Firefighters respond to structure fire with rescue at Portland, Portland OR


Firefighters responded to a fire in a one-story building with a basement on Southwest Beaverton Hillsdale Highway in Portland. They conducted rescue operations, ventilated the roof, and checked for fire spread. One person was rescued and a cat was also saved from the building. The fire was mostly on the front side, and smoke was seen near the roof area.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
00:00
Truck 4 is a ride. We're right behind that.
00:01
Okay, Chuck 4, can you work on that fence on the Alpha Bravo, see if we can make access there? Just to continue to make an access.
00:08
We have entry into this.
00:09
The individual that we brought out is no one else is just on.
00:13
(number withheld), Southwest, Beard from the Hillstail Highway, going to be option 3, (number withheld).
00:17
Command from Engineering 3 Fire Attack.
00:20
The individual we pulled out because there's no one else inside.
00:24
Okay, 18 Fire Attack, I think I'm copying.
00:26
You're saying there is no one else inside?
00:28
To manage 16, 18's transmission is the patient state's certified.
00:34
Mr. (name withheld), we'd like to offer up for Medic (number withheld)'s call.
00:38
Uh, copy. I will put you on it.
00:39
Medic (number withheld), are you monitoring opt-1?
00:41
Top. Command, the engine 18D firetack, we are bringing the patient up to the alpha side, to the road.
00:46
Copy up to the alpha side, to the road.
00:48
Engine 10 coffee, withdrawn from the building, taken over red.
00:53
Command, C-4, I just said, no, this is a flat rip on this.
00:58
Flap-riff. And safety, do you see any need for a truck up there for ventilation at this point?
01:03
No, it doesn't look like it at this point.
01:05
I go with reports on what they think when they're opening the ceiling.
01:09
They're working in theater now.
01:11
Okay, I can't copy. Yeah, I'm not seeing any need for it.
01:13
It looks like it worked the front alpha, the front alpha side of this building mostly.
01:18
Command from engine 16, just be advised we have open soffets on the Delta side second floor.
01:25
You know, we have smoke coming from that on the Delta Alpha corner.
01:29
Command copy, and that's first floor or second floor? So do we have a one level with a basement, correct?
01:36
That's correct, Chief.
01:37
One level of the basement.
01:38
At the roof on the Delta Alpha corner, we just have some smoke showing from the...
01:42
...gown command from Squad 1 and Truck 1.
01:45
We're on that.
01:46
We're poking holes in the ceiling there, right around that soffet, seeing if it got in the attic.
01:52
We'll know it here shortly in a second.
01:53
Okay, command copy.
01:54
I do have truck for here if we need to send a truck up to the roof.
01:57
And just so everybody is clear, this is a one level with a basement.
02:01
This is a one story with a basement.
02:03
I want everybody aware of that.
02:04
So we're all on the same page talking basement or first floor.
02:07
The man, P-4 and safety, uh, CERC-1 has rescued the cat at this point.
02:13
We have a number out here with the cat.
02:14
Can you have any of the boxes show me on scene? Thank you.
02:18
Copy 540.
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Location mentioned:
SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Portland, OR
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