30-Acre Wildfire Burning Along Canadian Border Down East

30-acre wildfire burning along Canadian border Down East

There is no threat to the public at this time, but the Maine Forest Service expects to be on scene in Baileyville over the next week.

Crews work to contain Down East forest fire

Firefighters on Monday continued to work to contain a forest fire in the Down East town of Baileyville. As of midday Monday, Maine Forest Service rangers estimated the Track Fire covered 30 acres and was 20 percent contained. “Crews are currently working on installing saw lines and a hose lay. A dozer line was constructed overnight and a burnout operation was conducted to clean up the fire’s edge,” the rangers said in a Facebook post. A forest f…

Maine Forest Rangers work to contain Washington County wildfire

The blaze, known as the Track Fire, was first reported Sunday at roughly 21 acres with no containment, Maine Forest Rangers said in a social media post.