Bridge City Beacon

At 4:23 this morning PF&R crews were dispatched to report of a fire at a Kenworth parts and repair facility. When crews arrived they found heavy smoke from several doors of the large Kenworth facility. Ladder Truck 8 put their "bucket style" ladder to the roof so that crews could assess the extent of fire spread, they found that some fire had burned through a skylight and extended to the roof but were able to contain it. Once crews were able to make entry into the large smoke filled space they found that the fire was a actually the cab's of two tractor/trailer style trucks. Fire crews also encountered diesel and oil from the large trucks. Crews were instructed by Incident Commanders to use foam with their hose lines to extinguish the liquid fuels that were on fire. With the help of several Ladder Trucks and Engines PF&R crews were able to extinguish the fire and begin the salvage and investigation phase. Their were working sprinklers in the building but the fire load from the large trucks was too much for just the sprinkler system to contain.

Arson investigators said the cause would be submitted as "undetermined" at this time and the damage assessment was set at $1,000,000.

6/14/13 - Portland Or - 2-Alarm Commercial Fire - Pape Kenworth - NE Columbia Blvd At about 4:30 Friday morning, reports of smoke and a fire alarm came in from the Pape Kenworth truck dealership at 550 NE Columbia Blvd. Crews arrived to fin...

Driver killed in overnight head-on crash with Portland Police officer in NE Portland.

6/02/13 Portland Or - Portland Police Officer Involved Fatal Crash - NE 46th x Portland Hwy Sunday June 2, 2013, at 10:30 p.m. a Portland Police officer assigned to North Precinct was driving westbound on Northeast Portland Highway at approximately ...

At 6:40am Boring Fire was dispatched to the 22000 block of SE Borges Rd. on a report of a residential fire. Crews arrived on scene to find heavy smoke billowing out from the roof. The crews quickly went to work to extinguish the fire.
A passerby called 911 when they saw smoke coming from the house. After fire crews conducted a search of the home, it was determined that no one was home at the time of the fire. There were two dogs that escaped the fire unharmed.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. Boring Fire was assisted by Clackamas Fire, Gresham Fire and Portland Fire. There were five Command staff and nine pieces of apparatus on scene.

3-25-13 Borges Rd Damascus Fire