Cumberland County, ME Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)

There is no Cumberland County wildfire zone map and no Maine statute that designates parcels as 'high fire hazard severity' zones triggering vegetation-management or construction-hardening duties. Instead, the Maine Forest Service (Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry) operates a daily Fire Danger Rating System producing five classes — Low, Moderate, High, Very High, and Extreme — derived from the National Fire Danger Rating System. When fuel moisture, wind, and relative-humidity conditions warrant, the Maine Forest Service in coordination with the National Weather Service issues a Red Flag Warning, which automatically suspends issuance of new burn permits and revokes outstanding permits in the affected counties under 12 MRS § 9324. Cumberland County's mixed coastal, forested, and suburban geography means Red Flag days typically occur in spring (March–May) before green-up and in dry fall stretches. The Maine Forest Service's Gray Region office covers Cumberland County and dispatches forest rangers. Municipalities are free to add stricter local burn rules under home-rule authority but cannot relax the state framework.