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Incident Report – 10/13/2009
East Ave, Belfast, ME 04915

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Summary


On October 13, 2009, Belfast Fire Department responded to a fire incident at East Ave, Belfast, ME 04915, a multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 8:20 AM, 12 suppression personnel arrived at 8:25 AM, the incident was controlled at 8:53 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 8:53 AM. The time to arrive was 5 minutes, the time to control the incident was 28 minutes, and the total incident time was 33 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: extinguish, salvage and overhaul, and provide apparatus.

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Location


Type Street address
Address East Ave, Belfast, ME 04915
County Waldo County
State ME
City Belfast
Zip Code 04915
Property Use Multifamily dwellings

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 5 minutes

  • Incident Controlled

    Incident controlled at

    Alarm to incident controlled: 28 minutes

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 33 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No

Personnel


Support Personnel 12
EMS Personnel 0
Other Personnel 0

Fire Department


Name Belfast Fire Department
Department Type Mostly volunteer
Address 131 Church St
Belfast, ME 04915
Phone (207) 338-3362

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Extinguish
Second Action Taken Salvage & overhaul
Third Action Taken Provide apparatus

Metadata


Incident Key ME_N0050_10132009_2009180_0
State Maine
Fire Department ID N0050
Incident Date 10/13/2009
Incident Number 2009180
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Ignition


Area of Origin Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Interior ceiling cover or finish
Type of Material Fiberboard, particleboard, and hardboard
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown No

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 1
Number of Buildings Involved 0
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 2
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 1
Building Length 40 ft
Building Width 60 ft
Number of Sprinklers Operating 0

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


Acres Burned 0
Less Than One Acre Yes

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence None Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Smoke
Detector Power Hardwire with battery
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants

Mobile Property Involved


Mobile Property Year 0

Equipment


Equipment Year 0
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