PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 22, 2020
Fire season is just starting, but Maine Forest Service rangers already have endured the second-highest fire count in a decade. The rangers have so far responded to 663 fires statewide that consumed more than 847 acres. The number of wildfires caused by campfires has increased 170 percent compared to the same period in 2019. Record dry weather in much of Maine has made for prime fire conditions.