ZIP 04074 recorded 224 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,175 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Cumberland County, ME.
1,175 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 189 | |
| 2022 | 237 | |
| 2023 | 206 | |
| 2024 | 319 | |
| 2025 | 224 |
Mar peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04074 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 263 | 22.4% | |
| 2 | Building fires | 123 | 10.5% | |
| 3 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 83 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 82 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 76 | 6.5% |
For the 47 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04074 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 25 | 19.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 21 | 16.0% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 18 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Other | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Wall surface: exterior | 4 | 3.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 45 | 34.4% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 42 | 32.1% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 16 | 12.2% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 15 | 11.5% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 6 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 3.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 25 | 19.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04074 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 126% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $1,500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 3 | $1,236,300 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 5 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $345,227 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04074.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarborough | 1,174 | |
| 2 | South Portland | 1 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,175 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.