Chief, Roy E. Woods

The Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department has been engaged in expanding and improving the level of service our customers receive for several years now. In 1984, the department added the Ambulance Service in addition to the Fire Service, with a reduction in personnel, and the amount of calls per year has greatly increased.

The Caribou Fire Department was created in 1883 when the Town Council voted to buy Caribou's first Hook and Ladder Truck at a cost of $75.00. In 1891, the first Volunteer Fire Department was formed. The first Fire Chief was Herschel D. Collins. The first full-time Fire Chief was Donald E. Woods, in 1950.

The functions of the department are divided into four areas: Administrative, Fire & EMS Education and Training, Fire Suppression and the Emergency Medical Care including long distance transfers of our citizens, if needed.