Shawano Area Fire Department respond to RV Fire

Fire destroyed a recreational vehicle in Shawano on Thursday, April 8.
“We were paged about an RV smoking at 818 Randall St. around 10 a.m.,” said Shawano Fire Chief Shawn Borlace. “We were able to quickly knock out the fire, though.”
The flames also engulfed a storage truck that was located behind in the field behind the RV. Borlace explained that both the RV and the truck were unsalvageable and were determined to be total losses.
Borlace said that nobody was hurt and the only things that damaged by the fire were the vehicles.
According to Borlace, the cause of the fire is undetermined, but the poly fuel within the RV could have caused it to spread quickly.
“With that poly fuel, it doesn’t take much to get the fire going,” said Borlace.
Eighteen firefighters and 4,000 to 5,000 gallons of water were used to put out the fire. Borlace noted that 18 was a good turnout for a crew in the morning. On a typical night as many as 30 firefighters might be able to respond.
Borlace estimated there to be around $30,000 worth of damage.