Smoke reported in elevator area of apartment building, Portland OR

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/12/2025 12:30 PM

Near SW Main St, Portland, OR 97205

Smoke was reported in the elevator area of an apartment building near Southwest Main Street. Fire units responded and most cleared after investigation, except one unit which remained to check the area further.

Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue

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Transcript:

00:00

Topping out, box 406, report of smoke in the elevator area,

00:05

near Southwest Main Street.

00:07

Again, option 3.

00:12

A Delta-level structure fire on a high-life hazard or high-rise St.

00:17

Francis Apartments, near Southwest Main Street, smell of smoke in the elevator area.

00:24

This is going to be for W.

00:26

Squad 24, Squad 1, Engine 4, Engine 1, Engine 21, Engine 21, Engine 3, Truck 4, Truck 1, Truck 1, Truck 3, C2, and C-103.

00:37

Talk Group is going to be off-3.

00:39

Is dispatcher C-103?

00:45

Is dispatcher C-103? Are you on Oxford 3 yet?

00:48

This patch is on off-3?

00:50

I'm just asking, is this a single call or no alarm bells ringing or anything on this?

00:56

A firm, single caller as of now?

01:00

Copy that. Why don't we be outsized this? We'll just send Agent 13 to investigate and all other companies can clear.

01:09

We're just confirming you want to recall the whole thing?

01:13

Yeah, that's affirmative.

01:14

Let's send engine 13, not only they can investigate.

01:18

Or is that...

01:21

In engine four's area, sorry.

01:26

Brendan four.

01:28

The engine four.

01:29

All their companies can clear and you can have back Ops 3 and we'll get them back over to Ops 1K.

01:35

Copy, recall of the Delta level structure fire in the high-rise St.

01:39

Francis Department, near Southwest Main Street, keeping Engine 4 working, all of this is clear.

01:44

Officer is going to be clear at 1236.

01:48

Okay, the engine 4, copies that, we'll continue.

01:49

We're going to switch back over to Osloon.

01:56

Information Recall, Box 406, near Southwest Main Street.

02:00

Engine 4 will investigate all others returning, it's 1237.

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