Erik Messerschmidt, a Cape Elizabeth native, won the Oscar for cinematography for his work on the film "Mank."

Walls of flames, fanned by high winds, roaring across drought-stricken land. That's the scene in Los Angeles now. It also happened in Maine. In late October 1947, massive wildfires swept across the state,

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A total of 20 Mainers will spend two weeks providing relief in southern California, where resources have been stretched thin due to the magnitude of the ongoing fires.

Governor Mills says two crews from Maine- consisting of eight Forest Rangers and twelve volunteer firefighters – will assist in response and recovery efforts out west for two weeks.

After providing on-site support in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene, he is going back out to help those directly effected by the devastating fires in California.

Maine is sending a team of Maine Forest Rangers and volunteer firefighters to help battle the wildfires in southern California that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least two dozen people.

No one can set any definite dates while the fires are still burning and the winds are still high, although things are moving in the right direction,' Jillanna Devine-Knickel writes.

Cian Lawlor's father was dispatched to the Palisades Fire just over a week ago and he's been working it ever since. The 11-year-old had some questions for his dad.

The reimbursement rate cutbacks would amount to about a 36% cut in Medicaid payments to some doctors, according to hospital operators.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.

The company says it has in total “nearly 3,000 people at 11 locations in Maine, Connecticut, California, Japan and China, and in remote locations around the world.”