Small fire from electrical equipment in residential driveway, Hillsboro OR

 Fire & Arson
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a residential fire involving electrical equipment and possible battery explosions in the driveway. The fire was contained to a small cart and did not affect the building. A smoking barbecue was removed from the scene. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 62, Engine 67, Truck 67, Chief 5, and truck 68. Respond to Residential Fire[1].
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At near Southwest Sherald Stride.
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Cross streets are Southwest Alexander Street and Southwest 16th Court.
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Working Channel Ops 35.
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v.U51. Respond to Information Fire[1].
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At near Southwest Burnham Street.
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Cross streets are Southwest Hall Boulevard and Southwest Dash Avenue.
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All units will be air for a special announcement.
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Twolitan Valley Fire[1] and Rescue would like to thank Lieutenant Johnson for his nearly 25 years of service with TVFNR.
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Lieutenant Johnson has worked his final shift at Station 5-1.
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Your service to the public, devotion to duty,
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and commitment to the men and women of TVFNR have left an indelible mark on our agency and the community.
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Lieutenant Johnson, it has been a distinct honor to serve alongside you.
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You will be missed.
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Fire[1]com is clear.
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Talking with a readback on Task Force, Possible Residential Fire[1], near Southwest Shar-Obes Drive.
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Cross the Southwest Alexander Street and near 196 court.
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And we have engine 62, engine 67, truck 67, C5, and truck 68.
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We have multiple callers. The initial caller said that it was some sort of electrical equipment in the driveway on fire with a canopy overhead.
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They're trying to extinguish with a fire extinguisher.
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Another caller says it's very close to the building between two vehicles.
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Someone heard an exonerate. explosion at the beginning prior to the fire and we are having more than one caller reporting that.
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C5 cover you back.
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The entire comma safety and so another caller says that a resident is saying that batteries are exploding
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C5 copy update.
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Engine 62 has arrived to a one-story residential with multiple RVs in the driveway.
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People outside appear to have removed a smoking barbecue.
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Engine 6.2 will be investigating.
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Back on copy one story residents,
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multiple RVs in the driveway, and a smoking barbecue has been removed.
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Engine 60 with an update, we have a hydrant,
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nothing showing on the structure at this time.
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Copy hydrant and nothing showing on the structure.
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Engine 6-2 is an update.
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This is isolated to a small cart that's been removed outside of the structure.
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No involvement to the structure,
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engine 6-2 can handle them.
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I'm copy. Is that a RICO?
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Affirmative, recall the box,
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show engine 6-2 on the scene.
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Sarkham Company, Farcombe with a recall on Shore Oaks Drive,
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residential fire. Into 6-2, on-scene working all of this are clear to return at 7-06.
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NW Oak Dr, Hillsboro, OR 97124
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