East side crews respond to early AM shed fire that extended into adjacent homes due to steady winds. Overhead powerlines were compromised and multiple spot fires started with embers traveling a distance in the wind. Occupants were displaced and a neighbor transported to the hospital due to smoke.
On October 15th, in conjunction with the state and our neighboring fire agencies, Portland Fire & Rescue is lifting the burn ban enacted in late June earlier this year.
PF&R responded to an apartment fire in NE Portland in the mid-morning hours of Monday October 12, 2026. A second alarm was requested with heavy fire impinging on a neighboring structure. The fire was extinguished with no reported injuries. Fire cause under investigation.
PF&R respond to 2 significant fires in a short time interval. An apartment fire with an active dropped powerline, a vehicle aflame leaking fuel, and difficult attic fire occurred in the evening in the Hazelwood Neighborhood followed by a 2nd alarm fire in an industrial setting in the early morning.
Portland Fire responds to 3 significant wildland fire events from late morning to the early portion of rush hour traffic. With assistance from the Port of Portland, using a fire boat, and pumping from one of the 2 person staffed rescues crews responded to these three fire events in a 6-hour period.
Portland Fire & Rescue and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue combine efforts to safely bring victim of tree falling accident to roadway below incident location.
Portland Fire responded to a warehouse on NE Columbia in the Cully Neighborhood with multiple vehicles involved with fire that extended to the interior of the structure. A second alarm response was requested. Cause under investigation.
PF&R responds to former Centennial Mills Warehouse on NW Naito Parkway in a 4-alarm commercial fire. Concerns of structural collapse have forced the closure of NW Naito as crews stay on scene overnight to address any flare up of flames in the structure.
Shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, Portland Fire & Rescue responded to a reported kitchen fire in a 14th-floor apartment on East Burnside Street between 2nd and 3rd avenues.
Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) responded to a commercial warehouse fire in Portland's Kenton neighborhood after lightning struck the roof of the building, igniting a small fire.
Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) has deployed a specialized rescue team to assist the Oregon Department of Forestry with the Akawa Butte Fire burning near Sisters, Oregon. The duration of their assignment is anywhere from 7-14 days.
Portland Fire & Rescue responded to an early morning residential structure fire in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood of Southeast Portland that resulted in two residents sustaining critical injuries and the displacement of five occupants.
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