ZIP 04473 recorded 79 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 462 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Penobscot County, ME.
462 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | |
| 2022 | 61 | |
| 2023 | 140 | |
| 2024 | 112 | |
| 2025 | 79 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04473 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 64 | 13.9% | |
| 2 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 64 | 13.9% | |
| 3 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 47 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Power line down | 41 | 8.9% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 35 | 7.6% |
For the 14 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04473 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 10 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 3 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | Closet | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Highway, parking lot, street: on or near | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 8 | Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 6 | 15.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 8 | 21.1% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 7 | 18.4% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 6 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Heat, spark from friction | 5 | 13.2% | |
| 5 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 8 | Molten, hot material | 1 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 10.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04473 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 212% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $90,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $90,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $35,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 5 | $30,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $10,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04473.
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 — 462 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.