Smoke smell at new apartment was dust from construction, Portland OR


Fire crews responded to reports of smoke and smell at a new apartment construction site. Upon investigation, the smoke was found to be dust from construction equipment, not an actual fire.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
02:58
Transcript:
They're dispatched with a Delta-level structure fire[1] at northeast Alberta in 2-5. This will be for engine 14, engine 13, engine 24, truck 13, and C2. We'll be on Ops 3. For a Delta-level structure fire, Northeast Alberta, and 2-5, reports of white smoke and smoke smell coming from the bottom floor of new construction. To be for engine 14, engine 13, engine 24, truck 13, and C2 on Ops 3, it's 7. being cleared by fire dispatch for Delta Level Structure Fire. A repeat of the Delta Level Structure Fire, Northeast Alberta in 2-5, originally came in as reports of white smoke and the smell of smoke from new construction. We've got an update from a construction worker confirming that this will just be dust. This is Opts 3. This is for Engine 14, Engine 13, Engine 24, Truck 13, and C2 at 731. 14, continue, and all others can slow to code 1 and tell you the confirmation from engine 14. That's C2 from engine 14, yeah, we'll continue anifies. Thank you, got me next. Thank you. Okay, 312 arrived. Engine 14's arrived. This is a four-story of apartment complex under construction. This is just dust from a blower. It's just G-rock dust. Everybody can be clear. Dispatching all companies from Engine 14 in command, I'm going to put a recall in this incident. Leave Engine 14 working for now. We made contact. All others can be clear. Office 3 can be clear. So the A recall of the Delta-level structure fire, northeast Alberta, and 2-5, including engine 14. We're getting all of those can clear and after 3 will be clear at 735. That's engine 19. Do you might check in on our previous call, see if they actually have an officer in route. If not we're going to go out, lock the park. None, route. This fire is a match with a recall of the delta level structure of fire northeast Alberta and two five keeping engine 14 working all others clearing and ops 3 is cleared at 735
They're dispatched with a Delta-level structure fire[1] at northeast Alberta in 2-5. This will be for engine 14, engine 13, engine 24, truck 13, and C2. We'll be on Ops 3. For a Delta-level structure fire, Northeast Alberta, and 2-5, reports of white smoke and smoke smell coming from the bottom floor of new construction. To be for engine 14, engine 13, engine 24, truck 13, and C2 on Ops 3, it's 7. being cleared by fire dispatch for Delta Level Structure Fire. A repeat of the Delta Level Structure Fire, Northeast Alberta in 2-5, originally came in as reports of white smoke and the smell of smoke from new construction. We've got an update from a construction worker confirming that this will just be dust. This is Opts 3. This is for Engine 14, Engine 13, Engine 24, Truck 13, and C2 at 731. 14, continue, and all others can slow to code 1 and tell you the confirmation from engine 14. That's C2 from engine 14, yeah, we'll continue anifies. Thank you, got me next. Thank you. Okay, 312 arrived. Engine 14's arrived. This is a four-story of apartment complex under construction. This is just dust from a blower. It's just G-rock dust. Everybody can be clear. Dispatching all companies from Engine 14 in command, I'm going to put a recall in this incident. Leave Engine 14 working for now. We made contact. All others can be clear. Office 3 can be clear. So the A recall of the Delta-level structure fire, northeast Alberta, and 2-5, including engine 14. We're getting all of those can clear and after 3 will be clear at 735. That's engine 19. Do you might check in on our previous call, see if they actually have an officer in route. If not we're going to go out, lock the park. None, route. This fire is a match with a recall of the delta level structure of fire northeast Alberta and two five keeping engine 14 working all others clearing and ops 3 is cleared at 735
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Delta-level structure fire: High-priority fire response due to potential structure fire
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Location mentioned:
NE 25th Ave & NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
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