Laundry basket fire in southeast Portland apartment
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Portland Area Fire and Rescue
05:50
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00:00
Unit (number withheld),
00:02
looks like we have pretty moderate smoke, some light heat in unit (number withheld).
00:12
Command, copy that.
00:19
Engine 23 is on the secondary hydrant on 38th and Polk.
00:28
Command, copy that.
00:30
Yeah, engine 25, why don't you guys go ahead and pull a line in there?
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Engine 25, copy.
00:44
Hey, command for Engine 23.
00:46
Looks like they have standpipe connections on the north and south side.
00:50
So if we can get advice from Engine 25B as far as they're on the north end or the south end, and we can assist with the hydrant or hooking up to one of those standpipes.
01:03
Yeah, command, copy.
01:08
Two 20 has arrived.
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Schiller and Cedar.
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Engine 25B from command.
01:23
This is 205B .
01:26
Yeah, what end of the building is apartment (number withheld) on?
01:34
Can you repeat that?
01:36
Yeah, what end of the building is apartment (number withheld) on? North, south.
01:45
It would be to the south end of the building.
01:52
Engine 25, correct.
01:55
Yes, Engine 25.
01:57
Command, go ahead.
02:00
On the 1st floor, we have light smoke in the common hallway.
02:04
We have a resident evacuating from the 1st floor.
02:06
I'm going to need a truck company on the alpha side with us to help with evacuation.
02:14
Give me a copy.
02:17
Engine 25, we're at 25.
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Send water on the line.
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25, our primary
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complete of room (number withheld).
02:33
We don't have a fire problem in (number withheld) at the right now.
02:39
Last company, can you repeat? You have a primary search complete in (number withheld).
02:42
What was the fire problem?
02:46
Fire found here, sir.
02:47
We're just close.
02:52
Okay, at this point, just smoke.
02:58
Command from Engine 23, we're going to go assist Engine 25 on that alpha side and assist with evacuation.
03:05
Yeah, that'd be great.
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Thanks.
03:12
From 25R,
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it was a laundry hamper on fire again.
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Windows open.
03:22
Command copy, fire is extinguished.
03:24
Can we just shelter the rest of the residents in place?
03:31
Working on ventilation.
03:37
Okay, command copy.
03:38
What other resources do you need there?
03:45
Stand.
03:52
Copy. We got a fan at the front door.
03:58
121's arrived.
04:02
Yeah, company's not on scene yet.
04:03
Just go and stand by for the time being.
04:09
That's C3 from command.
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If you want to clear, go ahead.
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C3 copy.
04:21
Man, truck 25, secondary.
04:23
Give me
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a copy, secondary complaint.
04:30
Do we get a cause yet?
04:35
Engine 25 from command.
04:41
Engine 25, go ahead.
04:45
Yeah, did you have a cause in there? We need an investigator.
04:51
We need an investigator.
04:58
Dispatch from command, you hear that? Can you start us an investigator?
05:02
550.
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Truck one's arrived.
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Station 39.
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Yeah, come in, copy.
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And we're truck 25.
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It looks like it was an electrical cord underneath a laundry basket that caused it.
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Station 25.
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Yeah,
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you want to just have the investigator give me a call on my cell phone?
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Yeah, of course, 550.
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