Fire near encampment on northbound I-5, Portland OR


Radio traffic of fire dispatch and crews about a fire near an encampment under northbound I-5 near Vancouver. Multiple fire units are responding urgently and checking whether the fire is on the freeway or underneath.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
01:51
Transcript:
At 619, southeast Beaver Creek Lane, on off ones, it's 1049. Another 322 arrived at 1050. Truck 13, responding to reports of a fire along this railway, possibly an encampment, northbound I-5. At Vancouver on Ops 1 at Truck 13 responding to reports of a fire, possibly an encampment along northbound I-5 at Vancouver on Ops 1 in Cincinnati. This batch from C3, you can show me on scene at Truck 13's call and let's add an engine. Copy on scene and (name withheld) engine. It's 1051. D3, would you like him code 3 at this time? Yeah, it's an affirmative code 3, thanks. We code 3 is 51. 21 responding with Truck 3 for 8 fire, possibly an encampment, northbound I-5 at Vancouver on Ops 1. Engine 21, responding with Truck 13 for a fire, possibly in the encampment, northbound I-5 at Vancouver. It's heads a dealing. Can you tell if it's on the freeway over, it's down underneath? If it's down underneath, I'm going to get out of my rig and see if I can get better eyes on it. Right now, it's just that's kind of how it looks like you want to start an engine on that. Looks like you've got a pretty good little header over there.
At 619, southeast Beaver Creek Lane, on off ones, it's 1049. Another 322 arrived at 1050. Truck 13, responding to reports of a fire along this railway, possibly an encampment, northbound I-5. At Vancouver on Ops 1 at Truck 13 responding to reports of a fire, possibly an encampment along northbound I-5 at Vancouver on Ops 1 in Cincinnati. This batch from C3, you can show me on scene at Truck 13's call and let's add an engine. Copy on scene and (name withheld) engine. It's 1051. D3, would you like him code 3 at this time? Yeah, it's an affirmative code 3, thanks. We code 3 is 51. 21 responding with Truck 3 for 8 fire, possibly an encampment, northbound I-5 at Vancouver on Ops 1. Engine 21, responding with Truck 13 for a fire, possibly in the encampment, northbound I-5 at Vancouver. It's heads a dealing. Can you tell if it's on the freeway over, it's down underneath? If it's down underneath, I'm going to get out of my rig and see if I can get better eyes on it. Right now, it's just that's kind of how it looks like you want to start an engine on that. Looks like you've got a pretty good little header over there.
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I-5, Portland, OR
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