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Brush fire behind greylock road involving utility polesColumbia MD

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Road, Columbia, MD 21044

A brush fire was reported behind near Greylock Road. The fire involved utility poles and surrounding vegetation and covered an area approximately 25 by 50 feet. Fire crews responded and extinguished the fire. Another call for a similar fire was received nearby.

Audio|Source: Howard County Fire Dispatch
02:32
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 11-respond, near Greylock Road.
00:04
Let me for outside fire, Alpha 2, 11-3.
00:07
(number withheld).
00:25
1.11.
00:27
Reference this outside fire call you're on.
00:29
We're getting a call for grass and brush fire behind this location.
00:32
Did you want us to start a second engine or hold it with you?
00:37
No, you're just holding with us.
00:38
It's a way you can advise.
00:39
Hires a cable, dup the calls together.
00:46
Engine one-for-one, truck seven respond, near free-time road.
00:50
It's going to be for fire alarm and off at two.
00:53
One, there's up.
00:55
Ramblewood command, Aaron.
00:59
Ramblewood command.
01:01
You can place a fire out, units are taking up, and we'll go in services available.
01:05
Command is terminated, and 292 is ready.
01:11
Command's advising, fire out on Ramblewood.
01:13
Units in Service 1 ready.
01:15
County 2 and serves.
01:16
Command terminated, 1140.
01:21
Oh,
01:22
let's call her case with a brush fire in the office.
01:24
25 by 50-quit area.
01:31
111, I copy you on location.
01:33
You had a lot of backgrounds.
01:36
You got about a 25 by 50-foot area on fire, leaves and brush.
01:41
You could have VG and E expedite to that or phone.
01:50
11, that's correct.
01:52
We'll have the engine any expedited to location.
01:58
One... ...to engine 111 is the pole on fire at location that calls the e-brush fire?
02:08
That's correct.
02:09
The pole on fire from the previous Helmark call.
02:13
We look like a brush fire,
02:14
and now there's fire around two poles, the original pole and the next one down.
02:21
Dr. Call for the update.
02:22
Also, we're getting a call at near Nicky Cork,
02:27
which is just behind you guys for the same.
02:31
We'll take a look.

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