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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 04217

ZIP 04217 recorded 50 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 63 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Oxford County, ME.

ZIP 04217 FIPS 23017 ZIP-level
Total incidents (2025)
50
63 across 5 years
Building fires
1
3 wildland
Wildfire risk
27
FEMA NRI · Low
Active fires
0
in Oxford County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 04217

63 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 2
2022 3
2023 1
2024 7
2025 50
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 04217?

Mar peaks. Apr dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 7
Feb 9
Mar 15
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 5
Jul 4
Aug 5
Sep 10
Oct 2
Nov 1
Dec 1
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 04217?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04217 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Power line down 11 17.5%
2 Building fires 9 14.3%
3 Accident, potential accident, other 7 11.1%
4 Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected 6 9.5%
5 Vehicle accident, general cleanup 6 9.5%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 04217?

For the 1 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
0%
0
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
33%
1
Equipment / heat source failure
67%
2
Under investigation
0%
0
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04217 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Equipment or service area, other 1 33.3%
2 Heating room or area, water heater area 1 33.3%
3 Undetermined 1 33.3%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Hot ember or ash 2 66.7%
2 Undetermined 1 33.3%
07 The biggest fires

1 fires · $5K in losses

Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04217 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.

#Property lossTypeYearSeverity
1 $5,000 Building fires 2025 Significant
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 04217

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04217.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 Bethel 54
11 Current conditions

Right now in 04217

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 63 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.