Forest Service welcomes newest rangers
By Kathy McCarty
Staff Writer
MASARDIS — The Maine Forest Service welcomed two new forest rangers — Carson Hartman and Chris McIntyre — during a swearing-in ceremony held in December. Hartman’s duties will keep him on the ground patrolling the Clayton Lake area of Aroostook County, while McIntyre’s job will be as a pilot based out of Ashland.
Photos courtesy of MFS
CARSON HARTMAN and his wife, Angela, posed for a photo following Carson’s swearing in as one of the newest rangers with the MFS.
CHRIS McINTYRE and his wife, Jill, are pictured the day Chris was sworn in as one of the newest members of the Maine Forest Service.
Hartman, a 2005 graduate of Fort Kent High School, earned a bachelor’s degree in child development and family relations from the University of Maine at Orono in 2010. Prior to joining the MFS, he worked as a social worker for Aroostook Mental Health Services from 2010-13.
He married Angela (Norsworthy) of Presque Isle in 2012. The couple currently reside in Fort Kent, where his mother and step-father, Paula and Roland Charette, and sister, Heather Smith, also live. Hartman’s father, Hugh Hartman, lives in Saco.
Hartman is currently recovering from a broken elbow he sustained during the ice storm that hit the region a few weeks ago but hasn’t let that slow him down any and is now back on the job following surgery to repair the damage.
Originally from Nashua, N.H., McIntyre is a 1990 graduate of the University of New Hampshire and recently retired as a major in the United States Air Force after 23 years of service. Flying both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, he has logged over 4,000 flying hours as an instructor and decorated combat rescue pilot. His journeys have taken him throughout the world and included four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
McIntyre currently lives in Presque Isle, with his wife, Jill, daughter and two dogs.
“Both Carson and Chris make great additions to the MFS. We’re glad to have them,” said William Greaves, regional forest ranger, with the MFS, noting William Hamilton, chief forest ranger, with the MFS, was on hand to congratulate the men.
