ZIP 04426 recorded 94 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 590 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Piscataquis County, ME.
590 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | |
| 2022 | 94 | |
| 2023 | 173 | |
| 2024 | 178 | |
| 2025 | 94 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04426 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 122 | 20.7% | |
| 2 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 105 | 17.8% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 79 | 13.4% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 32 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 30 | 5.1% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04426 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 8 | 20.5% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Heating room or area, water heater area | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Exterior balcony, unenclosed porch | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 30.8% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 15.4% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 5 | 12.8% | |
| 5 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 4 | 10.3% | |
| 6 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 2 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 2 | 5.1% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04426 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $132,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $88,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 3 | $7,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $5,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 5 | $5,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $3,000 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 8 | $1,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04426.
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 — 590 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.