PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — The Gresham Fire Department is immediately closing its Station 75 in Troutdale on Thursday over concerns of radon exposure, the city confirmed to KOIN 6 News.
Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, is the second leading cause of lung cancer deaths in the United States after cigarette smoke, according to the CDC.
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A City of Gresham spokesperson told KOIN 6 News the firefighters at the station are being relocated to other stations until radon mitigation measures are installed, which will take an estimated one to two weeks.
Gresham Fire Captain Travis Soles told KOIN 6 News he alerted OSHA to measure radon exposure after he says he tried to get fire department and city leadership to take action in previous years, but the tipping point came after a cancer death in November 2023 — the second such death of the year.
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