Vancouver Fire Battles Commercial Cannabis Store Blaze

0:00Vancouver Fire responded to a commercial structure fire at Cedar Creek, Canada, located at 5717, northeast 121st Avenue. Vancouver Fire Personnel, along with frontline personnel and apparatus from Clark County Fire District 3, responding on the second alarm, arrived to find a working fire with smoke showing from the building. A total of 43 VFD personnel responded to the incident. Firefighters established two separate water supplies and initiated an interior attack from free sides of the building. Fire control was quickly obtained with the fire brought under control within approximately 20 minutes of crews arriving on scene. Firefighters worked quickly and effectively to locate the source of the fire and extinguish it. Commercial structure fires present significant challenges and hazards for firefighters due to building construction, unusual or complex layouts, high-powered electrical and mechanical equipment. And the potential presence of chemicals, gases and other hazardous materials. No injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported.

1:00Vancouver Fire would like to thank the Vancouver Police Department for providing traffic control, American medical response for providing medical standby, and Clark County Fire District 3 for providing additional emergency response resources. Emergency incidents are always a team effort and Vancouver Fire is proud of the unified partnerships we have with our neighboring agencies. The coordinated response between agencies helps ensure the safety of our community and our firefighters.