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News: Maine Forest Service: Maine DACF

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Dry conditions persist with Maine on pace for record fire season

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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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Dry conditions persist with Maine on pace for record fire season

Dry conditions persist with Maine on pace for record fire season
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Dry conditions persist with Maine on pace for record fire season

Dry conditions persist with Maine on pace for record fire season
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Maine Forest Ranger receives Silver Smokey Bear Award

Maine forest ranger receives nation’s highest award for wildfire prevention
At Tuesday s Silver Smokey Bear Award event, Gov. Mills also proclaimed April 18-24 as Wildfire Awareness Week in Maine
Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine)
Published: 7:47 PM EDT April 13, 2021
Updated: 7:48 PM EDT April 13, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine At a Blaine House Ceremony Tuesday, Maine Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner Amanda Beal presented Maine Forest Service Ranger Specialist Kent Nelson with the Silver Smokey Bear Award, the highest national honor one can receive for outstanding work and significant program impact in wildfire prevention.
Nelson is one of two people to earn this national recognition in 2021, according to the DACF. This is the first time since the 1990s that a Mainer has won the award. ....

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