TVF&R Fire Investigators have determined that today’s fire at 6495 Horton Road, West Linn, was likely caused by a burning ember from the home’s fireplace igniting the shake roof. The home owner’s 9-1-1 call just prior to 4 PM brought a response from 25 firefighters from TVF&R, Lake Oswego Fire & Rescue, and Clackamas Fire [...]
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After hours of meticulous investigation at the Park Place Assisted Living Center in Tigard, a Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue investigator has determined that yesterday’s fatal fire was caused by a candle. The investigator spent most of yesterday processing the scene and interviewing witnesses. He learned that a candle was last seen lit in the room [...] TVF&R has received confirmation that the 60 year-old woman firefighters rescued from the Park Place Assisted Living Center early this morning, has passed away. The name is not being released by TVF&R due to federal privacy laws (HIPAA). A TVF&R investigator spent considerable time on Monday processing the scene and conducting interviews. The investigator hopes [...]
At 4:18 am Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue was called to a reported fire at the Park Place Assisted Living Center at 8445 SW Hemlock Street in Tigard. First-arriving crews from Station 53 (Progress) and 66 (Beaverton) arrived and were told that there was a small fire in the living room [...] T’was the night before Christmas, And all through the house, Everyone was sleeping, even the mouse. When all of a sudden, there appeared some light smoke, Then the smoke alarm sounded and everyone woke Off in the distance, a fire began to grow When all of a sudden, it started to slow, Then what to my wondering eyes did appear? A group of [...]
Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue’s Station 35 quickly extinguished a commercial fire inside a financial planner’s office this afternoon. An employee at an adjacent insurance agency called 9-1-1 at 4:26 p.m. reporting heavy smoke in the office building at 15685 SW 116th Avenue in King City. The 9-1-1 caller [...] TVF&R is seeking interested citizens to serve on its budget committee. Terms are three years, with a commitment to attend one to two meetings per year. Responsibilities include review and approval of the District’s operating budget. Information on this volunteer opportunity and a downloadable application can be found on our website at www.tvfr.com. Applications must be [...] Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue firefighters are recovering from a busy week dealing with broken water pipes across the District. In the past seven days, firefighters responded to 130 calls for service because of water problems at homes and businesses. Of the calls for service, 73 were in Beaverton, 11 in Sherwood, 35 in the Tigard [...] Investigators Dig Through Debris Just after 8 a.m. this morning, firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a home on fire in the 8700 block of SW Spruce Street in Tigard. Firefighters from Tigard Station 51 arrived within four minutes to find heavy smoke and flames coming from most [...] After examining physical evidence and burn patterns, a fire investigator has determined that this morning’s condominium fire at 4460 SW Scholls Ferry Road near Beaverton was caused by combustibles being placed too close to an electric baseboard heater. The single male occupant of unit 3A was not home at the time of the fire, and a [...] |
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