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Heard on: Portland Area Fire and Rescue · 1/16/2026 04:40 PM
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Engine one going to a monitored smoke detector alarm at the Helen (name withheld) Building, one zero northwest Broadway.
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Should be the 1st floor smoke pole.
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Fire crew checks alarm at Broadway building

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As discussed during the dispatch call, firefighters responded to a monitored smoke detector alarm at a building on Northwest Broadway in Portland. The incident involved an apparent smoke detection on the first floor, but no fire was confirmed during the initial radio traffic.

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NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209
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