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2025 County Report

Fires in Waldo County, ME

In 2025, fire departments serving Waldo County responded to 55 fire and hazmat incidents.

39,772 residents FIPS 23027 66 cities · 5 fire depts
Total incidents
55
390 across 5 years
Building fires
3
5 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Vehicle accident, general cleanup lead by count. Top five categories make up about 64% of all calls.

55
Total Incidents
Vehicle accident, general cleanup 12 21.8%
Power line down 8 14.5%
Accident, potential accident, other 6 10.9%
Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 5 9.1%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 4 7.3%
All other categories 20 36.4%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Waldo County?

Apr peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 6
Feb 4
Mar 5
Apr 9
May 5
Jun 9
Jul 9
Aug 4
Sep 1
Oct 2
Nov 1
Dec 0
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Waldo County

390 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 41
2022 87
2023 102
2024 105
2025 55
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
100%
6
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
0%
0
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
06 How Waldo County compares

Waldo County vs ME vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

1.38
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Waldo County
1.38
ME avg
10.96
US avg
7.15
0.08
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Waldo County
0.08
ME avg
1.72
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Waldo County
0
ME avg
3.6
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Waldo County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 23027.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Waldo County

5 departments report from this county.

Frankfort Fire Department
Frankfort
FDID N2380 20 incidents 16 vol
Waldo Fire Department
WALDO
FDID N4920 7 incidents
Liberty Fire Department
Liberty
FDID N3030 1 incidents 5 vol
Prospect Fire Department
Prospect
FDID N4120 0 incidents 8 vol
Thorndike Fire Department
Thorndike
FDID N4720 0 incidents 1 paid 8 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.