GRAFTON TOWNSHIP — The nearly 10-acre woods fire off North Road near Silver Stream and Success Pond was fully contained as of Wednesday night, according to Newry Fire Chief Bruce Pierce. Crews are working on the many hot spots in the center of the 8- to 10-acre blaze, he said. “The reality is that these […]
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Albany Township woods fire draws nine departments
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from six departments spent Thursday morning finishing dousing a woods fire off Patte Brooke Road that was discovered Wednesday after apparently smoldering for several days, Greenwood Fire Chief Al Curtis said. Nine fire departments responded over a 20-hour period Wednesday and Thursday to the blaze that burned two to two-and-a-half acres. Curtis said neighbors near the […]
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Firefighters battle woods fire in Starks
STARKS — More than 50 firefighters from 15 departments battled a woods fire off Route 43 on Wednesday morning on the Industry line. The fire burned about 4.2 acres, Industry Fire Chief Kevin Gurney said. It was reported at 10:51 a.m. One firefighter was injured when he slipped on a rock and landed on his […]
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About 75 firefighters, forest rangers douse Chesterville woods fire
CHESTERVILLE — About 75 firefighters from nine departments and the Maine Forest Service worked into the night Wednesday to put out a woods fire that burned about 4 acres off Borough Road, Assistant Chief Conley Gould III said Thursday. A forest ranger in a Maine Forest Service helicopter spotted the fire and reported it at […]
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Firefighters, rangers squash underground fire near Rangeley
SEVEN PONDS TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from several towns and forest rangers fought a woods fire Saturday on Cow Ridge, north of Rangeley in Franklin County. The fire is believed to have started by a lightning strike about a week ago and traveled underground along the roots, Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said Monday. The […]
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Firefighters battle woods fire in Hartford
UPDATED 7:26 p.m. HARTFORD — A fast-spreading fire blazed through 23 acres of woods off Labrador Pond Road Saturday. It took several hours for Maine Forest Rangers and firefighters from nearly a dozen towns to get the fire under control, due both to weather conditions and the fire’s remote location. “It’s dry; the relative humidity […]