Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue

10/11/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our Open House today. It was great seeing you all.

Thank you to our volunteer firefighters and the Charlotte Fire Auxiliary for your dedication and for all the time you give to the department. Also thank you to Meddybemps Volunteer Fire Dept for helping as well.

10/11/2026

Just a reminder that are hosting our annual open house today! Stop by and check it out. See details below.

CVF&R Staff

10/08/2026

Thank you to those who attended the Stop The Bleed class tonight. Thank you to our EMS "Chief" Jessica Sawyer and her lovely assistant Doran Huckins. They did a great job teaching this life saving skill. We hope those who attended never have to use this skill but we know they are prepared if the need arises.

09/30/2026

The members of Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue miss our long time Firefighter Herb Clark and are honored his name will be added to the Maine Firefighters Memorial in Augusta this Saturday.

There isn't a business meeting or training that goes by without someone saying, "What would Herb say?" or "What would Herb do?" or if we make a mistake "Glad Herb wasn't here to see that!" We will forever be grateful for his service and dedication to this department and town. His words and wisdom will resonate with us for years to come.

We thank Eileen, Steve, Janet, Aaron and the rest of the Clark Family for sharing Herb with us for so many years. He was one of a kind and we are all better firefighters and people for knowing him.

Firefighter's from Washington County

09/30/2026

Next week is Fire Prevention week and Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue will be hosting 2 events open to the public.

The first is a Stop The Bleed class on Thurs Oct 8th at 6 p.m. Come join us as our EMS Director and certified Stop The Bleed instructor Jessica Sawyer teaches the basics of how to stop a bleed. Learn what you can do to help yourself and others while you are waiting for first responders to arrive.

The second is an Open House on Sunday Oct 11th from 1-3 p.m. Come meet your local firefighters and see our equipment, touch a truck, get some fire prevention tips and get free Hotdogs, chips and drinks while they last. Our awesome auxiliary is also bringing cookies to share. There will also be kids games. Come have fun with us!

09/16/2026

Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue will be sponsoring and hosting a Stop The Bleed class on Oct 8th. It will be taught by our very own EMS Director Jessica Sawyer.
Registration is not required but if you would like to message us on Facebook and let us know you will be attending it would help us get a better idea of how many to prepare for.
Refreshments will be provided courtesy of Charlotte Fire.

09/14/2026

08/18/2026

Today is National Volunteer Firefighters Recognition Day! This day was first recognized by Congress and President Ronald Reagan in 1984.

How do members of Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue celebrate? Well, by training of course! FF's Jessica Sawyer and Doran Huckins led this month's pump training.

I would like to take a minute to say Thank You to all volunteer firefighters for your dedication and service to your communities. It takes a special breed of volunteers to drop everything at the sound of a tone and respond to an emergency. One minute you may be at work, at your child's sporting event, sitting down for supper or snuggled into a nice comfy bed and the next minute you are at a structure fire, wildland fire, storm response, accident or medical emergency.

I need to give a special Thank you to all the Volunteer Firefighters at Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue. I couldn't ask for a better crew. You all make me proud every day. Keep up the good work and know that I and your community appreciate you today and every day.

Chief Day

08/18/2026

The members of Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue are proud to serve our neighbors, and today we're grateful for State Farm and National Volunteer Fire Council for serving us. Thanks to the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program, we received a $10,000 grant to buy much needed communications equipment. This means better safety for our firefighters and better service for you.

We were 1 of 150 fire departments across the nation and 1 of 4 in Maine selected for this grant. Thank you State Farm and National Volunteer Fire Council! We really appreciate the help.

07/21/2026

On July 11th and 12th four of our firefighters attended a basic pumps class sponsored by the Calais Fire Department through Maine Fire Service Institute. Thank you to both Calais Fire and MFSI for putting on this training.

Firefighters Jessica Sawyer, Doran Huckins, Noah Curtis and John Sawyer attended.

Tonight Noah and John led a pump training session at the Charlotte Fire Station to share some of what they learned and added their own little spin to it.

Next month Jess and Doran will take their turn to do some training with the rest of the department.

I also would like to give a shout out to Jess, John and Doran for repainting the station floor. It was a huge task but they were definitely up for the challenge.

I am super proud of all our firefighters and am so grateful for the younger ones stepping up to learn new skills. I know someday when us older firefighters start retiring we will be leaving the department in good hands. Keep up the great work!

Chief Day