Person repeatedly starts fires under business awning, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonAn individual is repeatedly starting campfires under the awning of a business at the northwest corner of Southeast 21st and Powell. They refuse to stop despite multiple interventions by fire crews, leading to a request for police assistance.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
That one passerby reporting a series of pallets on fire under and awning against the windows of the business.
00:07
This is for end of 23, engine 21, engine 9, into 25, squad one, truck 25, truck one, C4 and C1, and we are on off street.
00:20
Workup, in peace.
00:23
The update.
00:25
Three-four.
00:30
Three-forward.
00:32
Right,
00:34
I see P-O-H.
00:35
Affirming, we're going.
00:38
...ifirming, we're going.
00:50
Ending 23 has arrived.
00:52
We have a little bit of smoke in the air, no active fire.
00:57
All companies can slow to code one.
00:59
Engine 23 will be command, engine 23B will be investigating.
01:03
We're on the northwest corner of 20 person, pal.
01:09
Engine 23, a little bit of smoke showing, no active fire, all companies is this flow.
01:12
Engine 23 is command on the northwest corner.
01:15
Command from Engine 23B, this is just campfire.
01:20
There's no extension to the building whatsoever.
01:25
Engine 23, copy.
01:32
Dispass from the command, we're going to go ahead and recall this box.
01:36
Returning all companies, engine 23 staying on scene, releasing Ops 3, switching back to Ops 1.
01:42
Got to be a recall box 2330, commercial fire studies on 2-1, engine 23 is working, all other companies clearing, Ops3 will be clear at 21-30.
01:54
2-1 and Powell.
01:59
With any PV, engine 23 working, all of this clearing,
02:02
back on Ops 1, turn with it.
02:08
Ops 1, engine 23.
02:11
Indian 23, go ahead.
02:13
We need to create a police call for this individual that is burning in this area.
02:18
We've been on them multiple times today.
02:20
He's refusing to stop burning.
02:22
He's underneath the business and we're going to need police here to get and move to stop burning.
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Location mentioned:
SE Powell Blvd & SE 21st Ave, Portland, OR 97202
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