Firefighters Rescue Two People From Apartment Complex Fire (Photo)
- 10/31/25
At 6:36 a.m. today, multiple callers to 911 reported smoke in an exterior stairwell and fire coming from the bottom unit of a two-story apartment complex in the 5800 block of Southwest Erickson Avenue in Beaverton. Officers from the Beaverton Police Department responded to the scene and identified one patient outside the complex and two individuals trapped on a second-floor balcony. The Incident Commander upgraded the call to a second alarm to bring additional resources to the scene.
Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming out of the first-floor unit. A crew of firefighters quickly moved to the back side of the complex to access and rescue two people from the second-floor balcony. Additional crews attacked the fire, searched the units to confirm all occupants were out, and triaged patients for injuries. In total, four patients were treated on scene and transported for further care.
Firefighters were able to make their way to the bulk of the fire in coordination with crews ventilating smoke and heat from the structure via strategically cut openings in the roof. The fire was then brought under control, and searches confirmed no other occupants were inside.
Four units were affected, and seven individuals are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
A fire investigator determined that the fire began in a lower unit and then spread to the upper and adjacent units. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Thank you to our WCCCA 911 dispatchers, the Beaverton Police Department, Portland General Electric and American Medical Response who responded and provided assistance on scene.
TVF&R approves the use of all images included with this release for the purpose of news dissemination.
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Firefighters Rescue Two People From Apartment Complex Fire (Photo)
- 10/31/25
At 6:36 a.m. today, multiple callers to 911 reported smoke in an exterior stairwell and fire coming from the bottom unit of a two-story apartment complex in the 5800 block of Southwest Erickson Avenue in Beaverton. Officers from the Beaverton Police Department responded to the scene and identified one patient outside the complex and two individuals trapped on a second-floor balcony. The Incident Commander upgraded the call to a second alarm to bring additional resources to the scene.
Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming out of the first-floor unit. A crew of firefighters quickly moved to the back side of the complex to access and rescue two people from the second-floor balcony. Additional crews attacked the fire, searched the units to confirm all occupants were out, and triaged patients for injuries. In total, four patients were treated on scene and transported for further care.
Firefighters were able to make their way to the bulk of the fire in coordination with crews ventilating smoke and heat from the structure via strategically cut openings in the roof. The fire was then brought under control, and searches confirmed no other occupants were inside.
Four units were affected, and seven individuals are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
A fire investigator determined that the fire began in a lower unit and then spread to the upper and adjacent units. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Thank you to our WCCCA 911 dispatchers, the Beaverton Police Department, Portland General Electric and American Medical Response who responded and provided assistance on scene.
TVF&R approves the use of all images included with this release for the purpose of news dissemination.
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