Searsmont EMS chief to be released from hospital next week
Welcome home celebration planned for first responder injured in Searsmont fire and explosion
Published: Nov. 11, 2026 at 5:24 AM EST|Updated: 15 minutes ago
SEARSMONT, Maine (WABI) - A first responder severely injured in the Searsmont fire and explosion is being released from the hospital next week.
A welcome home celebration is being planned for Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins. Tompkins will come home Wednesday, Nov. 18, according to a post on the Town of Searsmont’s Facebook page.
An escort will start in Augusta and end with a Welcome Home Gathering at the Searsmont Fire/Rescue Station. Times have yet to be announced.
The town’s post invited community members, friends and fellow first responders to attend.
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