Small fire on church roof extinguished in Portland, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a small fire on the roof of the Jehovah's Witness Church near North Willamette Boulevard in Portland. The fire was limited to trash on the roof and did not spread inside the building. The fire was extinguished, and an investigator was called to the scene.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
06:37
Transcript:
00:00
Air Dispatch calling a Delta-level structure fire, North Williamette Boulevard, North Liberty Street.
00:04
For reports of a church near this intersection with a fire on the roof in the back area, spawning companies will be engine 26, engine 22, truck 8 and C2, you'll be on Ops 3.
00:13
Again, fired a delta-level structure fire, North Williamette Boulevard, North Liberty Street.
00:18
It's going to be at a church near this intersection for reports of a fire on the roof in the back area. Responding companies will be engine 26, engine 22, truck 8 and C2, you'll be on Opta 3 at 23-08.
00:37
Engine 30, you have an open mic on Ops 1. Engine 30, open mic on Ops 1.
01:05
One at 23-09?
01:12
635E, we've circled the area a couple times. We see police also circled in the area. We're not fine in this car.
01:17
If we can get a call back, we'll go ahead and clear.
01:23
Okay, firm caller was just a passerby.
01:25
They are not likely going to have any more information.
01:29
I will have police advice if you need to come back out and engine 30 I will clear you.
01:35
Engine 30 copies, thank you guys.
01:41
350 copies, clear.
01:44
23 on.
01:49
Dispatch from engine 26?
01:52
Dispatch on Office 3.
01:56
Yeah, it looks like the address could be near North Willamette Boulevard, if you can correct that on the map, please.
02:02
Copy near North Willamette Boulevard.
02:07
Threes.
02:09
Copy four threes on near North Willamette Boulevard.
02:13
And for all units in route, it's going to be near North Willamette Boulevard. It's for the Jehovah Witness Church, reports of fire on the roof in the back area. We have engine 26, engine 22, truck 8, C2 on up three.
02:33
TEP copy to the ring back.
02:37
2310.
02:41
All companies that should bring back a bring up our pre-fire too.
02:45
In 26, we arrive. We have one-story,
02:48
ordinary structure, ordinary construction church.
02:52
There are no windows in this building. We have a small fire on the roof.
02:56
It looks like possibly some trash.
02:59
Engine 26 is parked in a hydrant, have water supply.
03:03
We'll be an offensive mode. Engine 26 will have,
03:06
we'll land the command.
03:10
Under 26 copy on scene. Okay, we went around back, we're opposite of you in the parking lot.
03:17
Copy that, that's a letter that building on the,
03:20
on the Alpha side, let's call Alpha Wallamette.
03:30
I think 13.
03:35
Extension, interior.
03:41
It's going to be a code 1 risk.
03:48
I think Ingers 26B is throwing a ladder. So why don't you guys work on forcible entry and see if you can get inside this building?
03:57
Check a copy. Forcible entry.
04:03
All companies,
04:05
B-team is about to make access to the fire. We'll see if it has spread the exterior to the interior.
04:12
We'll get a report from the B-team here in second.
04:19
It is 26 for Rooms 22.
04:21
We'll come in from the north on Oatman if that works for you.
04:28
Yeah, that's fine.
04:31
Just come on stage on at Saratona, Saratogun Oven.
04:36
It's like we had a knockdown on the fire.
04:43
Man, for a minute, 29-8.
04:50
26p.
04:56
Fires out, no extension,
04:59
looks like it's just some pile of trash maybe.
05:03
There's a luminous pan here, some papers.
05:06
Fires out.
05:09
Okay, and you can tell from there that it did not enter the building. Can you make that affirmative observation?
05:19
That's from, we have picked,
05:21
no, it's nothing.
05:26
All right, dispatch, can we get an investigator to our location, please?
05:32
Dispatch copies.
05:36
Command from Truck 8.
05:37
Inside looks good. Just a light haze, but everything looks good on the tick. It does not appear to have extended inside.
05:45
Okay, what do you think about recall? Just keeping Truck 8, H. 26 to wrap it up.
05:53
Yeah, I agree with that. I think that's appropriate.
05:58
Companies, we're going to recall this incident, we're going to keep trucking, engine 26 on scene.
06:03
All the units can clear, C2, clear at your discretion.
06:07
And dispatch, we're going to keep Office 3 for now.
06:09
If you can let the investigator know that we're going to stay on scene.
06:14
Dispatch copies, do you need to continue monitoring?
06:18
No, you could stop monitoring. Thank you.
06:22
Copy the recall of the Duff Level Structure Fire at the Health with Witness Church, near North Willamette Boulevard, keeping truck 8, engine 26, on scene, all of this clearing, keeping ops 3, no dispatcher, it's 2316.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR 97217
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