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2025 County Report

Fires in Lincoln County, ME

In 2025, fire departments serving Lincoln County responded to 124 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $200K property loss.

35,466 residents FIPS 23015 72 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
124
597 across 5 years
Building fires
17
18 wildland
Property loss
$350K
$200K structure · $150K contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected lead by count. Top five categories make up about 57% of all calls.

124
Total Incidents
Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 19 15.3%
Building fires 17 13.7%
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 12 9.7%
Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire 11 8.9%
Power line down 11 8.9%
All other categories 54 43.5%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Lincoln County?

Jul peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 8
Feb 9
Mar 8
Apr 12
May 12
Jun 7
Jul 18
Aug 14
Sep 16
Oct 6
Nov 14
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Lincoln County

597 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 67
2022 106
2023 124
2024 176
2025 124
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 17 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
64%
7
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
27%
3
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
9%
1
05 The biggest fires

1 fires · $200K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses in Lincoln County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.

#Property lossCityTypeSeverity
1 $200,000 Boothbay Harbor Building fires Significant
06 How Lincoln County compares

Lincoln County vs ME vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

3.5
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Lincoln County
3.5
ME avg
10.96
US avg
7.15
0.48
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Lincoln County
0.48
ME avg
1.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Lincoln County
0
ME avg
3.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Lincoln County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 23015.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Lincoln County

4 departments report from this county.

Waldoboro Fire Department
Waldoboro
FDID H4930 73 incidents
Damariscotta Fire Department
Damariscotta
FDID H2000 58 incidents
Wiscasset Fire Department
Wiscasset
FDID H5250 44 incidents 45 vol
Dresden Fire Department
—
FDID H2130 16 incidents 2 paid 18 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in ME

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 MERCR-FY19-RX-Dean Tito 2019 FWS 10
2 Pooler Farm RX 2024 NPS 9
3 Brave Boat Harbor 2016 FWS 7
4 EASTMAN STREAM (OX COVE) 2010 FWS 7
5 MERCR-FY19-RX-Houston Field 2019 FWS 6
6 ROCKY BROOK 2011 PRI 6
7 Saint Croix Island RX 2021 NPS 2
8 MERCR-FY19-RX-Days Landing 2019 FWS 1
9 Jordan Pond RX 2024 NPS 1
10 Flye Farm RX 2024 NPS 1

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.