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Incident Name: Interstate (CONTROLLED)    Incident Number: CARRU-79135
Date Reported: 08/11/2012    Time Reported: 11:38 PM
Incident Type: Vehicle Fire
Incident Location: EB I 10 E/O Sunny Gulch    City: Indio
Cause: Under Investigation    Loss: $0    Save: $0
Injuries:
Fatalities: 0    Critical: 0    Moderate: 0    Minor: 0    Non-Injury: 0
Transported Ground Ambulance(s): 0    Air Ambulance(s): 0
Containment Time: 08/12/2012 0037    Control Time:
Resources Assigned
Engines: 5    Helicopter(s): 0    Truck Co: 0
Fire Fighters: 17    RVC Medic(s): 0    Air Tankers: 0
Overhead Personnel: 1    Ambulance(s): 0    Fire Crew(s): 0
Specialized Equipment:
County OES: No    Fire Prev.: No    Water Tenders: 1
Utilities: No    Bulldozers: 0
Red Cross: No    Displaced Persons: No    Adult(s): 0    Child: 0
Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE/Riverside, California Highway Patrol – Indio, Riverside County Fire Department
Current Situation: CAL FIRE/Riverside County firefighters responded to a tractor and 53-foot trailer engulfed in fire on I 10 freeway in Indio. $50,000 loss to tractor and trailer with damage to cargo. There are no injuries to the two tractor occupants or firefighters. Firefighters will remain on scene for one to two hours for salvage and overhaul. CHP was requested to assist with closure of slow lane for unknown duration for vehicle removal and cleanup. Please check the chp website at www.chp.ca.gov for further road closure information.
Evacuations: No    Evacuation Comments:
Prepared By: Melody Hendrickson    Prepared Date/Time: 08/13/2012 1048

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