Bridgewater: Fire Incidents in 2006, Maine (ME)

Location: Bootfoot Road, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 4
Incident Type: Arcing, shorted electrical equipment.
Alarm Time: 01/01/2006 21:52,  Arrival Time: 01/01/2006 21:58,  Controlled Time: 01/01/2006 22:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 01/01/2006 22:22
Actions taken:

• Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).
• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.
• Notify other agencies. Includes notifications of utility companies, property owners, and the like.

Location: Corner Rd, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 2
Incident Type: Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill (flash point below 100 degrees F at standard temperature and pressure (Class I)).
Alarm Time: 02/14/2006 13:30,  Arrival Time: 02/14/2006 13:36,  Controlled Time: 02/14/2006 14:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 02/14/2006 14:48
Actions taken:

• Identification, analysis of hazardous materials.
• Hazardous materials leak control and containment. Includes actions taken to keep a material within its container.
• Establish safe area. Includes isolating the area affected by denying entry to unprotected persons and establishing hazard control zones (hot, warm, cold).

Location: Bootfoot Road, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 5
Incident Type: Natural vegetation fire, other.
Alarm Time: 04/12/2006 15:28,  Arrival Time: 04/12/2006 15:33,  Controlled Time: 04/12/2006 15:51,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/12/2006 16:19
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres
Total Acres Burned: 0.1

Location: Corner Road, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 6
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 04/23/2006 18:31,  Arrival Time: 04/23/2006 18:38,  Controlled Time: 04/23/2006 18:50,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/23/2006 18:59
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Outside area, other,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass, (Outside/open fire for warming or cooking)

Location: Boundary Line Road, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 7
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 06/16/2006 22:18,  Arrival Time: 06/16/2006 22:21,  Controlled Time: 06/16/2006 22:48,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/16/2006 22:55
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Hay, straw
Area of Origin: Open area - outside,  Item First Ignited: Light vegetation - not crop, including grass

Location: Unspecified, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 9
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 07/29/2006 16:06,  Arrival Time: 07/29/2006 16:20,  Controlled Time: 07/29/2006 16:25,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/29/2006 17:20
Actions taken:

• Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
• Remove hazard. Includes neutralizing a hazardous condition.
• Notify other agencies. Includes notifications of utility companies, property owners, and the like.

Acres Burned #: < 1,  On Site Materials: Trees, plants, flowers
Area of Origin: Wildland, woods,  Heat Source: Arcing,  Item First Ignited: Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Cause of Ignition: Act of nature

• Natural condition, other
• High wind

Location: Main Street, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 12
Incident Type: Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill (flash point below 100 degrees F at standard temperature and pressure (Class I)).
Alarm Time: 09/05/2006 15:07,  Arrival Time: 09/05/2006 15:11,  Controlled Time: 09/05/2006 15:20,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/05/2006 15:42
Actions taken:

• Hazardous materials leak control and containment. Includes actions taken to keep a material within its container.
• Notify other agencies. Includes notifications of utility companies, property owners, and the like.

Location: Main Street, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 13
Incident Type: Accident, potential accident, other.
Alarm Time: 10/07/2006 19:57,  Arrival Time: 10/07/2006 20:02,  Controlled Time: 10/07/2006 20:15,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 10/07/2006 20:24
Actions taken:

• Emergency medical services, other.
• Secure property. Includes property conservation activities such as covering broken windows or holes in roofs.
• Control traffic. Includes setting up barricades and directing traffic.

Location: Main Street, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 16
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 11/12/2006 02:20,  Arrival Time: 11/12/2006 02:25,  Controlled Time: 11/12/2006 06:48,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/12/2006 07:34
Property Loss: $5000,  Contents Loss: $5000
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Cause of Ignition: Cause under investigation

• Possibly mentally disabled
• Possibly impaired by alcohol or drugs

Structure Type: Fixed portable or mobile structure,  Status: Vacant and secured,  Stories: 1 Above,  Square Feet: 600

Location: Bootfoot Road, Bridgewater, ME 04735
Fire Department: Bridgewater Fire Department, 467 US Highway 1, Bridgewater, ME 04735,  ID: B1460,  Incident #: 17
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 11/24/2006 13:31,  Arrival Time: 11/24/2006 13:37,  Controlled Time: 11/24/2006 17:41,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/24/2006 18:02
Property Loss: $30000,  Contents Loss: $15000
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Entrance way, lobby
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional

• Electrical failure, malfunction, other
• High wind

Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above, 1 Below,  Square Feet: 1200
Detector Presence: Detectors Present,  Power: Battery Only