R415 was dispatched at 7:59am on Tuesday morning to the 3000 block of Statler Road in Richland County on the report of a motor vehicle fire close to a residence. This was a mutual-aid run for Worthington Township. While enroute to the scene, further information from dispatch advised that it may be near a tank and that no other units were on the way. Lt. Jeremy Moss had Knox County 911 dispatch Fredericktown for a tanker and Richland County was advised to request Jefferson Township for mutual-aid.
Prior to arrival by the FCFD, a township plow truck that was nearby moved the vehicle further away from the residence. This action made a positive difference to keep the flames and heat further away from the house and wooden porch.
Upon arriving to scene, crews found a four door Chevy Silverado fully engulfed in fire partway off the road. The crew of R415 stretched an attack line from the bumper to extinguish the fire with water and foam. All incoming mutual-aid was canceled. Crews pulled the vehicle off the roadway and cleared the scene.
The FCFD had five total personnel respond, with three on the initial truck. All FCFD crews were back in quarters by 10:12am and had cleanup to handle after the call.
