Durham Fire & Rescue

What Durham Fire & Rescue does

Durham Fire & Rescue is a municipal fire and rescue department within the Town of Durham, Maine government. It provides fire suppression, emergency medical response, rescue operations, fire prevention education, and community safety programs to the residents, businesses, and visitors of Durham, Maine. Service delivery is routed through the 911 emergency dispatch system, and the department operates as a single-jurisdiction, single-country (USA) provider with no international footprint. As a municipal government service, it does not charge residents directly; instead, it is funded through town taxes and annual municipal appropriations approved at the Annual Town Meeting and overseen by the Select Board.

There is no commercial product, proprietary technology platform, or technology stack disclosed in the available data. Core technology is unspecified, no proprietary software or AI/ML capability is documented, and no APIs, integrations, or applications are in evidence. The department's external communications are conducted through the Town of Durham official website (durhammaine.gov), Facebook (townofdurham), and YouTube (@durhammaine), and the general contact channel is [email protected] with phone lines (207) 353-2561 and (207) 353-5367. No headcount, revenue, certification, or ownership data beyond municipal governance is available.

The business model is a tax-funded municipal appropriation model rather than a commercial revenue model. There are no customers in the traditional commercial sense; the served population is a captive geographic constituency, and "purchasing power" is exercised through municipal budgeting and elections. No pricing models, GTM motion, sales channels, partnerships, M&A activity, funding rounds, or investor base exist. The department is a single sub-unit of the Town of Durham government, with no subsidiaries, parent company, or distinct legal entity of its own.

Name

Durham Fire & Rescue

Legal name

Town of Durham, Maine

Website

https://durhamme.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Durham Fire & Rescue is the municipal fire and rescue department of the Town of Durham, Maine, providing fire suppression, emergency medical response, rescue, and fire prevention services to the town's residents, businesses, and visitors through the 911 dispatch system, funded by municipal tax appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Rescue Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical response
• Rescue operations
• Municipal emergency services
• Public safety services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Durham Fire & Rescue is a municipal fire and rescue department serving Durham, Maine, delivering fire suppression, emergency medical services, and rescue operations to local residents, businesses, and visitors. The department operates as part of the Town of Durham government, funded through municipal budgets rather than direct user fees, and provides public safety and fire prevention education programs to the community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Portland Fire & Rescue: Municipal fire and rescue department serving Portland, Maine. Directly comparable as another Maine municipal service delivering fire suppression, EMS, and rescue under city-government funding for a single jurisdiction.
• Brunswick Fire Department: Municipal fire department serving Brunswick, Maine. Comparable as a similar Maine town fire service delivering the same core emergency-response functions under local-government funding.
• Augusta Fire Department: Municipal fire department serving Augusta, Maine. Directly comparable as another Maine municipal fire and rescue service operating under town funding for the same public-safety mandate.
• Cumberland Fire Department: Municipal fire department serving Cumberland, Maine. Comparable as a similar small Maine town fire service operating under identical municipal-funding and service-mandate structures.
• Topsham Fire Rescue: Municipal fire and rescue department serving Topsham, Maine. Comparable as a similar small Maine town service providing fire suppression, EMS, and rescue under local governance.
• Bangor Fire Department: Municipal fire department serving Bangor, Maine. Comparable as another Maine municipal fire service with similar funding model and identical service offerings (fire, EMS, rescue).

Others

• NFPA (National Fire Protection Association): National standards-setting body for fire protection. Not a service provider, but the primary industry organization whose codes and training standards shape how municipal fire departments like Durham operate.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@durhammaine
• Facebookfacebook.com/townofdurham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/durham-fire-and-rescue

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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