Portland Fire Responds To Afternoon Apartment Fire. (Photo)
- 02/05/26
Portland Fire responds to afternoon apartment fire.
At 3:45 PM, Portland Fire was dispatched to a possible apartment fire in the Lents Neighborhood near the 7000 block of SE 92nd Avenue. Crews enroute vocalized seeing a header or thick smoke column rising skyward indicating a working fire.
With the closest hydrant available on the onboard computer system being on SE 92 with significant fire present a “double header” was attached to the fire hydrant indicating the hydrant had 2 hoses attached to ensure enough water would be available if needed in the suppression efforts. The building with the fire issue was located near the back of a large property with many apartment buildings. The engine bed was completely empty with 1600’ of lay-in line on the ground.
Once the engine parked with a good view of the fire, the command officer called for a second alarm assignment adding enough of a workforce present to perform rescue and minimize the spread of fire if needed which is common practice for PF&R. A single second floor apartment had heavy fire on the balcony with fire present on the interior of the apartment in question. This was a single apartment in a building that houses 8 individual occupancies.
The crew quickly applied water from the outside, eliminating a bulk of the fire on the exterior and then moved the hoses up the stairs on the interior to continue extinguishing the fire. The truck on scene extended the aerial ladder and assessed the condition of the roof and attic space above the fire. The fire was completely extinguished shortly after the 10-minute timer was read and all second alarm companies were returned to the stations without being assigned any tasks. The recruit class working at the training station responded to the incident and were able to get some valuable time in a live fire setting under the watchful eyes of their training specialists. This is invaluable experience as they work their way through the training curriculum to earn the place out of the training setting.
The fire investigation team was on scene performing a forensic evaluation along with interviews with residents to aid in discovering the cause of the fire. There were no reported injuries associated with the fire. There will be an entire apartment displaced with the resident total unknown but potentially up to 3 adults per a neighboring resident.
Portland Fire would like to thank our mutual aid partners in Clackamas County Fire District in their assistance in the fire suppression efforts. PF&R would also like to thank PPB for providing traffic control that prevented vehicles from driving over the fire hoses connected to the hydrant running across SE 92nd. Lastly, PF&R would like to thank the dispatchers at BOEC for their assistance in monitoring the event and providing critical updates.
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Portland Fire Responds To Afternoon Apartment Fire. (Photo)
- 02/05/26
Portland Fire responds to afternoon apartment fire.
At 3:45 PM, Portland Fire was dispatched to a possible apartment fire in the Lents Neighborhood near the 7000 block of SE 92nd Avenue. Crews enroute vocalized seeing a header or thick smoke column rising skyward indicating a working fire.
With the closest hydrant available on the onboard computer system being on SE 92 with significant fire present a “double header” was attached to the fire hydrant indicating the hydrant had 2 hoses attached to ensure enough water would be available if needed in the suppression efforts. The building with the fire issue was located near the back of a large property with many apartment buildings. The engine bed was completely empty with 1600’ of lay-in line on the ground.
Once the engine parked with a good view of the fire, the command officer called for a second alarm assignment adding enough of a workforce present to perform rescue and minimize the spread of fire if needed which is common practice for PF&R. A single second floor apartment had heavy fire on the balcony with fire present on the interior of the apartment in question. This was a single apartment in a building that houses 8 individual occupancies.
The crew quickly applied water from the outside, eliminating a bulk of the fire on the exterior and then moved the hoses up the stairs on the interior to continue extinguishing the fire. The truck on scene extended the aerial ladder and assessed the condition of the roof and attic space above the fire. The fire was completely extinguished shortly after the 10-minute timer was read and all second alarm companies were returned to the stations without being assigned any tasks. The recruit class working at the training station responded to the incident and were able to get some valuable time in a live fire setting under the watchful eyes of their training specialists. This is invaluable experience as they work their way through the training curriculum to earn the place out of the training setting.
The fire investigation team was on scene performing a forensic evaluation along with interviews with residents to aid in discovering the cause of the fire. There were no reported injuries associated with the fire. There will be an entire apartment displaced with the resident total unknown but potentially up to 3 adults per a neighboring resident.
Portland Fire would like to thank our mutual aid partners in Clackamas County Fire District in their assistance in the fire suppression efforts. PF&R would also like to thank PPB for providing traffic control that prevented vehicles from driving over the fire hoses connected to the hydrant running across SE 92nd. Lastly, PF&R would like to thank the dispatchers at BOEC for their assistance in monitoring the event and providing critical updates.
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