SUN JOURNAL • April 15, 2021
A local woman burning leaves and grass that touched off a forest fire Wednesday will be issued a written warning for not having a permit, Ranger Patrick Nichols of the Maine Forest Service wrote in an email Thursday. The fire started by Karen Bailey, 70, behind her house on Pine Street spread toward her garage and eventually burned about 2 acres of forest in the heavily populated residential area. “The homeowner will be receiving a warning for burning without a permit, Nichols said. Nichols responded to the scene along with the director of the Maine Forest Service, Patty Cormier, a firefighter with the Farmington Fire Rescue Department.