And on June 2, 17 newly minted Emergency Medical Technicians graduated from a 16-week program offered by York County Community College and held at York County Regional Training Center in Alfred. The EMT course began in early January, with four hours of classroom work and eight hours of hands-on training in the lab each week and are now eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs certification exam.

U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) stopped by the York County Regional Training Center Wednesday, May 27 for a tour, to see firsthand the facility York County government built largely with federal ARPA funds, county money, grants, and Congressionally Designated Spending that makes exactly that sort of training possible.

The drill tower is among the key components of the York County Regional Training Center – the new multi-discipline first responder center for instruction off Route 4 in Alfred. It was used for fire instruction on that sunny, brisk spring day, but its function is broad.

Senior Safety Fair York County Regional Training Center 79 First County Way, Alfred, ME Friday, March 13, 2026 8:30a - 12:30p

The decades-long dream of a centralized location for all manner of first responder training is now a firm reality.