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Small fire on second floor of building near se 37th and se madisonPortland OR

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SE 37th Ave & SE Madison St, Portland, OR 97214

Firefighters responded to a small fire on the second floor of a building near Southeast 37th Avenue and Southeast Madison Street in Portland. Light smoke was present, and the fire alarm was silenced temporarily for tactical purposes while crews worked to control the situation.

Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
06:47
Transcript:
00:00
and dispatch from command.
00:01
Let's start a second alarm[1],
00:03
and we'll have those companies staged four blocks south,
00:06
and they'll be prepared for fire attack as needed.
00:16
Okay.
00:20
They can enter with four minutes.
00:27
And the setup control.
00:31
Yeah, being in 1970, can you run a firearm for me?
00:36
It's going to be a Ruger Security-6, and the serial number we have is (number withheld).
00:49
Good estimate.
00:54
Yeah, I'm going to bump up the Surmetic and my crew will be available for assignment of the west.
01:05
Command Surbetic, Clark, just look at a big exterior, I don't see any indication of fire.
01:13
Command, copy, copy, thank you.
01:16
Okay.
01:24
Can you copy multiple constructs inside?
01:31
Mr. Course, what's up?
01:34
You can come down here on Telmark and slide in behind Josiah.
01:41
We'll use that while we're waiting.
01:45
Selma again.
01:50
Between 19th and 20th, more on the 20th end.
01:55
You see everybody around the corner from me, I'm wondering.
01:58
Hancock. I'll get you.
02:02
At the intersection of Southeast 1-8 Avenue and southeast Walder Street on the northwest corner, the vehicle is a gray Honda Civic,
02:18
Oregon plate,
02:20
(number withheld)
02:22
Papa Alpha,
02:24
Quebec.
02:28
South East corner of the second floor.
02:39
The vehicle is a gray Honda Civic,
02:44
Oregon-Plate,
02:47
(number withheld)
02:49
Papa Alpha, Quebec.
02:55
the southeast corner of the building on the second floor.
03:02
(number withheld), priority one for blocked fire at the intersection of Southeast 3-7 Avenue and Southeast Madison Street on the southeast corner.
03:19
The vehicle is a silver Lexus,
03:24
Oregon plate (number withheld).
03:30
track.
03:34
Copy that.
03:36
Need more resources on floor, too.
03:41
This is a broadcast for the inside unit.
03:44
TSA is going to be doing a co-blue test at the D&E checkpoint.
03:50
Probably right there.
03:56
Reputation on the fans because I have a male matching on description but you're wearing blue jeans and then orange top.
04:05
To (number withheld) Northeast Cunover Street.
04:09
656, I'm clearing here and I have a less lethal.
04:12
Show me in route.
04:16
656 copy, do you have a digital code for your call?
04:22
has a smell that is not like gunpowder.
04:26
It does not smell like gunpowder.
04:28
It smells more like burning something.
04:34
Yeah, and that's what we're seeing as well.
04:36
There is a light smoke throughout the building.
04:40
We silence the alarm for tactical reasons.
04:43
We can turn it back on if we find an imminent fire threat.
04:47
The meantime everybody's working through it.
04:52
Administrative copy.
04:57
Okay, go ahead.
05:01
Zero sex, I copy.
05:02
Two hundred and R-A advisor starting that as work.
05:09
Copy, 1539.
05:11
1539.
05:15
Suspect coming down to level one.
05:21
Take that one for the rescue there.
05:26
Not me.
05:29
The one for...
05:35
Do you sure went to...
05:37
please?
05:38
No, that's the story.
05:42
We were robbed and drove before I had any pictures, so I was just talking up for the warning.
05:50
Company at 340.
05:55
That's FYI, that bin is pretty full all red.
06:01
Mark, you want?
06:07
Victim came out in just there's two.
06:15
was on the floor property this morning.
06:19
Okay.
06:20
From the port and wanted to share what I was in there still?
06:25
Well, I don't know.
06:34
Command Clark on two.
06:37
Can you get me a pump can to the north door that we've been using to get in and out?
06:45
We've got a small fire up here on the second floor.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
second alarm: Request for additional resources due to escalation beyond the initial emergency response assignment.

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SE 37th Ave & SE Madison St, Portland, OR 97214
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