The Maine Forest Service said the wildfire risk is high across the southern half of the state and moderate across the northern counties.
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Augusta EMS calls on the rise, city adds 4th ambulance
The Augusta Fire Department is responding to about 100 more medical calls a month since changes were made by Delta Ambulance.
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After years of delay, Randolph on track for new fire station with $2.6 million in federal money proposed
Town officials hope to build a new fire station at 104 Kinderhook St. with more space for department vehicles, training and equipment.
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Litchfield voters approve $725K in truck purchases
New fire, plow trucks needed, town officials tell Litchfield annual Town Meeting voters.
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Christmas tree bonfire benefits Hallowell firefighters
Organizers estimate about $200 was raised for the Hallowell Firefighters Association.
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Unity officials review Fire Department’s operations following allegations of misused fire trucks
Selectmen say fire chief should not have taken the department’s ladder truck to a neighboring town for a Fourth of July parade or used a tanker truck to fill his swimming pool.
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Manchester fire chief pleads guilty to drunken driving, but charge could be dropped in a year under deal
Francis R. Wozniak, 39, has kept his driver’s license despite being charged with operating under the influence in Portland in 2020.
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Fire destroys 3-story farmhouse, kills animals in St. Albans, official says
Blaze at 180 Ballard Road on Tuesday kills two animals, possibly chickens.
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For now, only roses remain at the site of one of Maine’s deadliest fires
Seven years later, the new owners of 20 Noyes St. in Portland, who have sought to be respectful of the tragedy that killed 6 people, are beginning work on a new duplex.
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Two-alarm fire destroys barn on Cedar Street in Madison
There were no injuries, and firefighters from seven departments kept the house from being destroyed.