Two Alarm Fire Damages Four Apartments (Photo) -03/12/25

At 8:49pm on Tuesday March 11th, Forest Grove Firefighters were dispatched to a reported fire in an apartment building at the Eagle Crest Apartments, located at 4300 Pacific Avenue. Several callers reported that the back of the apartments were on fire. Minutes later, the first arriving crew arrived to find an eight unit apartment building with four of the units well engulfed in flames from the shared entryway as well as the rear deck portion of the building. Due to the amount of fire involvement and the size of the building, a 2nd Alarm was dispatched to bring in additional crews. It took firefighters 42 minutes to fully extinguish the fire and deem the incident under control. Firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to the four adjoining units in the building.

Thankfully, all residents were able to safely evacuate their apartments. One resident was evaluated on scene for smoke inhalation, but didn't require transport to a local hospital. In total, 11 residents lived in the damaged apartment units and are displaced, they received assistance from Red Cross. Additionally, 5 residents from the non-burned units required assistance due to power being shut off to the whole building.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but initial findings are that the fire likely started on the back deck of one of the units.

During the incident, east bound Pacific Avenue (Oregon Highway 8) was closed for approximately an hour and half due to emergency vehicles on the roadway.

Forest Grove Fire & Rescue wants to remind everyone to know at least two ways out of your home. If a doorway becomes blocked by fire, you will need to find a second way to safely evacuate. This might be a different doorway or even a window. If you live upstairs, think about investing in a fire escape ladder to deploy out of a window.

We were assisted on scene by Hillsboro Fire & Rescue, Cornelius Fire Department, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Gaston Fire District, Banks Fire District, Forest Grove Police Department, Washington County Sheriff, AMR, Forest Grove Public Works and Forest Grove Light & Power.

Scene Information
Engines - 7
Trucks - 2

Brush Units - 2
Chiefs - 5

Total Fire Personnel - 50

 

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