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Incident Report – 08/08/2022
23 Preble St, Gorham, ME 04038

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Summary

On August 8, 2022, Gorham Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 23 Preble St, Gorham, ME 04038, a boarding/rooming house/residential hotel.

The alarm was received at 7:37 PM, 4 suppression and 4 other personnel arrived at 7:40 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:07 PM. The time to arrive was 3 minutes and the total incident time was 30 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: hazmat detection/monitoring/sampling/and analysis, provide air supply, and notify other agencies.

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Location

Type Street address
Address 23 Preble St, Gorham, ME 04038
County Cumberland County
State ME
City Gorham
Zip Code 04038
Property Use Boarding/rooming house, residential hotels
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown
Hazardous Material Released None

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 3 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 30 minutes

Response

Incident Type Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Department Station D2
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel

Support Personnel 4
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 4

Fire Department

Name Gorham Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 270 Main St
Gorham, ME 04038-1312
Phone (207) 222-1660
Website https://www.gorham-me.org/fire-rescue-department

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Hazmat detection, monitoring, sampling, & analysis
Second Action Taken Provide air supply
Third Action Taken Notify other agencies

Metadata

Incident Key ME_C2500_08082022_1820_0
State Maine
Fire Department ID C2500
Incident Date 08/08/2022
Incident Number 1820
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause

General Cause Equipment
Main Fire Cause Heating
Priority Cause Heating

Ignition

Area of Origin Heating room or area, water heater area
Heat Source Heat from direct flame, convection currents
Item First Ignited Flammable liquid/gas - in/from engine or burner
Confined To Origin Fire Spread was Confined to Object of Origin
Type of Material Kerosene, No.1 and 2 fuel oil, diesel type
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Backfire

Spread

No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure

Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 9
Number of Buildings Involved 0

Acres

Less Than One Acre Yes
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