Tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 81 near Greenville

Heard on: Staunton Area Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Rescue 25, rescue 6, additional call.

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Company 25, company 12, duty officer for a tractor trailer fire.

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Interstate 81 southbound, mile marker 210.3.

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Highway 11 south at the 210.3 in Greenville, operating county 3, 1050.

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ECP at 51 south of the guest house.

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1051.

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On Interstate 81 southbound, mile marker 210.3, Highway 11 South, 210.3 in Greenville.

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Multiple 911 calls reporting a tractor trailer on fire.

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Believe that the wheels and rear axle are on fire.

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It's located on the shoulder.

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Have dropped the trailer, truck's pulled away.

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Reported to be hauling beer.

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1051 responding, 1051.

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I just talked to the wrecker driver and he's going to go out a different way.

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And 397 can clear as well.

9/8/2026 07:48 AM

Fire

I-81, Greenville, VA

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 81 southbound near mile marker 210.3 in the Greenville area. Multiple 911 callers reported that the wheels and rear axle were on fire on the shoulder, and that the trailer had been dropped and the tractor had pulled away. The truck was reportedly hauling beer.