In 2025, fire departments serving Penobscot County responded to 688 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $121K property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 44% of all calls.
Aug peaks. Dec dips.
3,778 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 627 | |
| 2022 | 598 | |
| 2023 | 980 | |
| 2024 | 885 | |
| 2025 | 688 |
For the 96 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Penobscot County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 90% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $121,000 | Bangor | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $90,000 | Orono | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 3 | $60,000 | Maxfield | Building fires | Significant |
| 4 | $50,000 | Orono | Building fires | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Newport | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant |
| 6 | $23,900 | Hermon | Building fires | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Bangor | Building fires | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Bangor | Building fires | Significant |
| 9 | $10,000 | Bangor | Building fires | Significant |
| 10 | $10,000 | Bangor | Building fires | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 23019.
8 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
| # | Name | Year | Agency | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.