SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK FIRE AND GRASS FIRE ON SHOULDER NB I-355 AT 2 MM

MON MAR 30 2015 ~2:47 PM
HOMER TOWNSHIP FPD
TRUCK FIRE/GRASS FIRE
41.57648,-87.998184 (I-355 2 MILE MARKER HOMER GLEN)

REPORT OF HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK WITH GRASS ON FIRE ADJACENT TO THE TRUCK, WHICH IS PARKED ON THE SHOULDER.

REPORTED AS NB I-355 AT THE 2 MILE MARKER. INITIALLY REPORTED AS NORTHBOUND BUT MAY ACTUALLY BE SOUTHBOUND I-355.

TEMPERATURE   63°F
HUMIDITY 28%
WIND SPEED W 16 G 24 MPH
BAROMETER 29.97 IN
DEWPOINT 29°F (-2°C)
VISIBILITY 10.00 MI
LAST UPDATE ON 30 MAR 3:15 PM CDT

RUNDOWN:
ENGINE(S): E ??

MABAS DIVISION 19 BOX ALARM ON BOX #31B FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE

ENGINE(S): HOMER, NORTHWEST HOMER

BRUSH TRUCK(S): LOCKPORT, MOKENA, ROMEOVILLE, FRANKFORT

TENDER(S): ROCKDALE

EMS: HOMER, OAK FOREST

CHIEF(S): NORTHWEST HOMER

SPECIAL: FRANKFORT CANTEEN

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: LEMONT ENGINE, BOLINGBROOK AMBULANCE, PALOS ENGINE

STAGING: BRUCE AND CEDAR AT THE FOREST PRESERVE ENTRANCE

2ND ALARM AT 03:16 PM

ENGINE(S): LEMONT, PALOS

BRUSH TRUCK(S): ARGONNE, PLAINFIELD

SQUAD(S):

TENDER(S): ELWOOD

EMS:

CHIEF(S): ORLAND

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: TINLEY PARK ENGINE, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS AMBULANCE, PALOS HEIGHTS ENGINE




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