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>>>
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>>>
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…
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/
ARLINGTON, OR (KPTV) – A massive fire tore through a church in the Oregon town of Arlington on Tuesday, leaving nothing but a pile of debris and a shell of the building that once stood. The Church of the Nazarene in Arlington will have to rebuild again after a massive fire. Arlington Church of the…
The call for the five-alarm fire was placed at 4:14 a.m., and the fire spread to some neighboring homes. By the time the first crews arrived, the entire building was up in flames and it quickly collapsed. Five alarms is the largest possible response by the Portland Fire Bureau. No injuries were reported, and the…
The Taylor Bridge Fire – What’s Next? Picking Up The Pieces in Eastern Washington Elaine Thompson/Associated Press The Taylor Bridge Fire that has destroyed many structures and land and evacuated hundreds in Kittitas County near Cle Elum Washington, is still being worked on to be fully contained. In all it has destroyed over 22,000 acres,…
Tigard, OR Apartment Fire Claims Man’s Life Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and Tigard Police investigators have determined that a fatal fire Thursday evening at a Tigard, Oregon apartment complex was accidental. Read the full story at the Tigard Times>>>
Five Things You Should Do After a Fire 1. Immediately Contact Your Insurance Company You should expect to be contacted by an Insurance Adjuster within 24 hours of your call. If not, follow up. The Adjuster will make an appointment to examine the loss. To determine the value of property damage or loss, the adjuster…
