPE and SCBA during known or potential SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 patient interactions by Fire Department-based Emergency Medical Service agencies. … Read more »

We here at MFSI feel that it is important to share the following information with code officials and local fire chiefs, as we were recently notified that the NFPA codes listed below have been updated. One item of importance is with respect to the NFPA 1 2018 Fire Code as it now addresses Marijuana facilities… Read more »

As we’re sure many of you have heard, recent reports have highlighted a public safety & environmental concern raised by the use of Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) during fire suppression and fire fighter training. Please see the flyer below, produced in collaboration with several other Maine agencies, for more information. A PDF version… Read more »