LINCOLNVILLE — Just 24 hours after dousing a fire that had rekindled from a permitted weekend burn of debris and wood, the fire rekindled again. Lincolnville firefighters headed back toward the Hope Road Friday afternoon, Sept. 1, after homeowners there noticed fire was building again in the same area where it had been extinguished. They quickly knocked the fire down.

Fires can burn underground, especially given the dry earth and tinder-like conditions of roots. Firefighters urge the thorough dousing of fire areas with sufficient water to soak the ground.

LINCOLNVILLE — Firefighters from three towns spent a good portion of Thursday afternoon, Aug. 31, extinguishing a stubborn fire that destroyed a shed and approximated one-third of an acre of woods in Lincolnville.

Firefighters from Lincolnville, Hope and Camden rushed to Route 235 (441 Hope Road) around 1:30 p.m. to find a shed on fire and flames creeping into the woods.

Conditions have been extremely dry, and much vegetation has turned to tinder.

A permitted brush and debris fire from the weekend apparently had rekindled itself underground and then resurfaced. Given the windy weather and dry condition, the fire quickly spread.

Approximately 25 firefighters spent several hours dousing the fire with close to 12,000 gallons of water trucked over from Rankin’s farm pond, which is on the Beach Road (Route 173).

“Hope and Camden helped us a lot,” said Lincolnville firefighter Mike Eugley. “As we say in Maine, it’s wicked dry. If you don’t need to burn, don’t. If you do burn, make sure you have a garden hose and thoroughly wet it down. And do it again.”

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