False alarm of fire and trapped person in empty duplex, Beaverton OR
A fire call was reported at a duplex with an elderly woman trapped inside. After investigation, it was found a fire alarm was false and the house was empty with no hazards.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 2, Engine 6, Truck 5, and Sheep 1. Respond to commercial fire. At 2349, Southeast 62nd Rain. Cross streets are southeast Apollo Way and southeast Mariner Way. Working channel ops 35.
00:17
Firecom, C-101. So C-101, go ahead. Can you add me to that task force with C-1? Firecom copy. I got mention 35 has arrived, NBC down. Firecom copies.
00:46
Park on my task force assignment 558-2A, Adam 2349, southeast 60-second lane, cross-up Apollo Way to Mariner Way. This came in as an abandoned first. Then they called back. Elderly female was yelling, there's a fire in the house, and she was trapped, and the line was disconnected. We were not able to get her to call, get her back on the line. En route is Engine 2, Engine 6, 101.
01:15
C1, yet to respond, Truck 5. C1, copy the read back. And Firecom, is this the only call you got on this? Affirmative. Copy.
01:43
We'll be out just kidding. Covering single-story duplex nothing showing 729. At near Southwest 160th Avenue. Cross streets are Southwest Division Street and Southwest Rosa Road. Samfire column to all incoming units you guys can cancel.
02:13
The house is empty. There's no hazards here. Copy. Is the elderly female not in the house? You want to copy the cancel. Fire phone, Mrs. (name withheld), too. The female is out of the house, and it was a false activation. Copy that.
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Location mentioned:
Near SW 160th Ave, Beaverton, OR 97007
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