09/30/2026
At 20:29 this evening, the Northwest Fire District with automatic aid of Swansea Fire Dept, East Side Fire Dept, Villa Hills Fire Dept, and O’Fallon Fire Dept responded for a residential structure fire. Chief 4200 arrived on scene to a fully involved single wide modular home. Engine 4213 arrived on scene and quickly deployed multiple hand lines to begin fire attack and protecting exposures. Various other fire units from Northwest and automatic aid departments began arriving on scene to assist with fire attack, water supply, search, and overhaul. Due to the area lacking fire hydrants, the fire departments listed above brought specialized apparatus called tankers to the scene. These apparatus carry large amounts of water and are used in situations where there are no positive water sources like fire hydrants. The fire has been declared under control and units are finishing up overhaul. All mutual aid departments have been released from the scene while Northwest units remains on scene for a little bit longer. Thankfully, there were no injuries to bystanders or fire personnel. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
As always, we would like to thank all our automatic aid departments that assisted us on scene.
Thank you to Abbott EMS for providing an ambulance on scene to assist with firefighter rehab.
Lastly, thank you to Signal Hill Fire Dept for providing coverage for us while we operated at the structure fire.
