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Homefront Peer Group Supports Significant Others of First Responders Meetings Commence Feb 23
Meetings are held on the last Sunday of each month and are designed to provide support and education significant others of first responders.
Tammy L Wells
Feb 123 min read


Construction Update Jan 2025
Construction progress for the York County Training Center and Recovery Center.
Katherine Derby
Jan 201 min read


York County, Coastal Town, Forge Famework to Tackle Beach Restoration, Resilience
York County govt and coastal municipalities are forging a framework to work together to restore beaches and protect public infrastructure
Tammy L Wells
Dec 20, 20244 min read


York County is 'StormReady'
York County EMA has been named StormReady by the National Weather Service in Gray, ready and prepared when a storm strikes.
Tammy L Wells
Dec 12, 20243 min read


York County Government Breaks New Ground with Recovery and Training Centers
York County Government Breaks New Ground with Recovery and Training Centers
Tammy L Wells
Nov 24, 20244 min read


With Wireless Alert, York County EMA Can Inform Public of Imminent Public Emergency
York County Emergency Management Agency officials have an additional way to get in touch with residents.
Katherine Derby
Oct 10, 20243 min read


Hazmat Students Learn Unique Skills with Hands-On, Classroom Training
ALFRED, Maine – The bright yellow, orange, and blue suits looked hot and uncomfortable, and the black gloves the students wore seemed...
Tammy L Wells
Sep 2, 20242 min read


County Dredge Project Progresses
‘Our communities are in desperate need of this…. to save livelihood, businesses, to save our coastal communities.’ ALFRED, Maine - The...
Katherine Derby
Aug 8, 20243 min read


Goal Achieved: Megan Arsenault is Now Certified as an Emergency Manager
ALFRED, Maine – During the COVID-19 pandemic, York County Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director Megan Arsenault served as the...
Tammy L Wells
Jun 12, 20243 min read

Request for Proposal (RFP) # YC-2024-1004178
Consultant Services for Dredging related Engineering Design, Permitting, and Contract Administration for the County of York, Maie
Katherine Derby
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Friend, father, mentor: longtime Biddeford, Sanford Fire Chief Ray Parent remembered
In June 2002 there was a structure fire on Drake’s Island in Wells, in a spot where older summer cottages are pressed close together on...
Tammy L Wells
Apr 19, 20245 min read


York County Comes Together as Damaging April Storm Wreaks Havoc on Grid: Emergency Officials, Communities, Residents Pitch In
YORK COUNTY, Maine – The heavy, water-laden snow that fell on April 3 and 4 wreaked havoc on the electric grid in every municipality in...
Tammy L Wells
Apr 10, 20245 min read


FEMA, U.S. SBA Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Wells
Folks with Jan. 9-13 storm damage encouraged to drop by, register WELLS, Maine - York County residents and business owners whose...
Tammy L Wells
Mar 31, 20244 min read

York County Warming Shelters Open - Sunday, March
YORK COUNTY WARMING SHELTERS OPEN It's cold outside, but you don't need to be. If you lost power or just need to get warm for other...
Katherine Derby
Mar 24, 20241 min read


Sunday storm made it a triple whammy on the coast - Communities reeling from January storms now cope with damage from a third
ALFRED, Maine – Another king tide peaked just before noon on Sunday, March 10, swamping and fracturing roadways, destructing sand dunes,...
Tammy L Wells
Mar 13, 20244 min read

Public Notice
Department of Homeland Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Availability of a Draft Supplemental...
York County Maine Government
Mar 8, 20243 min read

York County Staff Spotlight - Scott Gagne
Scott Gagne Training and Response Coordinator YCEMA (York County Emergency Management Agency) Where did you grow up and go to school? I...
Tammy L Wells
Feb 21, 20242 min read

York County Emergency Officials Plan for Major Coastal Flooding
ALFRED, Maine – York County Emergency Management Agency (YCEMA) is issuing a public advisory in response to the threat of major coastal...
Tammy L Wells
Jan 11, 20241 min read


York County Staff Spotlight - Chris McCall
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, York County Emergency Management Agency Where did you grow up and go to school? I grew up mostly in...
Tammy L Wells
Oct 30, 20232 min read


YORK COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS EXPECT 'SIGNIFICANT' IMPACT FROM LEE
YORK COUNTY, MAINE - Rain and wind will impact all of York County – inland to the coast, likely starting sometime Friday night and...
Tammy L Wells
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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