655 Congress St Portland, ME 04101-3324
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Fire Incidents History
10 Jan 2018
Building fires
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
First Ignition: Linen; other than bedding
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Heat source too close to combustibles.
Equipment Involved: Electrical Distribution, Lighting & Power Transfer
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Contents Loss: $5
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
First Ignition: Linen; other than bedding
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Heat source too close to combustibles.
Equipment Involved: Electrical Distribution, Lighting & Power Transfer
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Contents Loss: $5
Contents Value: $5,000
30 Aug 2016
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape
First Ignition: Rubbish, trash, or waste
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Heat source too close to combustibles.
Equipment Involved: Electrical Distribution, Lighting & Power Transfer
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $49,000,000
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape
First Ignition: Rubbish, trash, or waste
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Heat source too close to combustibles.
Equipment Involved: Electrical Distribution, Lighting & Power Transfer
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $49,000,000
Contents Value: $5,000
14 Aug 2012
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $49,000,000
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $49,000,000
Contents Value: $5,000
31 Aug 2011
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Human Factors: Unattended or unsupervised person
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $1
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $1
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Human Factors: Unattended or unsupervised person
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $1
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $1
Contents Value: $5,000
26 Mar 2011
Building fires
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
First Ignition: Wearing apparel not on a person
Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $10
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $10
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison
First Ignition: Wearing apparel not on a person
Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $10
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $10
Contents Value: $5,000
21 Feb 2011
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $10
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $10
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $10
Contents Loss: $5
Property Value: $10
Contents Value: $5,000
14 Feb 2011
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Extinguish
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Household utensils
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Extinguish
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Household utensils
Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Failure to clean
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
06 Apr 2009
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Incident command
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Abandoned or discarded materials or products
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical, other
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Incident command
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition: Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Abandoned or discarded materials or products
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical, other
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
10 Jul 2006
Grass fire
Property Use: Street, other
Actions Taken: Extinguish
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition: Organic materials, other
Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Abandoned or discarded materials or products
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical, other
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Extinguish
Area of Origin: Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition: Organic materials, other
Heat Source: Hot or smoldering object, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Abandoned or discarded materials or products
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Kitchen & Cooking Equipment
Equipment Power: Electrical, other
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
20 Jun 2006
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Property Use: Boarding/rooming house, residential hotels
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Heating room or area, water heater area
First Ignition: Atomized liquid, vaporized liquid, aerosol.
Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Backfire
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Investigate
Area of Origin: Heating room or area, water heater area
First Ignition: Atomized liquid, vaporized liquid, aerosol.
Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Backfire
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
18 Jun 2006
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Shut down system
Area of Origin: Heating room or area, water heater area
First Ignition: Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source: Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Automatic control failure
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
Actions Taken: Shut down system
Area of Origin: Heating room or area, water heater area
First Ignition: Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Heat Source: Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment
Factors Contributing to Ignition: Automatic control failure
Human Factors: Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs
Equipment Involved: Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning
Equipment Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts)
Equipment Portability: Stationary
Property Loss: $250
Contents Loss: $3
Property Value: $4,901,900
Contents Value: $5,000
Incidents registered in Federal Emergency Management Agency
15 Dec 2013
Carbon monoxide incident
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Investigate
Actions Taken: Investigate
06 Jan 2013
Carbon monoxide incident
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Ventilate
Actions Taken: Ventilate
02 Dec 2011
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Hazmat detection, monitoring, sampling, & analysis
Actions Taken: Hazmat detection, monitoring, sampling, & analysis
17 Mar 2011
Carbon monoxide incident
Property Use: Multifamily dwellings
Actions Taken: Investigate
Actions Taken: Investigate
25 Nov 2008
Arcing, shorted electrical equipment
Property Use: Street, other
Actions Taken: Investigate
Actions Taken: Investigate
17 Feb 2006
Hazardous condition, other
Property Use: Street, other
Actions Taken: Investigate
Actions Taken: Investigate