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Eleven of Maine’s 16 counties are identified as rural, according to the federal government, meaning approximately 40 percent of the state’s residents reside in a rural county. A member of the Rural News Network, The Maine Monitor regularly covers rural issues — including dedicated coverage of Franklin, Oxford, Somerset and Washington counties.
FEATURED STORY:
Maine’s firefighters rarely fight fires. Instead they’re answering medical calls.
In 2022, just 4.5 percent of calls that came into Maine fire departments were for fires. Seventy percent were for medical assistance.
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