Portland Fire News

The explosion at this vacant Inner Southeast Portland house was so great, it blew the garage and entry doors right off their hinges.

Although they couldn't locate all of the residents when first arriving, firefighters subsequently learned that everyone escaped the burning building without injury.

Portland Fire and Rescue crews arrived at the home on 6700 block of Southeast 67th Avenue just before 5 a.m. to find the home fully engulfed in flames.

Breaking: SEIU fire now a criminal arson investigation This morning at 5 a.m., a fire broke out at the headquarters of SEIU Local 49.

PORTLAND - Fire officials declared the Siskiyou and Deer Ridge fires fully contained.

Investigators from Portland Fire and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating what caused an explosion and fire at a home in southeast Portland early this morning.

Portland Fire & Rescue set this North Portland home in a rare "Burn to Learn" drill.

Portland Fire & Rescue are hitting the streets, boots in hand, for the annual Fill-the-Boot fundraiser to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

A Portland Water Bureau worker accidentally drove into the Bull Run Reservoir this afternoon.

Tuesday night, Portland Firefighters were called to assist the Shaver Tugboat Portland, with a fire in an electrical room.

Portland Fire & Rescue crews work to put out small fires and hotspots after knocking down the blaze.

Portland Fire and Rescue spokesperson Justin de Ruyter tells THE BEE that Brooklyn-area fire station #23 responded to this vehicle-into-a-pole mishap at 5:22 am on Wednesday, July 22nd.

On behalf of the team members of Westmoreland's Station 20, Portland Fire & Rescue firefighter Evan Olson presents Captain Bill Knotts a ceremonial fire axe, in recognition of his '31 years of Outstanding and Dedicated Service'. You may not know him by name, but if you've attended neighborhood events and parades, you've seen Portland Fire & ...

Tuesday night, Portland Firefighters were called to assist the Shaver Tugboat Portland, with a fire in an electrical room.

Multnomah County Sheriff's Marine Patrol and Portland Fire and Rescue personnel have responded to a report of a boat overturning on the Columbia River near the Hayden Island Yacht Club.

PORTLAND - Fire officials and weather forecasters are warning that last week's record-breaking heat wave in the Pacific Northwest has led to an almost unprecedented level of wildfire danger.

The city has ordered the building housing the popular downtown Greek Cuisina restaurant to be vacated by Saturday, Aug.

Citing multiple fire hazards, the Portland Fire Bureau today ordered closing the building that houses the popular Greek Cusina restaurant downtown, if the owner fails to comply with a safety agreement.

EVERYBODY: How hot is it? PORTLAND FIRE MARSHAL: It's so hot that you can't make the fires no more.

Dozens of Portland firefighters fought a blaze on Kelly Butte Tuesday night. Portland Fire & Rescue crews were called around 8:15 to the brush advancing up a steep slope in Southeast Portland.