Firefighters contain wildfire near interstate 68 in Maryland, Allegany County MD
WildfireFirefighters responded to a wildfire near Exit 72 off Interstate 68 in Maryland. They faced difficulties accessing the head of the fire but established containment lines and requested additional water support and utility vehicles to control the fire spreading toward High Germany Road.
Audio|Source: Allegany County Fire
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Transcript:
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Qtccc5, when you come up in the 72 exit,
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they'll see where the fire is and where we're located.
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Just prior to where we're parked,
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there is some pretty good access up over the bank.
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I don't know if you can access there.
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We're 10.51, she 51, but it's clear 15.06.
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All right, we're still starting up by the island now.
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I'm Dritch, May and Allegheny, Steve, Buzz.
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We had a line around for us and running for the fire.
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We're unable to get access to the head of the fire.
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We're trying to put in the secondary line, now we can stop.
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We've got after, Peter.
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Allegany, Utility,
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56, UTV 56, 144.
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Utility and UTV 56, which are responding 1507.
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It's going to be off of 68, westbound, the 72 exit, going to be up on to High Turbony Road.
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You will see it from the roadway.
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Sure.
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6.5, Ms. I'll resist anyway.
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Okay, for property.
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Okay.
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Command Ranger 5, just need vives if you want to wear.
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This is going to be rail off the fire line, so if you can do me a dock with the power line anywhere from the interstate, you're good.
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Okay, I'll look, Mel.
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Utility tolls back in station off the air.
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Utility 12, okay, 50 away.
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12, okay,
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15-0-8.
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12. 12. G,
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12.
01:49
Correct, they're just requesting the UTZ, and all they're requesting them.
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Now again, you watch the Ranger 5 on same.
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Ranger 5, okay, 1510.
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That's totally out for UTVs, but if you have manpower for the brush strike, I'd be okay, okay,
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please.
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Copy, not station.
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Trainers off command.
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Sure.
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B.S.O.A., if you're something that can fill me up.
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If you're asking for all the water, Tiger 43, right behind Dr.43, now we're here, sir.
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Chief-call, Alba, mate?
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Chief-toll.
02:45
Brushwell will be in route with two.
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They're hooking up the UTV and stuff now.
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They'll be in route momentarily.
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Command, you invite Brush 43 is with Tanker, 46?
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Aftersee, sir.
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When you guys are going to route, you can just switch over to Alpha 3, Alpha 3.
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You're in the command of you get on the same time.
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Do you see Brush 43 is with the tanker?
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It was, but I don't know if engineer Martin tried to make access to the fire line, so I can see you get it, pulling down the fireline probably looks like right 43, so.
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Thanks for 23, maybe the only year, I don't know if you're out of your sleep.
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Man, Allie.
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Hi.
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The time we had a line around 100% of fire.
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Just letting the head of the fire, and see if we have a hold on or not.
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Command, okay? 15, 17.
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