ENG FIRE WARNING PROMPTED AN OVERWT FORCED LNDG. AFTER LNDG CFR VEHICLES CHK FOR FIRE. THERE WAS NONE; BUT THE FLC COULD NOT CONTACT THE CFR PERSONNEL TO MOVE THE VEHICLES SO THE ACFT COULD TAXI TO THE GATE TO RELEASE THE BRAKES. AFTER 30 MINS WITH THE BRAKES SET THE FUSE PLUGS IN THE L WHEEL BLEW.

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AFTER OUR ENG FIRE WARNING WE MADE AN OVERWT LNDG. AFTER LNDG THE CFR TRUCKS PARKED AROUND US TO CHK FOR ANY FIRE. THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO FIRE AND WE WERE READY TO TAXI TO THE GATE. WE HAD A VERY HARD TIME TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. WE COULD NOT GET THEM TO MOVE SO WE COULD TAXI. BECAUSE OF THE FIRE TRUCKS AROUND THE AIRPLANE WE HAD TO KEEP THE BRAKES PARKED. AFTER 30 MINS THE THERMAL FUSE PLUGS BLEW IN THE L WHEELS. IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO GET THE FIRE TRUCKS TO MOVE WE COULD HAVE RELEASED THE BRAKES AND TAXIED IN TO THE GATE AND THE FUSE PLUGS WOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 330922: ACFT TOOK OFF RWY 30R STL. WE WEIGHED 106100 LBS. AT APPROX 800 FT FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE R ENG. WE DECLARED AN EMER. CLBED TO 3000 FT MSL ON A HDG OF 335 DEGS. FO WAS FLYING. I TOOK THE ACFT AND TOLD HIM TO ACCOMPLISH THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST. AT IDLE PWR THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT. TWR NOW HAD US ON A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24. WE FINISHED ENG FIRE CHKLIST AND STARTED SINGLE ENG CHKLIST. AT THIS POINT WE WERE ABEAM THE MARKER AND TWR TURNED US IN AND CLRED US FOR A VISUAL. WE REALLY WERE NOT READY TO LAND; BUT I COULD SEE THE RWY AND DECIDED I COULD MAKE A SAFE LNDG. AT ABOUT 800 FT WE WERE STILL HIGH; ON SPEED; WE HAD 2 ENGS RUNNING; 1 AT IDLE; AND I DECIDED TO USE 50 FLAPS. WE MISSED ARMING THE SPOILERS AND DID NOT MANUALLY USE THEM ON TOUCHDOWN. WE STOPPED ON THE RWY ABOUT 75 YDS FROM THE END TO LET THE FIRE TRUCKS CHK FOR FIRE. WE COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE FIRE TRUCKS EXCEPT TO HEAR THEM TELL GND EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. WE WANTED TO TAXI TO THE GATE BUT THEY WERE SITTING IN FRONT OF US AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE BRAKES WERE PARKED AND THE THERMAL FUSE PLUGS MELTED ON THE L SIDE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 30 MINS AFTER LNDG. BOTH L WHEELS WENT FLAT. LOOKING BACK; I WOULD SLOW EVERYTHING DOWN. I WOULD NOT ACCEPT RWY 24 BUT SINCE WE WEIGH 105000 LBS; I WOULD USE RWY 30L; THE LONGEST RWY. THIS WOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE TIME AND ENSURED THAT ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED. I WOULD TAXI OFF THE RWY AND NOT ALLOW THE FIRE TRUCKS TO GET IN FRONT OF ME.