01/05/2020: At 4:01am yesterday morning, the Clinton Fire Department received an alarm for a possible structure fire at Golden Valley Tractor, 1403 North Second Street. The on duty crew of 4 personnel responded in two apparatus, the departments aerial platform (Ladder 1) and Rescue truck (Rescue 10). Fire crews arrived on scene to find heavy smoke and fire involvement in the service area of the building. At the time of arrival, the fire had already reached a point to which interior fire suppression efforts were not possible. A second alarm for additional personnel to respond was immediately requested and a third apparatus (Engine 3) responded to the scene to assist in fire suppression operations.
Due to the size of the fire and the need for more personnel, a request was made for assistance from the Urich Fire Department for a pumper with personnel and Warrensburg Fire Department for an aerial platform with personnel. A unified command was established with Interim Clinton Fire Chief Mark Manuel assuming Incident Command. At approximately 6:30am, Chief Manuel requested assistance from the Missouri State Fire Marshals Office to assist in investigating the fire cause. An investigator responded to the scene and was assisted in an investigation by Clinton Fire Investigators. A joint investigation is still underway at the time of this press release.
Fire crews were on scene for approximately 15 hours. Assisting the Clinton Fire Department were the following agencies: Clinton Police Department, Golden Valley Hospital Ambulance, Urich Fire, Warrensburg Fire, Evergy, Empire Gas, and Alliance (Henry County Water Co).
We would like to express our humble appreciation to McDonalds for providing free meals for firefighters and White Oak Gas Station for providing coffee and drinks.
