From the article: TUALATIN, Ore — A family-run business in Tualatin that has been open for more than 50 years was destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning. Crews were called to Clark Lumber and True Value Hardware on SW Nyberg Street around 2:30 a.m. Even though crews got there within a few minutes, firefighters…
News Release from Portland Fire & RescuePosted on FlashAlert: February 29th, 2016 2:25 AM Portland Fire and Rescue responded to a commercial alarm at around 10:30 Sunday night at 570 NE Tomahawk Island Dr. This fire was rapidly upgraded to a 2nd and 3rd alarm and eventually a 4th alarm. This is the Sundance Marina which…
From the article: Eleven people were displaced from a King City Apartment and several Beaverton businesses were damaged in two early Sunday fires battled by Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. No one was injured in either fire. In the first incident, firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Riverwood Heights Apartments in the 12000…
A fire, started when occupants left their luggage too close to a heater, destroyed a room at a Highway 101 motel Saturday morning, according to the Newport Fire Department. The fire destroyed the room at the motel in the 600 block of South Coast Highway, fire department spokesman Chris Rampley said. Read More>>>
Storms happen frequently in the Pacific Northwest. Typically they bring with them minor damages to homes and businesses. Occasionally, more powerful or consecutive storms hit and the damages and destruction they leave behind are harder to cope with. How prepared are you to provide proof of damages to your home and belongings after a disaster or storm? Surprisingly, a…
Keerins woke up in the middle of the night, saw the flames, and ran outside to spray his deck and his neighbor’s. “Fire department wasn’t here yet,” Keerins said. “And it was getting worse and the house next to the one that was on fire was starting to catch fire.” Learn More>>>
9/19/15 Just after 11a.m. this morning, multiple callers to 9-1-1 reported flames and billowing smoke coming from the second-story windows of a commercial building in the 12000 block of SW Main Street in downtown Tigard. First-arriving firefighters began to attack the fire from inside and outside the building. They also searched to confirm that all the building’s…
A family’s home is badly damaged after a fire broke out late Thursday morning in Damascus. But the family who lives there is fine, thanks to a brave boy and his dog. Aiden Whatford, 13, says it all started around 11 a.m. Thursday, when Jax, the family dog, began barking and wouldn’t stop. When Aiden…
A TVF&R Investigator has determined that the area of origin for the fire was located one of the bedrooms of the home. The investigation remains open and ongoing. No damage estimate is available at this time. Two residents of a home located at 18111 SW Kramien Road in Wilsonville were awoken by a quickly moving…
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said a fast-moving fire was knocked down Tuesday afternoon after several residents were ordered to evacuate their homes. Six structures were threatened by the fire southeast of Salem, the Marion County Fire Facebook page said. Another 20 structures were indirectly threatened. Read more about this story here: http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/07/28/evacuations-fast-moving-fire-near-salem/30803263/
