ZIP 04856 recorded 37 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 150 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Knox County, ME.
150 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 55 | |
| 2025 | 37 |
Apr peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04856 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 30 | 20.0% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 18 | 12.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 16 | 10.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 14 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Passenger vehicle fire | 8 | 5.3% |
For the 10 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04856 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 13 | 31.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 4 | 9.5% | |
| 3 | Other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Cooking area, kitchen | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Undetermined | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 11 | 26.2% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 12 | 28.6% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 7 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Hot ember or ash | 6 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Heat source: other | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 5 | Flame/torch used for lighting | 3 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 8 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.8% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 11.9% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04856.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockport | 147 |
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 — 150 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.