Two-alarm fire reported in 14th-floor Northeast Portland apartment

Portland Fire & Rescue responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. July 26, 2026, to a reported kitchen fire in a 14th-floor apartment in Northeast Portland. The bureau classified the event as a two-alarm high-rise fire.

The reported fire was at an apartment building on East Burnside Street between Second and Third avenues, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. The available official account identifies the incident as a residential high-rise response and describes the reported fire location as the apartment’s kitchen.

Reported fire was on the 14th floor

Firefighters were called to the building after the kitchen fire was reported in the 14th-floor apartment. Portland Fire & Rescue’s account does not provide a more precise time for the original report beyond saying crews responded shortly after 1:30 p.m.

The bureau designated the incident as a two-alarm high-rise fire. The available information does not describe the number of firefighters or units assigned, the duration of the response, or the sequence of firefighting operations.

The official report establishes the building type, floor and response classification, but it does not establish what caused the fire. It also does not establish the extent of structural damage.

Casualty and displacement details were not provided

Portland Fire & Rescue’s available report does not provide confirmed information about injuries or deaths. It also does not provide a confirmed number of residents affected or say whether any residents were displaced.

No damage total was provided. While the incident was reported as a kitchen fire in an apartment, the supplied information does not confirm the extent of damage inside the unit, elsewhere in the building or to the structure.

What is known about the response

The confirmed public details are that Portland Fire & Rescue responded in Portland shortly after 1:30 p.m. on July 26; the reported fire was in a kitchen in a 14th-floor apartment; and the bureau treated the call as a two-alarm high-rise incident.

Those details identify a fire response involving a residential high-rise, where the reported location was well above ground level. However, the source does not provide operational details explaining the two-alarm designation or identify a cause, casualty count, displacement count or damage total.

No next step, investigation update, deadline or subsequent public briefing was identified in the available Portland Fire & Rescue information.