The Maine Forest Service said the wildfire risk is high across the southern half of the state and moderate across the northern counties.

Maine Forest Rangers say the fire started as a debris burn that got out of control, quickly spreading across an open field.

The week of April 20th is wildfire awareness week in Maine.Spring is typically a time when wildfires become more likely.To define fire weather conditions, it me ...

STATEWIDE — As the snow melts across Maine, it’s revealing more than just signs of spring. Officials say what’s left behind — ...

Forest fires continued to devour wilderness and threaten ... so I didn’t bring anything with me,” said a 70-year-old woman who fled to an evacuation center set up at the Okirai Elementary ...

Massive forest fires that broke out in Ehime and Okayama prefectures on March 23 continued raging on March 26, forcing widespread evacuations and threatening a power blackout. The forest fire ...