JURUPA VALLEY: Firefighters quickly extinguish big-rig fire
JURUPA VALLEY — Officials are investigating the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a big-rig, Saturday, Jan. 13. The fire happened just north of the intersection of Etiwanda and Inland Avenues in Jurupa Valley.
Firefighters extinguish a blaze that destroyed a commercial big-rig in Jurupa Valley. Loudlabs News photo
Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a commercial vehicle fire about 2:17 a.m.
When they arrived, officials reported finding a semi-truck that was fully engulfed in flames in the northbound lanes of traffic on Etiwanda Avenue. As firefighters began fighting the fire they updated that flames and smoke were pouring from the truck’s engine compartment and that the blaze was threatening the truck’s trailer.
Firefighters made a quick and aggressive fire attack and quickly extinguished the blaze.
While firefighters extinguished the fire and cleaned up diesel fuel and oil that had spilled onto the roadway, deputies temporarily blocked northbound Etiwanda Avenue at Inland Avenue.
The roadway was re-opened after firefighters were finished at the scene.
There were no reported injuries related to the fire and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 27 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 14 grandchildren.