Fire Incidents at Main St, Portland, ME
10 Jun 2008
Fire, other
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles
First Ignition:
Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
14 Jul 2008
Grass fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
Heat Source:
Cigarette
07 Dec 2008
Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
19 Apr 2009
Grass fire
Property Use:
Service station, gas station
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
22 Feb 2010
Special outside fire, other
Property Use:
Outside or special property, other
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Appliance housing or casing
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
04 Mar 2010
Building fires
Property Use:
Hotel/motel, commercial
Area of Origin:
Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
First Ignition:
Appliance housing or casing
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
31 May 2011
Grass fire
Property Use:
Bank
Area of Origin:
Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
07 Feb 2012
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Motor vehicle or boat sales, services, repair
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
20 Apr 2012
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
Property Use:
Specialty shop
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
15 Sep 2012
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
Property Use:
Motor vehicle or boat sales, services, repair
Area of Origin:
Chute/container - trash, rubbish, waste
First Ignition:
Soft goods, wearing apparel, other
28 Nov 2012
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire
Property Use:
Residential street, road or residential driveway
Area of Origin:
Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition:
Rubbish, trash, or waste
Heat Source:
Cigarette
19 Dec 2013
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Electrical wire, cable insulation
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other
25 Apr 2014
Forest, woods or wildland fire
Property Use:
Open land or field
Area of Origin:
Wildland, woods
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
12 May 2014
Grass fire
Property Use:
Restaurant or cafeteria
Area of Origin:
Exterior, exposed surface
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
Heat Source:
Arcing
14 Jun 2014
Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
23 Jun 2014
Building fires
Property Use:
Business office
Area of Origin:
Substructure area or space, crawl space
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
30 Aug 2014
Outside equipment fire
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin:
Egress/exit, other
First Ignition:
Appliance housing or casing
Heat Source:
Cigarette
15 Sep 2014
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Service station, gas station
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Electrical wire, cable insulation
Heat Source:
Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment
24 May 2015
Grass fire
Property Use:
Restaurant or cafeteria
Area of Origin:
Exterior, exposed surface
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
Heat Source:
Arcing
31 May 2015
Building fires
Property Use:
Hotel/motel, commercial
Area of Origin:
Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room
First Ignition:
Appliance housing or casing
Heat Source:
Arcing
05 Sep 2015
Grass fire
Property Use:
Restaurant or cafeteria
Area of Origin:
Exterior stairway, ramp, or fire escape
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
21 Feb 2016
Passenger vehicle fire
Property Use:
Utility, defense, agriculture, mining, other
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
05 Aug 2017
Grass fire
Property Use:
Food and beverage sales, grocery store
Area of Origin:
Outside area, other
First Ignition:
Heavy vegetation - not crop, including trees
Heat Source:
Cigarette
06 Aug 2017
Grass fire
Property Use:
Vehicle parking area
Area of Origin:
Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
05 Oct 2017
Grass fire
Property Use:
Business office
Area of Origin:
Highway, parking lot, street: on or near
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
02 May 2018
Fire, other
Property Use:
1 or 2 family dwelling
12 Jun 2018
Grass fire
Property Use:
Food and beverage sales, grocery store
Area of Origin:
Open area - outside; included are farmland, field
First Ignition:
Light vegetation - not crop, including grass
Heat Source:
Hot ember or ash
17 Jun 2018
Grass fire
Property Use:
Highway or divided highway
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
09 Jul 2018
Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire
Property Use:
Restaurant or cafeteria
30 Oct 2018
Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other
Property Use:
Fire station
Area of Origin:
Engine area, running gear, wheel area
First Ignition:
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source:
Heat source: other
01 Aug 2019
Grass fire
Property Use:
Food and beverage sales, grocery store
First Ignition:
Organic materials, other
05 Aug 2019
Building fires
Property Use:
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin:
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition:
Appliance housing or casing
Heat Source:
Heat from powered equipment, other