False alarm of smoke in high-rise condo building, Portland OR
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, smoke was reported in a high-rise condominium near Southwest Harrison Street. The caller smelled smoke and saw possible smoke on the 21st floor but later said the smoke was on the 25th floor. Responding crews investigated but found no fire or smoke visible and recalled the incident as unfounded.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
Listen to dispatch call
04:34
Transcript:
00:00
3's arrived stairwell search team 6-2 engine switch in the simplex 3
00:08
the engine 15s arrived if do engine fire attack stairwell switch in the simplex 3
00:15
C103's arrived C103 will assume command C1 you're now operations
00:23
arrived third due engine or fourth due engine secondary fdc
00:31
2,0-3 engine, back up.
00:37
These arrived, third truck, floor above, switches Netflix 2.
00:45
Operations from train.
00:49
Who's operations? Operations.
00:52
And the radio boot up.
00:55
Copy that.
00:56
An engine 4, Johnny, when you can, I'm right in front of truck 4, I believe.
01:05
C2G5's ride, 7-2.
01:12
This dashboard command.
01:16
Go ahead, you can you please get Harrison shut down both directions?
01:24
Two blocks, any instructions away from this scene?
01:29
Probably.
01:34
Dispatch from operations just to confirm there was no report of alarms going off.
01:39
We were just one phone call saying that they thought they smelled smoke.
01:44
C1AFirm, one caller who woke up to strong odor of smoke and then said they saw smoke showing on the 21st floor.
01:52
Okay, copy that.
01:53
And they were on the 21st or, their 25A was their room number?
02:00
A firm, 25A is the room number, and they said smoke on the 21st floor.
02:06
Copy.
02:11
Do we have the caller still on the line?
02:15
Negative.
02:16
And dispatch, will you go ahead and give the call back and confirm if they're on the correct floor and if they're still seeing the smoke?
02:29
Copy.
02:34
Special Command 10 minutes.
02:38
Copy.
02:48
Command, go ahead.
02:50
On call back to caller, they said this is on the 25th floor, 25th floor.
02:54
Caller is now outside and not able to see the smoke from outside.
02:59
Command, copy.
03:02
From command.
03:08
Operations from command. Operations from command.
03:14
Operations.
03:19
Yeah, operations, I see you got that message about the 25th floor.
03:23
Yeah, just make sure the pressure man knows that and we're good to go have them check it out.
03:31
Yeah, that's affirmative they're heading up there now.
03:38
From operations, you're comfortable to recall?
03:52
Dispatching all companies are from operations.
03:55
We're going to go ahead and recall this incident.
03:58
Everybody returning and dispatch can have Ops3 back.
04:05
Dispatch copies the recall of the Delta Level Structure Fire at a high-raise building, Harrison West Condos, 2-5 Southwest Harrison Street, Unit 25A.
04:13
Everyone returning Ops3 is clear.
04:15
2036.
04:20
Information recalls end of the Delta level high-rise response Harris and West condos everybody clearing out of three is clear at 2036
04:31
everybody is clearing off three is clear at 2037
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
SW Harrison St, Portland, OR 97201
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