Fire alarm triggered by heater smoke at Hillsboro apartments, Hillsboro OR
Fire & ArsonA commercial fire alarm was activated at the 4th and Main Apartments near East Main Street in Hillsboro due to smoke coming from a heater. Residents reported smelling something burning and seeing white smoke, but no one was inside the affected unit. Fire units responded and began investigating the multi-story apartment complex.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 1, Engine 5, Truck 5, and Chief 1. Respond to Commercial Fire near East Main Street. Unit 304. Cross streets are Southeast 3rd Avenue and Southeast 4th Avenue. Working Channel Ops 35.
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570 and EMR 132 respond to stroke at (number withheld) Southwest 121 21st Avenue unit 46 cross streets are southwest Southwest Colostoga Drive and Southwest Booms Bend Drive
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Onchastrobe.
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At (number withheld) Southwest 121st Avenue.
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Unit 46. Cross streets are Southwest Conestoga Drive and Southwest Booms Bend Drive.
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AirGOMF F-I-19.
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You can show 119 Claire Wilkins.
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Check on with a commercial task force response. This will be near East Main Street in Hillsboro, the 4th and Main Apartments. It's unit 304, cross streets of southeast 3rd Avenue and southeast 4th Avenue.
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It's going to be smoke coming from a heater with the fire alarm going off. A bystander smelled an odor of something burning before seeing the smoke.
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And it's going to be white smoke with no one inside the unit.
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Caller turned the heater on and it is a current hour.
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Current assignments are showing Engine 1, Engine 5, Truck 5, and C1, all showing in route.
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This will take place on Ops 35 at 2037.
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Still, I've got this route back.
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All right, Colin arrived.
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I've got nothing showing at this time. I've got a multi-story brick apartment complex investigating.
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Enter one on the Alpha Side.
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Rescue one on your arrival. I'll make you command.
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One arrived.
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Rescue 100 man.
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Engine 1, I show you fire attack investigating.
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My firefighter signed to you.
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I copy Alpha Size 4th Street.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Main St, Hillsboro, OR 97123
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