ZIP 04938 recorded 273 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,215 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, ME.
1,215 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | |
| 2022 | 202 | |
| 2023 | 397 | |
| 2024 | 303 | |
| 2025 | 273 |
Dec peaks. Aug dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04938 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accident, potential accident, other | 221 | 18.2% | |
| 2 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 192 | 15.8% | |
| 3 | Power line down | 154 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 115 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 110 | 9.1% |
For the 24 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04938 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 17 | 15.5% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 13 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Other | 6 | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 4.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 39 | 35.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | Hot ember or ash | 15 | 13.6% | |
| 3 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 12 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Arcing | 9 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 8 | 7.3% | |
| 6 | Heat source: other | 7 | 6.4% | |
| 7 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 4 | 3.6% | |
| 8 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 16 | 14.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04938 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 374% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Fire, other | 2024 | Major |
| 3 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 4 | $100,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Significant |
| 5 | $20,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 6 | $1,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2024 | Significant |
| 7 | $1,000 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
| 8 | $100 | Cooking fire, confined to container | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04938.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farmington | 963 | |
| 2 | Industry | 117 | |
| 3 | Chesterville | 104 | |
| 4 | Strong | 2 | |
| 5 | Farmington | 1 |
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 — 1,215 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.