Between Oct. 20 and Nov. 3, Okeechobee County Fire Rescue answered multiple fire calls and a call regarding a gas leak. During this time OCFR transported 36 individuals to emergency care facilities. 19 individuals were treated but not transported. Seven individuals were transported via other means of transportation.

• On Oct. 19 at approximately 10:20 p.m. OCFR responded to a call at the Florida Turnpike in Fort Drum in regards to a vehicle fire. An engine from Indian River responded as well.  Crews found a FedEx Semi fully loaded an involved in fire. Multiple access holes on the back, left side, roof and front were made to fully extinguish the fire. A good portion of the trailer's contents had to be removed to overhaul the trailer and get to the deep seated hot spots between the boxes. In all, 3,400 gallons were used during extinguishment. The fire was determined to have started at a rear tire and caused by a spark from friction and a heat source or mechanical failure.

• On Oct. 21 at approximately 7:15 a.m. OCFR was dispatched to the 1900 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue in regards to a structure fire. Upon arrival they discovered the fire was inside of a silo. Crews extricated the feed from inside the tanks while hosing it down to keep it wet so that it didn’t reignite. The narrative states that the material was constantly smoldering and couldn’t be fully extinguished until all of the feed was emptied out. Once the majority of the feed was emptied out the fire was exstinguished. The fire was determined to be unintentional and caused due to spontaneous combustion/chemical reaction.

• On Oct. 21 at approximately 3 a.m. OCFR was dispatched to the 10400 block State Road 78 West in regards to a vehicle fire. Crews found a semi cab on fire in a parking lot. The scene showed no obvious signs of fuel trails or containers or incendiaries. No witness or property owner was found on the scene. Fire rescue crew started fire suppression with foam, as well as blocking and absorbing fuel and oil leakage from the vehicle with quick dry. A few hours after fire rescue cleared the scene, the tow truck driver called for Fire Rescue to respond for possible smoke or steam visible while moving the chassis from the scene. Upon investigation, no fire was found. E2 crew put approximately 50 gallons of water onto the vehicle to give the tow truck driver peace of mind. The cause of the fire was undetermined.

• On Oct. 27 at approximately 3 a.m. OCFR responded to a call in the 8500 block of Northeast 12th Street in regards to a brush fire. Upon arrival the crew found a 7 acre brush fire in a heavily wooded area. Florida Department of Forestry was asked to respond and upon arrival they were able to dig a plow line around the fire OCFR trucks applied 1500 gallons of water to extinguish the fire. All fire was extinguished at approximately 3:32 am. with the use of 1000 gallons of water and 8 gallons of foam. Fire rescue crew stayed on scene to insure no fire reignited. The cause of the fire was determined to be a match but was deamed unintentional.

• On Oct. 28 at approximately 8:30 a.m. OCFR responded to a call in the 3600 block of Southeast US 441 in regards to a gas leak. Upon arrival crews found approximately 8 to 10 gallons of diesel fuel in front of a fuel pump at a gas station. The owner was aware the pump was not working and had shut the pump down. Oil dry was applied to the area and the owner called someone to clean up the area and repair the pump.