Incident Report – 09/24/2014 171 George Thomas Rd, Chesterville, ME 04938
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Summary
On September 24, 2014, Chesterville Fire/EMS Department responded to a fire incident at 171 George Thomas Rd, Chesterville, ME 04938, a parking garage (detached residential garage).
The alarm was received at 2:36 PM, 4 suppression and 3 other personnel arrived at 2:49 PM, the incident was controlled at 3:05 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 4:06 PM. The time to arrive was 13 minutes, the time to control the incident was 16 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 30 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish and investigate.
Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 171 George Thomas Rd, Chesterville, ME 04938 |
| County | Franklin County |
| State | ME |
| City | Chesterville |
| Zip Code | 04938 |
| Property Use | Parking garage, (detached residential garage) |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 13 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 16 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | 1 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 4 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 3 |
Fire Department
| Name | Chesterville Fire/EMS Department |
| Department Type | Volunteer |
| Address | 397 Dutch Gap Rd Chesterville, ME 04938 |
| Phone | (207) 778-9633 |
Actions Taken
| First Action Taken | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Investigate |
Losses *
| Property Loss | $20,000 |
| Contents Loss | $25,000 |
| Property Value | $30,000 |
| Contents Value | $50,000 |
- Losses are approximate and are considered less reliable than other data elements per NFIRS fire data analysis guidelines.
Metadata
| Incident Key | ME_D1810_09242014_105_0 |
| State | Maine |
| Fire Department ID | D1810 |
| Incident Date | 09/24/2014 |
| Incident Number | 105 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
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Ignition
| Area of Origin | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport |
| Heat Source | Backfire from internal combustion engine |
| Item First Ignited | Storage supplies, other |
| Type of Material | Gasoline |
| Cause of Ignition | Unintentional |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Mechanical failure, malfunction, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 1 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Total Square Feet | 1100 sqft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Significant | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Heavy | 0 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Extreme | 0 |
Acres
| Less Than One Acre | Yes |
Automatic Extinguishing System
| AES Presence | None Present |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Gasoline |
| Equipment Portability | Portable |
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