Smoke detected at Verizon Data Center in Beaverton, Beaverton OR
Fire & ArsonSmoke was detected in a hallway at the Verizon Data Center near Northeast Tanasbourne Drive in Beaverton. The building was evacuated and fire crews responded to investigate. Suppression systems are installed in the building that remove oxygen in case of fire. No smell of smoke or visible fire was found inside at the time of the report.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 421, we're going to use this channel for a fire.
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If you could all switch back to your channels. I want copies.
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Fire.
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At near Northeast Tanasbourne Drive.
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Cross streets are near Northeast John Olsen Avenue.
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Working Channel Ops 35.
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I come with a Task Force response, near Northeast Tanasbourne Drive.
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I'm not sure what the name of this is.
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A center.
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Smoke alarm was going off or smoke alert.
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It sounds like the alarms were not sounding because it's systems in test mode,
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but they did get an alert for smoke.
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They do have some visible smoke in a hallway.
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They are evacuating.
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It'll be East Hall 132, was where the alarm was received.
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And no smell of smoke or burning.
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But then at some point I said, visible smoke in the hallway.
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Engine 6-4-inch-3, truck 5C1 and C-104. En route, FireCom is clear at 11-p8.
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Firecombe, C-1C2 back.
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Firecom, is this a Verizon building?
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I'm trying to figure that out.
01:30
Yeah, C1 from Engine 3 appears on the map that is Verizon Data Center.
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C1 copies.
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All crews in C1, they do have some suppression systems in this building that remove all oxygen from the air.
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So be cautious and warrior packs that could go inside you see smoke.
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Fargo, Mention 3 survives.
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Single story data center.
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Looks to be evacuated, nothing showing.
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We're going to be out investigating.
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Alpha side is going to be Engine 3 side.
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Location mentioned:
Near NW 185th Ave, Beaverton, OR 97006
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