ZIP 04970 recorded 85 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 425 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Franklin County, ME.
425 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 142 | |
| 2023 | 116 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 85 |
Dec peaks. Mar dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 04970 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 182 | 42.8% | |
| 2 | Hazardous condition, other | 61 | 14.4% | |
| 3 | Vehicle accident, general cleanup | 22 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 19 | 4.5% | |
| 5 | Building fires | 18 | 4.2% |
For the 6 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 04970 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 7 | 13.0% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 6 | 11.1% | |
| 3 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 5 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 9.3% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 4 | 7.4% | |
| 7 | Cooking area, kitchen | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Wildland, woods | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 16 | 29.6% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 25 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 11 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 4 | Heat spread from another fire, other | 3 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | Radiated heat from another fire | 2 | 3.7% | |
| 8 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 1.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 5 | 9.3% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 04970 across 2021–2025. These 3 fires alone account for 350% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $500 | Building fires | 2024 | Significant |
| 2 | $100 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
| 3 | $100 | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | 2025 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 04970.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangeley | 120 |
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 — 425 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.