ZIP 04743 recorded 35 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 159 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Aroostook County, ME.
159 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 31 | |
| 2025 | 35 |
Feb peaks. Dec dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04743 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 42 | 26.4% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 16 | 10.1% | |
| 3 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 13 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 10 | 6.3% |
For the 13 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04743 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 7 | 20.6% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 17.6% | |
| 3 | Maintenance shop or area, paint shop or area | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Wall surface: exterior | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Dining room, cafeteria bar area, beverage service | 1 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 8 | 23.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 41.2% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 5 | 14.7% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 4 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 5.9% | |
| 8 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 2.9% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04743 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 168% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $535,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 2 | $500,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $200,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $125,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $97,400 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 6 | $64,200 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 7 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $50,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04743.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Kent | 134 |
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 — 159 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.