PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 19, 2024
The Brunswick Fire Department issued a notice of violation Thursday to the agency that manages the Brunswick Executive Airport for failing to comply with requirements regarding its fire suppression systems. Fire suppression systems in airport Hangars 5 and 6 were found deficient in a pair of July 2023 inspections, and airport officials have not submitted documentation indicating the proper repairs have been made, Joshua Shean, deputy chief of the fire department’s fire prevention division, wrote in the notice. The same kind of suppression system was in use in Hangar 4, where 1,450 gallons of aqueous film-forming foam concentrate mixed with 50,000 gallons of water to create an accidental discharge that was released into the surrounding area last month. That foam contained high concentrations of toxic PFAS chemicals.