Barbecue smoke mistaken for apartment fire on Foster Road, Portland OR


Fire units were dispatched to a report of a structure fire near Southeast Foster Road. Upon arrival, they found smoke caused by a barbecue and confirmed no fire to the building. Fire units were recalled, and one engine stayed on scene to speak with the person barbecuing.
Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
03:13
Transcript:
00:00
Just upon an echo level structure fire for box 2948 at near Southeast Foster Road.
00:09
An apartment building, this is for squad 12, engine 29, engine 7, engine 73, engine 31, truck 7, truck 25, C1, and C2, Takufoli, Ops 3.
00:21
Again, this is a dispatch calling out in a couple-structure fire for a box 2948 at near South East Foster Road.
00:30
So we'll set apartment building, is going to be for squad 12, engine 29, inch 7, engine 73, engine 31, truck 7. truck 25 at C1 and C2, target will be Ops 3. It's 1248.
00:45
C1. Next.
00:50
We're on clear 10881 at 1248. See?
01:00
Do that. Play as possible.
01:03
Copy all out, driver, too.
01:08
All patrols completed.
01:14
125, 1125 L125AWLU.
01:21
462 around to MCDIC at 1.
01:27
could see flames coming out to be a two-story structure and a neighbor said that there was a barbecue behind the location that was on fire this is for squad 12 engine 29 engine 7 engine 7 3 truck 7 truck 25 c1 c2 Ops 3
01:44
early roger victor
01:50
has arrived.
01:51
We do indeed have a barbecue smoking behind the unit.
01:55
We're going to go ahead and recall this box.
01:57
We'll keep in the 29 on scene here just talking to the person barbecuing.
02:01
Dispatch will go ahead and get back off the 3-in-age monitor.
02:05
Dispatch copy the recall box 2948, the apartment fire near South East foster engine 29 staying on scene.
02:12
Everybody else is clear. Ops 3 is clear. It's 12 for you.
02:17
Mr. Fasch, can you have to let me the call on June 11?
02:24
They're on the overpass now. They just need to get from the overpass to 22nd of Cones and that's it.
02:34
All right.
02:40
Park near South East Stark Street, Unit 7-2, Clarkville 1. Again, from Midd 1317, Party 4, Charlie, 6th person at the suburban mobile home park, 2-home 6th, southeast, South Street,
02:53
unit 72, Perkinson, 1250.
02:58
This is a barbecue,
03:00
and S-Lan is going to be working that. All others are clear off through the clear channel, 1250.
03:09
If that's calling a recall of box 2948.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE Foster Rd, Portland, OR 97236
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