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Read Article AUGUSTA Maine is on pace this year to surpass 2020 and set a record for wildfires, a disturbing trend caused by more people letting debris fires on their properties get out of control, the Maine Forest Service said. “As of April 14 in 2020, we had 112 fires that had burned 94.7 acres,” Maine’s Chief Forest Ranger Bill Hamilton said Wednesday. “And so far this year we have had 163 fires that burned 122 acres. We’re quite a bit ahead of where we were last year.” Forest service spokesman Jim Britt said that more people are burning debris in their yards and on their properties, the result of being stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and having more time to do yard cleanup work.

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