Brush fire burns three acres near Gillis Falls Road, Carroll County MD
WildfireFire and EMS units responded to a brush fire of about three acres burning in a cornfield near Gilis Falls Road and Wind Rob Drive in Maryland. Multiple fire trucks and tankers were dispatched to contain the fire. There were reports of downed power lines in the area, and crews coordinated to establish a water supply and access routes. The fire was actively being fought by brush trucks and tankers to prevent further spread.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Localarm 141, Hauer Brush 48, Prach 145, Tanger 4, Howard Tanker 4, Hauer Tanger 4, Tanger 1, Pursch 1-2-5, to assist on the brush fire, near John Pickett Road, near Gillis Falls River, Criminable Road, units operate now on Alpha 7 and 1226.
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Tanya 101, switching alpha-7.
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Tanya 101.1.426.
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Brush 1-5, respondent, driver only.
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Okay, brush 15 alpha-7.
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Tanker 1, driver only.
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Tanker 1, Alpha-7.
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Dachr 1, Alpha-7.
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Push-145, for 5002.
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Rush 145 Alpha 7.
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It's 145 on Alpha 7 with 2.
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Chief 12 to the company 4 units.
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When you come up wind rob drive, you're going to come into the cornfield.
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There's a dirt road.
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And how did your full ones? Go ahead and find a water supply.
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If there's anything close to Wynerobman.
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Pirate Tengar 4 in Ralph Carroll.
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Eric Tanger 4, Bullish or staffing.
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One.
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Charles's got out of 7, 12th minute.
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Three acres in a cornfield.
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I have command in my vehicle.
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Chief 122 on scene, cornfield on wind rob, or off wind rob,
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three acres.
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Chief 122's command, 1229.
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Five officers.
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41 to Chief 1212,
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4-7,
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4-7s in the field.
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Do you want 41 to commit to the field as well?
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Yeah, when you come up when Rob, you'll see the White House.
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It'll be on your right.
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Just follow the dirt road all the way up.
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It curves around.
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You'll see me.
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And we'll use you and the tanker as a water supply.
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And we'll have the brush trucks take care of the cornfield.
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That's you talk to.
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Command, go ahead.
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Look at the map, looks like additional access to the made up top at near Gillis Falls.
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I'm not sure if there's going to be a road that gets back there.
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Right now, off of wind rob is going to be the best access.
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Feels pretty dry.
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The ground's pretty stable for the engines and the tankers.
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4-7th, McMahon.
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Go ahead.
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We advise you have wires down in the field.
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Tanger 14, off seven.
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They got a staffing of two.
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Oh, we have some.
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07 with 2.
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That should be sufficient.
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Standard brush, higher brush 4-5.
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Press in 4-7.
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Yes.
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All right, so you're going to need to come up towards wind, Rob,
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to the top of the hill, start working on the head of the fire, which is heading from my vantage point from left to right.
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That's for working the way up the hill now.
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Commander Carroll, who's my first tanker? Is it four?
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That's correct.
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Command of Hattertank of 4.
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Power Tank 4.
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So come up wind, Rob, up the dirt road, the same direction that your engine company came.
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We'll work on getting you a supply line and you'll start hitting that supply line to provide them water.
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Okay.
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Okay. All right.
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Commanded 4-1 make it unseen.
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Yeah, they're on the scene now.
04:56
Carol, sir.
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Commandant Carroll, Carol, notify the power company that takes care of this particular area.
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Apparently we have wires down in the field.
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Carol, sir, we'll make notification.
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47 degrees.
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Go ahead. All right, here's one shift.
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You can get another brush truck up here.
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Try to get on the left side of the power line, pushing back to the west now.
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Okay, we've got two more coming.
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Do you want them to come off at Gilles Falls or come off Wind Rob where your engine game?
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The wind route side is where the wires now.
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They can come back off Gulles Falls.
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Alright,
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did you catch the address off of Gilles Falls?
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I believe it's near Fleming Farm.
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It should be the Fleming Farm.
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What was the name of the farm, sorry?
06:01
It should be the Fleming Farm, near Gillis Falls.
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All right. Commander Carroll, put that in the comments and have the brush trucks come in by the Fleming Farm off Gillis Falls, please.
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Okay,
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sorry, Russ 15, Brush Wolf 5, Brust 1,2,5.
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Having off of near Gillis Falls Road by the Plum.
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Thank you, Command.
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Thank you, Command.
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Go ahead.
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I got somebody at the station that can bring either a pickup or an engine and give you a water supply.
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Are you interested?
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Is it somebody that can bring your engine?
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Yeah, I got a driver that can handle a water supply if you like.
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