Campfires prohibited due to Fire Weather danger

The Fire Department is not permitting campfires due to elevated fire danger.

The National Weather Service issued the following notice of elevated fire weather danger on Friday, Sept. 19:

A very dry air mass over the area and breezy conditions will

combine with dead and dry fuels such as grass, leaves, and twigs

to create the potential for uncontrolled fire spread across

Northern and Eastern Maine today. This afternoon, relative

humidities will decrease to low levels between 30 and 40 percent.

At the same time, winds from the northwest around 15 mph with

frequent gusts to 25 mph and a few gusts to 30 mph, will continue

to dry fuels and increase fire spread potential. Wind gusts are

expected to diminish this evening with increasing relative

humidity values. However, another dry and breezy day is in store

Saturday, with just a bit less wind than Friday, but also slightly

lower relative humidities at 25 to 35 percent.