Smoke reported in apartment hallway; oven fire possible, Portland OR


Fire crews responded to smoke reported in the fourth floor hallway at Cascadian Terrace Apartments. The possible cause is a fire in an oven in apartment 428. Most residents had already left the building.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Ops3 will be in use for a delta-level structure fire at the Cascadian Terrace Apartments at 5700 North Kerby Avenue again off three is in use at 1851
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At the Cascadian Terrace Apartments, 5700 North Kerby Avenue, they're saying possibly associated with apartment 430, unknown for sure.
00:17
Again, engine 24, engine 14, engine 26, truck 13, C2, priority 1, delta,
00:22
smoke on the fourth floor hallway of the apartment complex, Cascadian Terrace Apartments, possibly near apartment 430-5700 North Kerby Avenue, respondent off 3, 107 out of 1851.
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dispatch truck 8.
00:35
We're clear of our last, but we'll be closer than truck 13 for that Delta[1] level box.
00:40
The truck ain't going to take, I'll tell them to cancel truck 13 if you're monitoring tap out, you can clear.
00:45
Free from truck 13 if we get canceled.
00:47
Okay, firm truck 8, just hopped on.
00:49
13 copies.
00:50
Dispatch truck 8, you send this call to my MDT.
00:54
Just did, and with that this will be a repeat of the Delta[1]-level structure fire response.
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Cascadian Terrace Apartments, 5700 North Kerby Avenue, reporting smoke on the 4th floor hallway, possibly near Unit 430.
01:05
This is for engine 24, engine 14, engine 26, truck 8, and C2.
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We're on up 38852.
01:10
C2 copy 352.
01:12
Copy in all units, 430s can be in the North Wing corner of Jared and Kerby.
01:17
There's a good set of stairs right there.
01:18
The building does have sandpipes, but typically we're going to plan to stretch up the stairs.
01:22
It'll be right inside of that North Wing.
01:23
And we do have an additional caller.
01:25
They confirmed it's Apartment 428.
01:27
They think the fire is in the oven, but they're not sure.
01:29
Many of the residents have already evacuated.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Delta: High-priority medical or emergency response (potentially life-threatening); also phonetic designator for the letter D.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Kerby Ave, Portland, OR 97217
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