In 2025, fire departments serving Warren responded to 26 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $100K 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 69% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Mar dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
143 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2022. $470K cumulative property loss. 1 civilian deaths.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | — | |
| 2022 | 33 | +26.9% | |
| 2023 | 30 | -9.1% | |
| 2024 | 28 | -6.7% | |
| 2025 | 26 | -7.1% |
For the 8 building fires Warren departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 27 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 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 13 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 3 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 3 | 11.1% |
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 Warren mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 10 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 2 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 3.7% | |
| 10 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 1 | 3.7% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Warren departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $17,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $6,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Warren sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 666 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 77 | 20.2 mi | |
| 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 57 | 22.8 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 50 | 46.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Debris and open burning | 48 | 17.1 mi | |
| 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 | 39.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 35 | 26.3 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 | 35.4 mi | |
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 32 | 45.7 mi | |
| 1992 | Debris and open burning | 29 | 42.5 mi | |
| 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2001 | Debris and open burning | 20 | 38.1 mi | |
| 2005 | Debris and open burning | 17 | 31.5 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 Warren. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Warren.
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.