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Administrative
The Administrative Post assists the Director in planning, staffing, and coordinating the Office's programs; administration of the county's emergency and disaster response operations; fiscal management and overseeing the county's interest.

Communications
In 1994, the Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association, in conjunction with the County Commissioners and Radiological Emergency Preparedness Committee, saw the implementation of a county-wide repeater system which is utilized by fire, ambulance and law enforcement departments. The repeater system allows for one-button paging to all departments saving time as well as having one frequency for everyone to communicate on. A complete duplication of the Sheriff's Department communication equipment is housed in the EOL.

Fire and Rescue
One of the primary missions of Lincoln County's Emergency Management Agency is the responsibility for county government's interests in fire and rescue services with the coordination of overall fire and rescue activities. Working with the Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association, training has been provided to many individuals by sponsoring Firefighter I and II classes and training with Rockland County, NY, fire departments.

Hazardous Materials
Lincoln County is charged with the responsibility for the day-to-day response to such incidents or accidents. Hazardous Materials Awareness level training is provided on a yearly basis to fire, ambulance, law enforcement and public works personnel. The EMA office chairs the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) overseeing facility plans and training.

Operations
Operations involves the response to many incidents. This responsibility is met using full-time employees with dual roles and a volunteer staff of 20 individuals.

Radiological Defense
The Radiological Defense program focuses on collecting and evaluating radiological information, and preparing for the response to peacetime and war related radiological incidents. Resources are used in planning, training, technical assistance, and providing instrumentation to support the development of radiological protecting systems. Wiscasset, the shire town of Lincoln County, houses Maine's only nuclear power plant. Training is conducted yearly and federally mandated drills are held on a bi-yearly basis.

Training
The role of the Training Officer is to provide proper instruction for any personnel involved in emergency response. This includes classes taught by Office personnel or by outside sources as needed. Training is provided in the areas of Hazardous Materials, Damage Assessment, Disaster Assistance, etc., to various response personnel in the county.