Firefighter down during basement fire on NW 3rd Ave in Portland, Portland OR


A fire involving burning plastic occurred near Northwest 3rd Avenue and Northwest Couch Street. Firefighters responded, and during the incident a firefighter went down in the basement, prompting a Mayday call and rescue efforts.
Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
07:14
Transcript:
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Engine 1 for a transient fire where they're burning plastic, Northwest 3 Avenue, Northeskooch Street, it's not a lot fun.
00:05
Engine 1 for a transient fire that's where they're burning plastic, North us 3 Avenue, Northwis Coot Street, it's on lots 1 in 2029.
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They're on this.
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Next 41. Can you start a second engine to this? You start a second engine to this? All right, please.
00:15
Then, Bobby, Gray.
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Providence, Portland. Cross Portland, two screen.
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Student Atlantic 1328, we are clear no patient found.
00:23
Copy 1328. Copy 1328.
00:24
Okay. In the 28th, make an entry on the Charlie's side of the structure.
00:28
There's a basement.
00:29
That's one, PSI-3.
00:30
PSI-3, go ahead.
00:31
You can cancel the fire response.
00:32
We figured it out.
00:33
Thank you. Copy. Splots while being clear.
00:34
2100.
00:35
Engine 7, you got backup plane.
00:38
Truck 4 arrived, the security saying that the animal is gone.
00:42
Truck 4 copy arrived and animals gone.
00:43
Truck 4 copy arrived and animals gone.
00:44
Room with 8.
00:45
It's 20-01.
00:46
44-0-4-on seen it's 20-0-0-201
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back image is 41 Judy This is an Edward right on 3d821
01:06
Fire gone off truck 21.
01:08
Truck 21. Truck 21. Can I have an off count?
01:10
In the basement. Firefighter down in the basement.
01:11
They just stopped the end of the fire attack line.
01:14
Command copy.
01:15
Emergency towns, emergency traffic.
01:17
All units, we have a May Day, Fire Attack Team[1] Engine 28[2], is down in the basement.
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Engine 2,
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activate. Engine 2, Ritz,
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activate Firefighters off the end of this fire attack hose line.
01:30
I'll take emphasis, clear.
01:32
Thank you. Two-six going to Portland Down.
01:35
Stange out on 120 seconds.
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One block out. 25-108.
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Copy.
01:40
1023 airport 4th Street maintenance, Mississippi.
01:43
Bravo 414 respond.
01:44
Bravo 414 response.
01:46
N-623-2.
01:49
Yeah, we're going to be staged until Lophorter arrest.
01:52
My answer is going to make an entry slowly falling first floor.
01:56
Red group is making entry on the first floor.
02:02
Robo 414.
02:03
Robo 414, go ahead.
02:04
Can we get our all information, our FCC is down?
02:06
Probably not yet.
02:07
Another 1347 is already on scene.
02:09
They're requesting you a code one.
02:11
It's the Furwood Gardens Residential Care, 819, Northeast 102-2-2-2-2-Avany.
02:18
It's going to be in Unit 129.
02:21
This is back to see for a whore.
02:22
I'm going to clear out.
02:24
He's on-flight.
02:25
Fire checked them out.
02:26
They're all good. Can you convince this card for where you go?
02:28
Copy, they're still doing any injury right now, so we're left.
02:32
Just stay group from command, let me know if you have any other needs, and they move that down, Firefighter.
02:37
Copy 345.
02:38
C-3-1-4.
02:40
NC-16, completed internal, central patrol, central courthouse.
02:44
Copy that time 216.
02:45
DV22 and 248, that's take a chance.
02:49
Leroy Jenkins, we completed on Maxwell, working on extricating, no need.
02:55
Command copy, Leroy Jenkins.
02:56
He's working on excrating.
02:57
I am from Rescue Group[3].
02:59
We'll meet assistance, extricating the down firefighters to the first floor on the Charlie side.
03:06
Copy that. We're sending you in Truck 7 to us then.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Fire Attack Team: Active fire response
[2]
Engine 28: Responding fire crew
[3]
Rescue Group: Rescue operations team
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Location mentioned:
NW 3rd Ave & NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209
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