We’ll discuss fire hazards and safety measures to be aware of this season, including dealing with Fourth of July fireworks. We’ll also talk about how people’s behavior during the pandemic has contributed to a rise in wildfires, as well as the impacts of the abnormally dry season that Maine has been experiencing.
Guests
Joseph Thomas, Maine State Fire Marshal
Patty Cormier, director, Maine Forest Service, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry
Resources
- Maine State Fire Marshal: Municipal and Plantation Consumer Fireworks Ordinances
- Maine Forestry Service Wildfire Danger Report
- Northern New England Home Fire Campaign
- Maine Fire Marshal’s Office, Forest Service Issue Fireworks Safety Tips
- Maine Forest Service fighting high number of wildfires
- Maine Forest Service lifts statewide brush burning restriction
- Fourth of July may be different this year, but fireworks are still possible
- Opinion: CMP corridor project will create new wildfire dangers in remote Maine
- Fire causes damage at Deer Isle-Stonington High School
