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Updated: August 13, 2025

York County is building recovery center and first responder training facility

aerial view of two buildings under construction COURTESY LANDRY/FRENCH CONSTRUCTION A new York County substance disorder treatment center and first responder raining facility are under construction adjacent to each other in Alfred.
By Tina Fischer

Two large new health and safety facilities are under construction in Alfred, which will provide both training opportunities for first responders and treatment for substance abuse. 

The 44,000-square-foot York County First Responder Training Center will supply fire, law enforcement, EMS and dispatch personnel with state-of-the-art simulation for practical application of skills, a fitness center and classroom-based training for professional development, licensing requirements and college credits.  

The 50,000-square-foot York County Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Center is designed for comprehensive detox, inpatient and outpatient services, with a focus on care for rural communities.

The buildings are sited next to each other on 17 acres in a 100-acre parcel of county-owned land, near the county jail on Layman Way in Alfred. 

"These centers are each the first of their kind in the state of Maine and arguably the entire New England region. Our goal is not only to address emergent needs in York County, but to also serve as the hub for first responder training and substance use treatment," said Rachel Stansfield, chief advancement officer of First County Foundation, the charitable arm of York County government.

“We hope our facilities and the programs within can act as a model for other counties and states to mirror."

​York County Fire Administrator Roger Hooper added: “A training center like this has been discussed for generations. I look at this facility as providing training and education for an entire career, from recruit to retirement."

The new center comes at a time when EMS departments across the state are seeing high turnover rates.

“By streamlining training, the hope is to make it easier for potential hires to enter the field," Hooper said. 

The cost for both buildings is $44 million and is being funded through a combination of American Rescue Plan Act monies, opioid settlement funds, county reserves, charitable contributions and Congressionally directed spending.

Scarborough-based Landry/French Construction Co. is managing the build. The design team included South Berwick-based Lassel Architects and Biddeford’s Oak Point Associates. South Portland-based Sebago Technics and JSN Associates out of Portsmouth, N.H handled engineering.

The projects are expected to be completed in 2026.
 

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