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PublishedOctober 9, 2022
Maine Observer: Doing my bit to fight the fires of 1947
I was drafted to help the fires that ravaged parts of the state, but we had no idea of what was in store for us.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2022
U.S. takes emergency action to save sequoias from wildfires
The trees, the world’s largest by volume, are under threat like never before.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2022
Europe broils in heat wave that fuels fires in France, Spain
That toll comes on top of the hundreds of heat-related deaths reported in the Iberian peninsula, as high temperatures have gripped the continent in recent days and triggered wildfires from Portugal to the Balkan region.
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PublishedMay 13, 2022
Crews closer to containing brush fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountains
The fire, reported Monday, has led to the closure of part of the Appalachian Trail.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Fire danger high across most of Maine
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement Thursday, saying that extra caution should be taken.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
Waterville woman set fires at downtown Colby College construction site, police say
Alisa Carey, 21, of Waterville, was arrested Monday night on arson charges after police found several fires at the construction site of Colby College’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2021
Maine woman dies after a food smoker in her garage catches fire
The fire that killed a 74-year-old woman was started accidentally, the fire marshal's office says.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Record-breaking California fire grows; Montana blaze threatens towns
Some 100 large blazes are burning across 15 states with historic drought conditions.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2020
70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows
Powerful winds across the state prompted power cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Three dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California
The fires trapped firefighters and civilians behind fire lines in Oregon and leveled an entire small town in eastern Washington.
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