Penobscot, ME

County incident profile · 2020–2024

103,913
5-Year Incidents
42
Departments
152,080
Population
136.7
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.

Incident Composition (2020–2024)

EMS / Rescue
74,365 (71.6%)
Good Intent
7,684 (7.4%)
False Alarms
6,389 (6.1%)
Service Calls
5,838 (5.6%)
Fire
4,439 (4.3%)

Summary

20,783
Avg Incidents / Year
71.6%
EMS Share
4.3%
Fire Share
6.1%
False Alarm Rate
+71.3%
5-Year Trend
42
Departments
Showing 42 of 42
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Bangor Fire Department 25,383 3% 76.9% 9.2% +375.7%
Brewer Fire Department 15,804 1.4% 84.8% 2.8% +18.1%
Old Town Fire Department 10,739 2% 85% 4.4% -7.7%
Orono Fire Department 8,884 2.6% 73.7% 12.2% +27.4%
Hampden Fire Department 4,850 3.2% 74.4% 5.6% +6.6%
Corinth Fire Department 4,405 4.7% 82.7% 1.9% -20.4%
Newport Fire Department 4,306 3.4% 51.7% 2% -4.1%
Levant Fire Department 3,669 3.2% 73% 1.7% +124.9%
Holden Fire Department 3,056 6.5% 63.4% 4.6% +1.5%
Orrington Fire Department 2,766 5% 65.6% 3.3% +15.2%
Veazie Fire Department 2,401 2.7% 38% 22% +89.5%
Eddington Fire Department 2,294 6.1% 68.4% 3.1% +24.8%
Hermon Fire Department 2,174 7.6% 59.2% 7.6% +178.9%
Milford Fire Department 1,969 6.6% 71.4% 2.9% +56.1%
Dedham Fire Department 1,866 5.5% 35.2% 2.8% -17.6%
Carmel Fire Department 1,099 13.7% 46.7% 2.9% -23%
Lincoln Fire Department 1,054 10.2% 54% 6.8%
Central Maine Highlands Fire EMS District No 1 927 17.8% 26% 3.8% +66%
East Millinocket Fire Dept 605 13.6% 34.7% 5% +147.4%
Medway Fire Department 592 18.9% 25.7% 11.1% -22%
Greenbush Fire Department 542 4.8% 84.5% 0.6% -53.8%
Hudson Fire Department 505 12.3% 54.9% 2.4% +53.3%
Plymouth Fire Department 476 15.5% 64.7% 1.5% +66.2%
Corinna Fire Department 454 8.6% 42.3% 4.4%
Etna Fire Department 395 15.4% 41.3% 1.5% +36.3%
Millinocket Fire Department 381 10.5% 23.9% 13.4%
Newburgh Fire Department 354 14.7% 33.6% 7.1% +72.9%
Glenburn Fire Department 341 18.8% 25.8% 7.6% -48.9%
Dixmont Fire Department 336 19% 53.9% 1.8% +29.9%
Mattawamkeag Fire Department 320 35% 33.1% 2.2% -43.5%
Charleston Fire Department 290 27.6% 40.3% 2.1% +2125%
Bradley Fire Department 222 27.9% 17.6% 15.3% +23.9%
Bradford Fire Department 194 21.6% 26.3% 1% -97.6%
Lowell Fire Department 139 6.5% 71.9% 1.4% -15.1%
Springfield Fire Department 69 24.6% 36.2% 8.7% -11.4%
Patten Fire Department 40 35% 35% 7.5%
Dexter Fire Department 11 9.1% 27.3% 36.4%
Alton Fire Department 1 0% 100% 0%
Kingman Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
Lagrange Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
Passadumkeag Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
Stetson Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
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