Fire units gain access to building after false alarm, Portland OR

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/1/2025 02:10 AM

Near SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219

Fire and medical units responded to a building near Southwest Capitol Highway following a report. There was confusion about the exact address. Fire personnel gained entry to the building but found no signs of fire, smoke, or danger. The incident was determined to be a false alarm.

Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue

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Transcript:

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Information of the apartment's name,

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because we're right now not finding anything with an address near Southwest Capitol Highway.

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So the caller did not give us a name.

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In our map, it appears to be the 3-2 building near Southwest Capitol Highway.

00:21

We can try another callback.

00:26

That would be great because otherwise we're going to need Code 1[1] Fire to get into the lockbox if we don't have a code or anything.

00:39

dispatch for truck four truck four go ahead

00:48

Yeah, are police responding on this?

00:54

From what I can see they're already on scene

01:00

truck four gone

01:04

From 342, we see your notes.

01:06

Can we please get code on fire so you let us in, please?

01:10

Gotty.

01:15

Engine 18 being requested by MEDIC 342 on scene, Code 1[1] for building access near Southwest Capitol Highway,

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Target is Office 1. Engine 18 being requested by MEDIC 342 on scene for building access near Southwest Capitol Highway for Department 303. The target is off 1, it's 232.

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We arrived in the area.

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We're not seeing anything.

01:45

We're not smelling anything. Do you have anything further?

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Code 1: Non-emergency response; proceed without lights or sirens and obey all traffic laws.

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Near SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219

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