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Maine’s wildfire threat is quietly heating up

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Scoop News DeskSpecific city/county not stated, Maine · Published Monday, September 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTCUpdated Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM UTC

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In Maine, for instance, most fires are extinguished before they surpass an acre, according to Terri Teller, a forest fire prevention specialist with the Maine Forest Service. “We’re really fortunate here in the Northeast,” Teller said. In 2024, another drought quintupled Connecticut’s fall wildfires, and one firefighter died while controlling a blaze.

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