ZIP 04854 recorded 40 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 106 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, ME.
106 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 33 | |
| 2025 | 40 |
Jan peaks. May dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04854 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 40 | 37.7% | |
| 2 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 14 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue | 8 | 7.5% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 7 | 6.6% | |
| 5 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 5 | 4.7% |
For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04854 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 1 | 33.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from direct flame, convection currents | 1 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Multiple heat sources including multiple ignitions | 1 | 33.3% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04854.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owls Head | 101 | |
| 2 | South Thomaston | 5 |
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 — 106 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.