ZIP 04224 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 175 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Oxford County, ME.
175 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2023 | 36 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04224 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 51 | 29.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 36 | 20.6% | |
| 3 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 17 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 8 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 7 | 4.0% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04224 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Conduit, pipe, utility, or ventilation shaft | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Wildland, woods | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Corridor, mall | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 15 | 41.7% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 13 | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 5 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 3 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.6% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 13.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04224 across 2021–2025. These 5 fires alone account for 168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $38,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 4 | $14,700 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $1,000 | Fire in motor home, camper, recreational vehicle | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04224.
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 — 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.