ZIP 04901 recorded 275 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,630 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Kennebec County, ME.
1,630 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 248 | |
| 2022 | 289 | |
| 2023 | 480 | |
| 2024 | 338 | |
| 2025 | 275 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04901 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 258 | 15.8% | |
| 2 | Biological hazard, confirmed or suspected | 179 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 178 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 112 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | Unauthorized burning | 105 | 6.4% |
For the 73 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04901 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 25 | 18.4% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 14 | 10.3% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 5 | Processing/manufacturing area, workroom | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Exterior, exposed surface | 5 | 3.7% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 63 | 46.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 23 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 17 | 12.5% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 14 | 10.3% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 9 | 6.6% | |
| 6 | Heat, spark from friction | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | Cigarette | 7 | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Chemical reaction | 6 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 18 | 13.2% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04901 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 621% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Significant |
| 2 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $84,400 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 5 | $80,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 6 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2022 | Significant |
| 7 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $75,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04901.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterville | 1,014 | |
| 2 | Winslow | 519 | |
| 3 | Benton | 97 |
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 — 1,630 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.