Brush fire contained near Grafton Court and Wine Grove, Montgomery County MD
Fire & ArsonA brush fire occurred near Grafton Court and Wine Grove in Maryland. Fire units coordinated efforts to supply water, contain the fire, and investigate its origin. The fire was monitored closely, and forestry personnel assisted in controlling the fire line. The fire did not spread beyond the initial area, and crews worked to extinguish it safely.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
07:51
Transcript:
00:00
Brush fire reported.
00:03
Can you verify water pressure for unit 640?
00:08
They don't have any pressure up here.
00:13
Yeah, they're empty. You said they were empty?
00:25
This is 728, Grafton Command.
00:30
Go ahead, Dwight.
00:33
Do you have a unit to send to the end of the cul-de-sac, to the woods behind the house?
00:40
There's a lot of smoke back in the wood line area.
00:43
It's going to be tough to get to it from here.
00:47
All right, crowd from UTV 731.
00:54
Yeah, you man.
00:57
Where do you direct on 728's message?
01:01
Negative.
01:04
Grafton 20, can you describe location for G2B 731? Need details.
01:12
And a graft in the cul-de-sac.
01:15
Left side house.
01:19
In the wood line behind that, there's a lot of smoke.
01:26
Copy that. We're dropping a portable tank with 34 and will head your way.
01:36
Wine Grove to UTV 725 driver.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:44
Which is the location?
01:50
At the bottom of the ridge with engine 704.
01:56
Okay, you and your crew?
02:00
Correct.
02:03
Can you come back and pick up water from engine 717 to bring to operating crews?
02:18
Yes, we'll be up.
02:21
Can't see, 717 has water at the brush engine.
02:29
To Wine Grove.
02:32
Good.
02:36
Chief, transmission from Agent 728 to Grafton said left of end of Grafton Court, rear of near Wine Grove.
02:42
Looking toward the Bravo side of near Wine Grove.
02:59
Is that where 34 is working now?
03:07
I want that plank.
03:08
They have fire in some trees and are working down the line.
03:17
Have it cut off and surrounded or is it spreading past their location?
03:26
I am unable to tell from my vantage point.
03:29
Hang on, let me get eyes down there.
03:37
48 and Cs 34 are with us, so different.
03:46
Okay, copy that.
03:47
UTV 731, after dropping pump, check right flank and report fire spread.
04:00
Yes, we can do that.
04:05
Wine Grove to command, UTV 731 reports second flank and fire extent.
04:13
Safety believes fire is out, verifying.
04:22
FTC command,
04:24
do you have FBI responding?
04:30
I do not, can start them.
04:32
Command Montgomery, start FBI.
04:36
Montgomery is okay.
04:38
1428.
04:42
Grafton has reason to believe FBI needed, will have them report.
04:48
That's a good assumption.
04:52
Makeshift hype found, officer thinks origin of fire.
05:04
Okay.
05:06
Montgomery will send FBI to Grafton to meet battalion chief at Grafton division.
05:19
Where is that?
05:21
Okay, 28.
05:25
Okay. Okay.
05:26
Okay.
05:27
For the driver of arrest your engine 7.
05:34
1717.
05:39
Go ahead.
05:43
Need more pressure for added split off at line 2 end.
05:56
All right.
06:02
Engine 704 officer, move crew up hill to control coals at top.
06:14
All right, I'm direct.
06:15
Watching trees cutting up top of hill.
06:20
Copy that.
06:26
Into Grafton division.
06:28
Verify forestry has eyes on them and is controlling.
06:36
Forestry is with us, all two are fine.
06:46
Grafton you were correct on that.
06:51
Correct.
06:55
Command to Wine Grove.
06:57
Fire has not jumped, safety confirmed.
07:00
They are good on that end where reporter spoke near Grafton sign.
07:08
Directly.
07:15
Rescue engine 717 to 34, how does that look?
07:18
Okay.
07:26
Turn it again, 734 command.
07:28
Looking real good here.
07:29
No spread observed.
07:31
One tree heavily involved, unable to take down due to situation.
07:40
Applying water everywhere, crews are operating.
07:46
34 engines, can forestry control the tree or is it unsafe to remove?
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Winegrove Ct, Maryland 20855
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