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Smoke from fog machine mistaken for house firePortland OR

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N Ainsworth St & N Denver Ave, Portland, OR 97217

Heavy smoke was reported coming from the front door of a house near North Denver Avenue and North Ainsworth Street. Fire units responded but found the smoke was from a fog machine on the front porch. No real fire was present.

Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
04:5
Transcript:
00:00
North Denver Avenue and North Ainsworth Street. The caller is reporting a house on fire on the southwest corner. They're seeing heavy smoke from the front doors. Set for squad one, it's (number withheld), into 17, truck 22, truck 1, C2, C4. You'll be on Office 3.
00:18
And fire just slash following box number 0824, church fire at North Denver Avenue, North Ainsworth Street.
00:24
Callers are seeing on the southwest corner, heavy smoke coming from the front door of a house. The squad one, inch 24, inch 26, 11, end to 14, end to 17, truck 22,
00:33
truck one, C2, and C4. You'll be on Ops 3[1], it's 1031.
00:40
So 18th Street,
00:42
I'll be respending on Ops 3[1].
00:44
It's 10, everyone.
00:50
Dismatch from engine 20 to be testing the system.
00:54
We'll be in service. Mention 20-puffy, in service, 10-2.
01:01
Wadig 326, stage 4013.
01:06
Who's fired at the door?
01:11
Dismatch drop 13. We'll lead me up for that 24 fire?
01:22
Everyone arrives again, 132.
01:33
We have box 0824, an active-level structure residential fire at North Denver Avenue in North Indianworth Street.
01:40
The caller is seeing heavy smoke coming from the front door of a house on the southwest corner.
01:44
We don't have any reports if anyone is inside.
01:47
This is going to be for Squad 1, Engine 24, Engine 26, Engine 14, Engine 17. Truck 22, Truck 1, C2, and C4 at 1033.
02:06
Engine 9, responding with Medicare, 26, and police for a priority 1 assault unable to triage (number withheld) Northeast Broadway, you'll be on Ox 1.
02:17
Engine 9, responding with Medi 326, and police, for a priority 1 assault unable to triage (number withheld) Northeast Broadway, you'll be on Ox 1-133.
02:34
254 MC on 5.5.9, beginning and end the fixed area for 12 that one's block.
02:41
So, copies time at 10333.
02:47
In front of the map, we've got a 59-37 North Denver Avenue.
02:54
24 copies.
02:59
Get back to 1033.
03:02
How did you remove from that fire?
03:08
How did you? I can't re-ad to you though. It would be like...
03:13
Got me, I'll touch on it. It 1034.
03:18
This is to 1-30.
03:20
I have an SR for you.
03:24
There's a smoke machine on the front porch of somebody's house.
03:30
We can go ahead and recall this box.
03:36
Pistaker, I need to 1-235.
03:44
All companies can clear.
03:47
This is going to be a smoke machine from the front of the house.
03:51
Opt three will be clear.
03:52
It's 1035.
03:57
Ad then a discreet across the board.
04:02
24V. It's actually at the fog machine on the front porch.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Ops 3: Operations radio channel or talkgroup 3 used for general incident communications.

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N Ainsworth St & N Denver Ave, Portland, OR 97217
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