October 27, 2003 - 6:30am - Unit #02 took a detour on his way to class to help with a large fire in Granite City, IL (northeast of downtown just across the river). The fire started around 4:40am and was still burning strong when 02 arrived. A large 100 year old warehouse, the size of one city block, was burning. The fire was drawing a large amount of spectators to the scene. 02 arrived on the scene and an Illinois State Trooper told 02 to turn around the cars at the perimeter they set up around the building. 02 stayed for over 2 hours until the morning traffic had died down and he was no longer needed. He then continued on his way to class. The fire was brought under control later in the day and burned throughout the evening.