False smoke detector alarm at Portland International Airport, Portland OR
Fire & ArsonA commercial smoke detector alarm sounded near the Echo 9 ramp at Portland International Airport. Fire units responded and investigated. No fire or emergency was found. The alarm was determined to be a false alert.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
02:15
Transcript:
00:00
We just started engine two towards a smoke detector alarm near the Echo 9 ramp location.
00:06
Will there be any fire resources that can take that or shall we keep them coming?
00:09
I'm going to send squad, Hibby Squad 81 that way to assist, but keep the Portland engine coming.
00:13
Yep. And dispatch from CA, you can add me to that call as well.
00:16
C. A6.95.
00:17
When we get there, can you have your shotguns go up and just confirm no issues with the pilots?
00:21
Six guys.
00:22
Airport call.
00:23
We can take that call for engine, too, if they're still in route to, if that automatic commercial alarm at the airport.
00:27
You can clear them.
00:28
They're unaware. Copy. Injunct 2.
00:29
I always got cleared by engine 80.
00:30
Okay,
00:31
copy that. Dispatch truck 2 will be clear as well.
00:33
Sounds like they don't need a fire response for most.
00:36
Copy, truck 2, I'll show you clear as well.
00:37
Okay, that's the sunny side.
00:39
We have a good gate location for us for this room.
00:44
Looks like Echo 9 ramp will be the best location and it sounds like it's just east of there.
00:49
I got a room number as well for you if you need it.
00:52
I've got the room number on my FNDC, thank you, Echo 9 and I see we've got, we have a city unit design.
00:59
Thank you for we've got engine to, well looks like they've been, well let me look at this marker for a moment.
01:03
And dispatch, is this just a device, no callers?
01:05
Any firm, single device, no callers.
01:07
Looks like Portland took their units off the call.
01:09
I'm not quite sure why, but I can definitely have them get one going again.
01:12
Okay, once you hold tight on that.
01:14
We're just arriving to Gate Echo 9.
01:16
I'll send a couple folks in to investigate.
01:18
And are you aware of any construction?
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Location mentioned:
Portland International Airport (PDX), 7000 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97218
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