NFIRS Data Quality Report
Data Quality Details By State and Department
Excludes Abbreviated Reporting Incidents
August 19, 2005
1:32 PM
2004 NFIRS Data
United States Fire Administration
National Fire Data Center
WHERE: State = 'ME'
Maine

St. Agatha Fire Department
- B4250 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 33.33 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 6.33
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 7.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.33
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 2
Maine

Limerick Fire Department
- R3040 -
(1 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 6.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Maine

Haynesville Fire Department
- B2690 -
(2 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 100 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 6.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Maine

Grand Isle Fire Department
- B2520 -
(4 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 25 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 25 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 33.33
Heat Source 0 33.33 66.67
Item First Ignited 0 33.33 33.33
Ignition Factor #1 66.67 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 66.67
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 100 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.83
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.33
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.50
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 3
Maine

Acton Fire Department
- R1010 -
(10 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 10
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 57.14
Heat Source 0 0 85.71
Item First Ignited 0 0 85.71
Ignition Factor #1 42.86 0 28.57
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 57.14
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 71.43 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 85.71 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.67
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.29
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.10
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 7
Maine

Waldo Fire Department
- N4920 -
(5 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 20 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 66.67
Ignition Factor #1 66.67 0 33.33
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 66.67
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 66.67 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.53
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.20
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 3
Maine

Leeds Fire Department
- A3010 -
(3 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 33.33 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 100 0
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 50 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 50 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 50 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.33
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.50
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.33
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 2
Maine

Litchfield Fire Department
- F3110 -
(16 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 6.25 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 18.18
Heat Source 0 9.09 72.73
Item First Ignited 0 18.18 72.73
Ignition Factor #1 54.55 0 27.27
Cause of Ignition N/A 36.36 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 72.73 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 27.27 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.15
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.82
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.06
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 11
Maine

Danforth Fire Department
- P2010 -
(4 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 100
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 5.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Maine

Buxton Fire Department
- R1600 -
(2 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 100 0 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 100
Heat Source 0 0 100
Item First Ignited 0 0 100
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 0
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 0 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 0 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 4.00
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.00
Base Data Quality Rating = 1.00
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 1
Maine

Thorndike Fire Department
- N4720 -
(14 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 28.57 28.57 N/A
Property Use* 14.29 14.29 7.14
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 20
Heat Source 0 0 80
Item First Ignited 0 0 80
Ignition Factor #1 60 0 0
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 60
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 80 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 100 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.64
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.80
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.64
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 5
Maine

West Frankfort Fire Department
- N2381 -
(8 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 0 N/A
Property Loss 0 50 N/A
Property Use* 62.5 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 0 50
Heat Source 0 0 75
Item First Ignited 0 0 87.5
Ignition Factor #1 62.5 0 12.5
Cause of Ignition N/A 0 (under investigation) 12.5
Wildland Fire Cause N/A 0 0
Human Factors Contributing #1 62.5 N/A N/A
Age (Was a Factor) 100 N/A N/A
Equipment Involved in Ignition 75 0 0
Casualties Per 100 Fires FF Casualties Per 100 Fires Casualty DQ Flag
Casualties 0 0 (Y)
*Includes NNN code for blank/null category
Overall Data Quality Rating = 3.63
Version 4.1 Data Quality Rating = 0.00
Version 5.0 Data Quality Rating = 4.63
Base Data Quality Rating = 0.63
Fire modules used for DQ rating = 8
Maine

Houlton Fire Department
- B2780 -
(18 Fires)
Field Null/Blank Zeros (Other) Unknown
Incident Type (Other Fire) N/A 5.56 N/A
Property Loss 0 100 N/A
Property Use* 0 0 0
Area of Fire Origin 0 8.33 50
Heat Source 0 0 83.33
Item First Ignited 0 0 91.67
Ignition Factor #1 0 0 33.33
Cause of Ignition N/A 25 (under investigation) 25