Vancouver Fire Responds To House Fire (Photo) -04/23/25

At 6:57 PM on 4/23/2025 Vancouver Fire was dispatched to the report of a house fire at 15613 SE Evergreen Highway.  Initial crews arrived to find heavy fire coming from a house that was under construction, which made the scene more dangerous.  Crews attacked the fire from the exterior before moving interior to search for people and extinguish the fire.  The scene was deemed to be under control in just over fifty minutes.  Vancouver Fire had twelve units on scene with thirty personnel while Camas/Washougal Fire sent one engine.  No one was home and no firefighters were injured in the fire.  The Vancouver Fire Marshals office is on scene to investigate.

 

The Vancouver Fire Department would like to remind everyone to check for working smoke detectors twice a year and plan for evacuation in case of a house fire. 

Major Three Car Collision Sends Two Drivers To Hospital (Photo) -04/19/25

At 11:29 on 04/19/2025 Vancouver Fire was dispatched to the report of a three-car collision at the intersection of NE 162^nd Ave and NE 7^th St.  Upon arrival, firefighters found three vehicles that all suffered major damage.  The Vancouver Police Department provided traffic control.  Fire department paramedics quickly triaged the patients and began to immediately render aid.  The first patient treated was in critical condition and transported by American Medical Response with two fire department paramedics to a local trauma center.  A second patient was treated and transported in a second ambulance with the third patient declining ambulance transport. 

Vancouver Fire Engine Spots House Fire (Photo) -04/14/25

Just before noon on April 14^th, Vancouver Fire Engine 11 was driving around their service area familiarizing themselves with “first due” buildings when they spotted a large column of smoke near their location.  They promptly responded to the residential neighborhood and found a house on fire at 10105 NE 116^th Ave.  After calling for additional resources, the crew pulled a fire attach line to the rear of the structure and began extinguishing the fire on the exterior of the building.  The next closest engine was able to arrive within 5 minutes and start interior fire operations including fire attach and search of the residence.  Fortunately, none of the 3 residents were home and crews were able to let the 2 family dogs outside without injury.   Quick actions from 1 fire crew and support of 15 additional fire personnel saved a family home from burning down.  The Clark County Fire Marshals Office is investigating the cause.

Vancouver Firefighters Operating At A Ship Loader Fire At The Port Of Vancouver (Photo) -04/02/25

City of Vancouver Firefighters are operating at the Port of Vancouver and have extinguished a fire in a ship loader that transfers grain. Firefighters were called to the Port of Vancouver at 4:30 PM this afternoon for the report of a small grain fire. Firefighters arrived at 1905 NW Harborside Dr to find smoke and fire coming from the ship loader. Vancouver's Fire Boat also responded to the scene and assisted the crews from the Columbia River. Crews are still on scene and have removed the grain from the ship loader for extinguishment. Approximately 30 firefighters were on scene including several crews from CCFD 6. Firefighters safely accessed smoldering grain located within the grain loader by creating additional access points in the elevator to facilitate the controlled removal of grain to the ground. No injuries were reported at the time of this press release. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Vancouver Fire Marshal's Office.

VFD Firefighters Operating At A West Vancouver House Fire (Photo) -03/30/25

This morning Vancouver firefighters were dispatched to a house fire just before 6:30 am in the 200 block of NE 45th street after a bystander called 911 when they saw flames inside the home. The bystander knocked on the door to alert anyone who may have been inside, but nobody answered. Firefighters arrived in just a few minutes and reported that they saw smoke and fire coming from the single-story house. The home had a basement and fire crews stretched hose lines to the back and front of the house to extinguish the fire observed in the basement and the main floor. Firefighters noticed that there was a hole on the first floor of the house and that the stairs leading down to the basement had collapsed. These are dangerous conditions and places anyone inside of the home in extreme risk, so a decision was made for firefighters to exit the building to transition from an offensive fire strategy to a defensive strategy. A defensive strategy means that firefighters continue to extinguish the fire while operating from the outside to reduce risks when dangerous conditions are present.

 

 

Nobody was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries reported. The fire was under control within 45 minutes. 10 units and a total of about 23 firefighters were on scene including mutliple units from CFFD 6.

Building Fire In East Vancouver (Photo) -03/27/25

 

At approx. 4pm on Wednesday Vancouver fire was dispatched to a fire in a commercial building located at 15606 Mill Plain in East Vancouver. Multiple 911 callers reported flames coming from the roof. The first fire engine arrived within 4 minutes and found smoke and fire showing from the roof of a 1 story commercial building and a fire located inside the kitchen. Initial arriving fire crews pulled hose lines inside the building to fight the fire, prevent further fire spread, and search for people inside. A Vancouver Fire ladder truck worked on the roof of the building to ensure no fire spread through the attic and provide ventilation to exhaust the smoke from inside the building. The fire was quickly controlled in the kitchen and was declared under control in less than 20 minutes. The fire is being investigated by the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office. 11 units responded to this fire.