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/
With the consistently warm temperatures this summer Oregon is especially at risk for Wildfires. Wildfires spread quickly and give little warning leaving many people cutoff from their homes and belongings. As building development expands into more rural areas, homes and businesses may be situated in or near areas susceptible to wildfires. Are you at risk? Take…
With all the recent news that Oregon “will be toast” when the next big Earthquake hits, it’s probably a good time to check in on your Earthquake preparedness. Do you have enough food and water for two weeks? Do you know what to do during the shaking (hint: the things you learned in school are probably…
Local fire officials said there could be a number of possible reasons for the increase in fires, like more people trying to save money by burning wood to heat their homes. Today on KATU we are looking at what homeowners can do to make their homes safer, and the common mistakes that put them at…
An Insurance Policy is Just a Fancy Name for a Contract Transcript Well, there are two types of claims that involve insurance. What’s known as a liability claim and is also known as a first party casualty claim. Although we are known to do very well with personal injury claims, what we call third…
