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SAVOY, Ill. (WCIA) — Both the Savoy and Tolono Fire Departments had fire trucks slide off the road while responding to the same rolled-over semi on Monday.
Everyone was ok from the two departments, but there was minor damage to both Savoy and Tolono’s trucks.
“A bigger truck, it can be a little harder to control simply because it’s bigger and it’s heavier,” said Eddie Bain of the Savoy Fire Department. “Sometimes that gains you an advantage if you have less traction, but you have a bigger, heavier vehicle, that can that can add to your traction. But on ice, all bets are off.”
Firefighters also want people to be on the lookout for tape around vehicles before calling 911. They said the same semi-truck got two separate calls, and had the second caller noticed the tape, the sliding firetruck incident could’ve been avoided.
