Incident Report – 12/03/2022 36 Bartlett Rd Apt 8, Gorham, ME 04038
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Summary
On December 3, 2022, Gorham Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 36 Bartlett Rd Apt 8, Gorham, ME 04038, a manufacturing/processing facility.
The alarm was received at 7:49 PM, 10 suppression and 6 other personnel arrived at 7:53 PM, the incident was controlled at 7:58 PM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:59 PM. The time to arrive was 4 minutes, the time to control the incident was 5 minutes, and the total incident time was 1 hour, 10 minutes.
The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, investigate, and salvage and overhaul.
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Location
| Type | Street address |
| Address | 36 Bartlett Rd Apt 8, Gorham, ME 04038 |
| County | Cumberland County |
| State | ME |
| City | Gorham |
| Zip Code | 04038 |
| Property Use | Manufacturing, processing |
| Detector Alerted Occupants | Unknown |
| Hazardous Material Released | None |
Timeline
Alarm received at
Arrived at
Alarm to arrival: 4 minutes
Incident controlled at
Alarm to incident controlled: 5 minutes
Last unit cleared at
Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Response
| Incident Type | Building fires |
| Department Station | D2 |
| Mutual Aid Given/Received | Automatic aid received |
| Resources Include Mutual Aid | No |
Personnel
| Support Personnel | 10 |
| EMS Personnel | 0 |
| Other Personnel | 6 |
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 | Extinguish |
| Second Action Taken | Investigate |
| Third Action Taken | Salvage & overhaul |
Metadata
| Incident Key | ME_C2500_12032022_2912_0 |
| State | Maine |
| Fire Department ID | C2500 |
| Incident Date | 12/03/2022 |
| Incident Number | 2912 |
| Exposure Number | 0 |
| NFIRS Version | 5.0 |
Fire Report
Cause
| General Cause | Electrical |
| Main Fire Cause | Electrical Malfunction |
| Priority Cause | Electrical Dist |
Ignition
| Area of Origin | Enclosure, pressurized air |
| Heat Source | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment |
| Item First Ignited | Transformer, including transformer fluids |
| Type of Material | Plastic |
| Cause of Ignition | Failure of equipment or heat source |
| Factor Contributing To Ignition | Mechanical failure, malfunction, other |
On-Site Materials
| On-Site Material | Agriculture, other |
Spread
| No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown | Yes |
Structure
| Not Residential | Yes |
| Number of Buildings Involved | 0 |
| Structure Type | Enclosed building |
| Structure Status | In normal use |
| Building Height: Stories Above Grade | 1 |
| Building Height: Stories Below Grade | 0 |
| Building Length | 20 ft |
| Building Width | 40 ft |
Number of Stories With Damage
| Story of Fire Origin | 1 |
| Number of Stories with Damage: Minor | 1 |
| 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 | Present |
| AES Type | Dry pipe sprinkler |
| AES Operation | Fire too small to Operate |
Detector
| Detector Presence | None Present |
Equipment
| Equipment Power | Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts) |
| Equipment Portability | Stationary |
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