ZIP 04468 recorded 88 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 634 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Penobscot County, ME.
634 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 199 | |
| 2024 | 131 | |
| 2025 | 88 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04468 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 127 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 111 | 17.5% | |
| 3 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 72 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 50 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 27 | 4.3% |
For the 11 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04468 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 11 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 5 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 6 | Storage room, area, tank, or bin | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 7.0% | |
| 8 | Conveyor | 2 | 4.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 25.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 25.6% | |
| 3 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 6 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 4 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | Heat from undetermined smoking material | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | Candle | 1 | 2.3% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 1 | 2.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04468 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 0% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $80,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 2 | $45,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 3 | $40,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 4 | $25,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $15,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $4,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $3,500 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04468.
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 — 634 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.