First National Bank has made donations totaling $2,800 to fourteen Emergency Medical Service organizations in the bank’s market area in response to National EMS Week 2023.

In 1974, President Gerald Ford proclaimed EMS Week to celebrate and recognize EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation. The 49th annual National EMS Week is held May 21 through May 27, 2023.

Bar Harbor Fire Fighters Association, Belfast Ambulance, Boothbay Region Ambulance Service Inc, Brewer Fire & EMS, Calais Fire-EMS, Camden Fire Department, Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service, Mount Desert Fire and Rescue Association, Peninsula Ambulance Corps Inc Rockland Fire & EMS, Southwest Harbor Tremont Nursing Service, Waldoboro EMS, Washington County EMS Authority/Downeast EMS, and Wiscasset Ambulance Service.

“We’re honored to celebrate and support the dedication of those who provide day-to-day lifesaving services in our communities,” said First National Bank President and CEO, Tony McKim, in a news release. “Thank you for all that you’ve done this past year and every year.”

First National Bank, a subsidiary of The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNLC) is an independent community bank with 18 offices in Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, Hancock, Washington and Penobscot counties. For more information about First National Bank, please call 1-800-564-3195 or visit www.thefirst.com.