In 2025, fire departments serving Piscataquis County responded to 144 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $3K property loss.
Building fires lead by count. Top five categories make up about 60% of all calls.
Apr peaks. Dec dips.
837 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 136 | |
| 2023 | 244 | |
| 2024 | 259 | |
| 2025 | 144 |
For the 22 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Piscataquis County during 2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,000 | Blanchard Twp | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 23021.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Dover-Foxcroft | 4,428 | View › |
| Milo | 2,171 | View › |
| Greenville | 1,441 | View › |
| Sangerville | 1,141 | View › |
| Brownville | 1,107 | View › |
| Guilford | 1,046 | View › |
| Parkman | 974 | View › |
| Abbot | 601 | View › |
| Sebec | 548 | View › |
| Monson | 493 | View › |
| Brownville Junction | 476 | View › |
| Beaver Cove | 262 | View › |
1 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.