In 2025, fire departments serving Mapleton responded to 17 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $500K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 59% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Apr dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
68 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $1.2M cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | 21 | +75.0% | |
| 2023 | 9 | -57.1% | |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 17 | +88.9% |
For the 4 building fires Mapleton departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 15 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 | Undetermined | 8 | 53.3% | |
| 2 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | Storage: supplies or tools; dead storage | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Equipment or service area, other | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 7 | Wall assembly | 1 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 6.7% |
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 Mapleton mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 13.3% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 6.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Mapleton departments in 2025. These 5 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Major | Investigated |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $10,000 | Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $1,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 5 | $1,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Mapleton sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,707 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Smoking | 236 | 47.1 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 145 | 31.7 mi | |
| 2002 | Debris and open burning | 129 | 9.4 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 110 | 36.2 mi | |
| 2004 | Debris and open burning | 92 | 14.9 mi | |
| 2007 | Debris and open burning | 75 | 16.3 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 | 29.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 | 31.9 mi | |
| 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 59 | 13.6 mi | |
| 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 | 39.1 mi | |
| 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 52 | 26.9 mi |
Top 1 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
| # | ZIP | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04757 | 68 |
Six Maine cities with population within ±25% of Mapleton. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Mapleton.
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.