In 2025, fire departments serving Limington responded to 31 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 68% of all calls.
Mar peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
160 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | — | |
| 2022* | 16 | — | |
| 2023 | 22 | — | |
| 2024 | 62 | +181.8% | |
| 2025 | 31 | -50.0% |
* Well below Limington's usual volume. That almost always means one or more departments didn't submit a full year to NFIRS, not that fires dropped, so no year-over-year change is shown for it.
For the 3 building fires Limington departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 3 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Limington mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arcing | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Radiated heat from another fire | 1 | 33.3% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Limington sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,055 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 329 | 32.6 mi | |
| 2018 | Debris and open burning | 314 | 24.0 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 275 | 27.6 mi | |
| 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 236 | 24.6 mi | |
| 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 139 | 33.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 | 46.8 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 | 31.5 mi | |
| 2000 | Debris and open burning | 51 | 40.5 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 | 23.2 mi | |
| 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 42 | 22.0 mi | |
| 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 | 47.7 mi | |
| 2009 | Debris and open burning | 40 | 24.6 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Maine cities with population within ±25% of Limington. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Limington.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.