Greenfield ATV crash causes serious injuries and ignites wildland fire

Written By Maine Environmental News

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 15, 2026

An ATV crash Friday left a rider with life-threatening injuries and sparked a small fire in Greenfield, according to the Milford fire and rescue department. After the crash the ATV came to rest against a tree and caught fire, igniting a roughly quarter-acre wildland fire that crews quickly extinguished. The rider was taken to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

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