ZIP 04937 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 282 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Somerset County, ME.
282 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Jan peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04937 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 112 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 23 | 8.2% | |
| 3 | Unauthorized burning | 20 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 12 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 12 | 4.3% |
For the 54 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04937 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Outside area, other | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Cooking area, kitchen | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Multiple areas | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Undetermined | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 8 | Substructure area or space, crawl space | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 13 | 28.3% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 17 | 37.0% | |
| 2 | Heat source: other | 8 | 17.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Arcing | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Cigarette | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | Heat, spark from friction | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 4 | 8.7% |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04937.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfield | 271 | |
| 2 | Smithfield | 5 | |
| 3 | Skowhegan | 4 | |
| 4 | Benton | 2 |
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 — 282 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.