Report of black smoke near DZ Bar and Grill

Heard on: Marion County METCOM North-1 Fire

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine 21 , respond to the area of DZ Bar and Grill, (number withheld) North Pacific Highway, on a smoke investigation cross of Tomlin and Young.

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Map page 2128 , working north six at 1621 .

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Engine 21, I show you responding.

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The updated location for this is going to be DZ Bar and Grill, (number withheld) North Pacific Highway.

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A little bit of a language barrier and some trouble trying to pin down where exactly this might be coming from.

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He was calling from Garden View Apartments off Young Street.

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Said he could see black smoke in the area,

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maybe near the old buckwheat market or the Asian business, but then said it was behind Daisy's bar.

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1621 copies, thank you.

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1625.

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Medic 23, confirming your transport in Salem.

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Affirmative.

01:24

Copy, thank you.

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1626.

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Engine 21 is in the area.

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UTL at this time.

2026-09-13 16:19 UTC

Fire

N Pacific Hwy, Woodburn, OR 97071

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated reports of black smoke near a bar on North Pacific Highway in Woodburn after a caller from nearby apartments reported seeing smoke in the area. The exact source was unclear due to a language barrier, and the responding engine checked the area without finding anything immediately apparent.