Semi-truck fire on Route 8 near Highland Road in Macedonia, Macedonia OH
Fire & ArsonA semi-truck caught fire on Route 8 near Highland Road in Macedonia. The fire involved the rear brakes and trailer tire area. The driver was out of the vehicle when emergency crews arrived. Firefighters established command and worked to extinguish the fire. Though the fire was mostly out, there was still heavy smoke remaining at the scene.
Audio|Source: Summit County Fire and EMS
02:47
Transcript:
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Disbatch to all stations, fire is requested in Macedonia,
00:03
Route 8 at East Highland Road for a semi-truck on fire.
00:07
Disbatch to all stations, fire departments requested in Macedonia, Route 8 at East Highland Road for a semi-truck on fire at (number withheld).
00:18
Dispatch,
00:20
31 is out at Tyneacle.
00:22
That'd be nice.
00:28
Station 2 from 2202.
00:36
Are you guys going to be en route with your engine?
00:40
No.
00:41
This patch from 16, I'll be in route 8, Highland Road.
00:45
Oh, then. I hold it.
00:50
22-260.
00:56
Go ahead dispatch.
00:59
He just arrived on scene. Driver is out of the vehicle. There's a lot of sports.
01:03
Copy. If you copy my traffic, I'm in route.
01:11
Affirmative. Dispatch from 23.
01:14
2220. 23's en route.
01:17
At 9 times.
01:22
dispatch from 22.2.
01:24
He set the comments for an all-call, please.
01:27
Happy night.
01:38
Dispatch all monitors, tells her out for an all call for a station fill.
01:42
All units out on calls.
01:44
Dispatch to all monitors, tells are out for an all call for a station fill. All units out on calls, it tells out at 9-12.
01:50
Dispatch from 2216?
01:53
216.
01:54
16 is going to be on scene.
01:57
Be advised I have a full-size tractor trailer.
02:01
Looks like the rear passenger side of the trailer is on fire in the tire area.
02:10
2202 is going to have command.
02:12
At 9.30.
02:19
23 from command. Claire, command.
02:22
Be advised I hit the brake area, rear brakes are on fire.
02:28
Still got a lot of heavy smoke.
02:30
I'm going to have you guys pull right in front of my vehicle.
02:34
We're going to need to stretch the line and continue to cool down.
02:37
Copy, stage in front of 16.
02:42
dispatch from rowdy command be advised from what i can see the fire is out we still have quite a bit of smoke
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Location mentioned:
OH-8 & Highland Rd, Macedonia, OH 44056
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