Vancouver Fire Responds To House Fire (Photo) -07/03/25

At 11:52 on 07-03-2025, Vancouver Fire was dispatched to the report of a house fire at 1819 SE 146th Ct in Vancouver, WA.  The initial arriving fire engine reported dark smoke coming from a window on the second floor approximately 5 minutes after being dispatched.   The fire was extinguished within minutes and contained to one room in the house.  No people were home at the time of the incident, and a single cat was rescued.  Due to a battery being compromised in the fire, the Vancouver Fire Regional Hazmat Team was dispatched to deal with the cells on scene.  The Hazmat Team used Tyvek suits to limit firefighter exposure to the toxic gases emitted by batteries and discharged/cooled the cells using a brine solution to prevent any possible thermal runaway. The Vancouver Fire Marshals office was on scene to investigate.

Vancouver Fire Responds To Mill Fire (Photo) -07/01/25

At 6:34 PM on Sunday, 06/29/2025 The Vancouver Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a fire at 18637 SE Evergreen Highway in Vancouver, WA which is the address of Columbia Vista Corporation.  The initial responding engine upgraded the response to add approximately 30 personnel and 16 apparatus.  Upon arrival, heavy fire and smoke billowed from a large, two-story lumber warehouse.  The smoke produced could easily be seen from the Oregon side of the river.  With no fire hydrants on scene, the fire department used four water tenders and a water supply created by Vancouver Fire Boat Discovery in the Columbia River.  Vancouver Fire also had to ask for the railroad tracks to be shut down to facilitate engines and water tenders moving across the tracks.  We confirmed that all employees were safe and out of the structure.  Truck 10 set up an elevated master stream to attack the fire with large amounts of water supplied by Fire Boat Discovery.  An electrical power line fell in the middle of the property and effectively cut the scene in half until Clark Public Utilities was able to shut the power off to that line.  Crews worked in rotating teams to make sure embers did not catch anything else on fire near the scene and worked to stop water runoff from entering the Columbia River.  The fire department worked with mill employees who used heavy equipment to disassemble the building to reach some of the deeper parts of the fire.  Crews worked well into the night to make sure the site and surrounding community were safe.  The Vancouver Fire Marshals office was on scene to investigate.

Vancouver Fire Extinguishes Apartment Fire (Photo) -06/24/25

At 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday, 06-24-2025, the Vancouver Fire Department was dispatched to 14000 SE Cascade Park Drive in Vancouver, WA, for the report of an apartment fire. Vancouver Fire responded quickly, arriving just six minutes after dispatch at 9:11 to find fire coming from a room on the second floor.  A second alarm was requested to make sure we had all of the resources we needed.  The fire was extinguished, and the building searched by 9:23.  Two people and two dogs were able to safely evacuate and declined any medical evaluation, treatment, or transport.  With the fire extinguished, the second alarm was recalled, and salvage operations began.  The Vancouver Fire Department had approximately twenty-four personnel on scene actively engaged in firefighting efforts, including one fire engine from Camas Fire.  The Vancouver Fire Marshals office is on scene investigating.

 

The Vancouver Fire Department would like to remind everyone that in case of a fire, get out and stay out, and call 911 from a safe location. Remember to crawl low under smoke and know two ways out of every room.