ZIP 04538 recorded 6 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 16 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Lincoln County, ME.
16 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 6 |
May peaks. Jan dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 4 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04538 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 13 | 81.2% | |
| 2 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 3 | Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined | 1 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 1 | 6.2% |
For the 4 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04538 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 2 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 50.0% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backfire from internal combustion engine | 2 | 100.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04538 across 2021–2025. These 1 fires alone account for 100% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04538.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boothbay Harbor | 15 | |
| 2 | Boothbay | 1 |
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 — 16 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.