Fire alarm triggered by incense burning in apartment, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to an alarm at an apartment building. They found light smoke that was caused by someone burning incense, not an active fire. After checking, no hazards were reported and the incident was recalled.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
07:11
Transcript:
Engine 21's arrived. We've got a four-story, ordinary construction building, people outside. Nothing's showing. 11th Street side will be the Alpha side and Engine 21 has command. Engine 21 will be investigating. Truck 1, would you assist my B on investigating what's going on? Truck 1, copy. A dispatch copy is a four-story, ordinary construction, people outside. Nothing showing a side will be the 11th Avenue side. Engine 21B is investigating at near 11th Avenue. Command all units. We have a hydrant right in front of here that Engine 21 can take next to Truck 1. Next driving engine, a standby in the engine while we see what's going on here. Ninja 23's arrived on a hydrant. Office 1 from Medic 3302. Mike 302, go ahead. We are at room 309. No one is answering the door. Do you have any further callback info for the patient? The negative, the alarm company did say, though, that they have on file that the fire department has permission to breach the door. We can try to call back, though, if you'd like. Copy. 1325. Three-zero, so you're just confirming it's 8309 in that address. One more time. A309 at near Burnside Street. 202, copy. 1526. There's no heat, light smoke. Copy, light smoke, second floor. 3-9 Truck 1 on the alpha-bravo corner 13's arrived on tetanus up hydrant-up tapped-up commandant copy all units just stage upon your arrival until we find out what's gone on Truck 1 and 21d. Clear from Truck 1, we did check the trash chute and it's clear. Command, copy trash chute, it's clear. Command from the Truck 1 here, looking at the panel, it's showing fourth floor lobby. So I think we'll make our way just up to the fourth floor to check as well. Copy, Truckline. Chuck One, do you want more resources in there to help you investigate or do you think you guys can handle it? At this point, we can handle right now as you're saying 21 and Truck One. Come on, copy. Office one from 302. The door to the apartment is locked. No one's answering. Are you able to get that callback number? Yeah, it's (number withheld). Next, man, Truck One. We're talking to a building management right now. Stand by. Copy that. To commercial fire alarm, Concordia Nursing Program, near Northeast. Talk of this Office One, and back for tap-out. NARC keys on this. Okay, and copy the pre-fire. We should have some keys at the front door here. I'll have my driver, the box for you. Copy we do have a manager trying to get access I think we may have figured up the target unit management said there is a 55 here a couple days ago I think they're trying to clear up the smell. Engine 28, Medic 324, Priority 2, Traffic Accident at Northeast and Fremont. Up 1 at 1330. Rescue 19, permit in 10, you guys can cancel. Rescue 19 copies clear. 1330. I made contact with the patient. He affirms us the right door. We're trying to find a manager to see if we can get a key. Break Engine 7 from Medic 3302. Can you bring up your tools just in case? 302 from 8. I was just trying to reach you earlier to let you know. We're going to the main office. I'll set it straight up to you to get the individual room to you. 302, perfect. Thank you guys. 1, 13301. 1364 arrives. Truck one, firm command. Do you guys have any smoke on the fourth floor up there? Command, Command, we do you guys have any smoke on the fourth floor up there? All four floors are fairly consistent, and it is consistent with an incense burning. Talking to management and the residents here, someone's been going around the floors, just burning incense to try to clear out the smell of three different 55s this week. Command, Drug 1, I recommend a recall. Everyone returning, there's no hazards here. We'll try to attempt to reset. I think that will take. Command, copy. Dispatch from Command. I'm going to go ahead and recall this incident. Keeping all units, keeping Truck 1, Engine 21. We'll go ahead and clear up 3.
Engine 21's arrived. We've got a four-story, ordinary construction building, people outside. Nothing's showing. 11th Street side will be the Alpha side and Engine 21 has command. Engine 21 will be investigating. Truck 1, would you assist my B on investigating what's going on? Truck 1, copy. A dispatch copy is a four-story, ordinary construction, people outside. Nothing showing a side will be the 11th Avenue side. Engine 21B is investigating at near 11th Avenue. Command all units. We have a hydrant right in front of here that Engine 21 can take next to Truck 1. Next driving engine, a standby in the engine while we see what's going on here. Ninja 23's arrived on a hydrant. Office 1 from Medic 3302. Mike 302, go ahead. We are at room 309. No one is answering the door. Do you have any further callback info for the patient? The negative, the alarm company did say, though, that they have on file that the fire department has permission to breach the door. We can try to call back, though, if you'd like. Copy. 1325. Three-zero, so you're just confirming it's 8309 in that address. One more time. A309 at near Burnside Street. 202, copy. 1526. There's no heat, light smoke. Copy, light smoke, second floor. 3-9 Truck 1 on the alpha-bravo corner 13's arrived on tetanus up hydrant-up tapped-up commandant copy all units just stage upon your arrival until we find out what's gone on Truck 1 and 21d. Clear from Truck 1, we did check the trash chute and it's clear. Command, copy trash chute, it's clear. Command from the Truck 1 here, looking at the panel, it's showing fourth floor lobby. So I think we'll make our way just up to the fourth floor to check as well. Copy, Truckline. Chuck One, do you want more resources in there to help you investigate or do you think you guys can handle it? At this point, we can handle right now as you're saying 21 and Truck One. Come on, copy. Office one from 302. The door to the apartment is locked. No one's answering. Are you able to get that callback number? Yeah, it's (number withheld). Next, man, Truck One. We're talking to a building management right now. Stand by. Copy that. To commercial fire alarm, Concordia Nursing Program, near Northeast. Talk of this Office One, and back for tap-out. NARC keys on this. Okay, and copy the pre-fire. We should have some keys at the front door here. I'll have my driver, the box for you. Copy we do have a manager trying to get access I think we may have figured up the target unit management said there is a 55 here a couple days ago I think they're trying to clear up the smell. Engine 28, Medic 324, Priority 2, Traffic Accident at Northeast and Fremont. Up 1 at 1330. Rescue 19, permit in 10, you guys can cancel. Rescue 19 copies clear. 1330. I made contact with the patient. He affirms us the right door. We're trying to find a manager to see if we can get a key. Break Engine 7 from Medic 3302. Can you bring up your tools just in case? 302 from 8. I was just trying to reach you earlier to let you know. We're going to the main office. I'll set it straight up to you to get the individual room to you. 302, perfect. Thank you guys. 1, 13301. 1364 arrives. Truck one, firm command. Do you guys have any smoke on the fourth floor up there? Command, Command, we do you guys have any smoke on the fourth floor up there? All four floors are fairly consistent, and it is consistent with an incense burning. Talking to management and the residents here, someone's been going around the floors, just burning incense to try to clear out the smell of three different 55s this week. Command, Drug 1, I recommend a recall. Everyone returning, there's no hazards here. We'll try to attempt to reset. I think that will take. Command, copy. Dispatch from Command. I'm going to go ahead and recall this incident. Keeping all units, keeping Truck 1, Engine 21. We'll go ahead and clear up 3.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
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