Controlled burn reported as house fire near Archer Ln, Halfway MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/06/2025 08:36 PM (PDT)

Archer Ln, Halfway, MD 21795

Fire units responded to a reported house fire near Archer Lane. Upon arrival, the fire was identified as a controlled burn, not an emergency.

Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

20807, Lyme-Killn Road, all handle 15, respond, 2336.

00:04

Trailer, Box area 262.

00:06

Calls from near Archer Ln.

00:09

Pha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-

00:14

Cross near Archer Ln, House Firebox[1], 26, 2.

00:18

He company's 262, engines 5 and 1, inch company 9.

00:21

Truck 2, rescue squad 10, make 2680-200 respond.

00:25

Operations, Tack, one-offs, 2341.

00:26

Phae-O-2-6-1-3-Tag-1-0.

00:44

2.26, T.T.26, T.E., T.26, Tach-1-0.

00:52

Two, one with four.

00:54

I need a two, one with four, tag one-offs.

00:56

192, are you okay on an updated notice? Patients are going to be out back.

00:58

Okay.

00:59

Question, five three, that's that by hospital.

01:01

753, 23444. T-26.

01:02

Good.

01:03

Courseline across from their address, however it's an address on Virginia Avenue or rancher.

01:07

Look like there was fire in the house.

01:08

Okay, I'm in the area.

01:09

T. 26 in the area, 2344.

01:11

Thank you, Q. Washington. She's outside.

01:12

Can you just start to spy or call me? It's going to be on the line going anywhere.

01:15

Okay, describe as a rancher.

01:16

Can you have a caller come outside?

01:17

I'll be trying to call back so you can come out.

01:19

Can I help? Never mind.

01:20

I think I found it.

01:21

Okay.

01:22

Move the units.

01:23

AT 226, tension all units, Archer Lane, you have a control burn to the location.

01:28

All units be going to service, 2346.

01:30

The last minute gets in the address.

01:34

Okay. The plane has been canceled.

01:35

The control burn, 2346.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Firebox: Fire alarm box/house fire signal

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Archer Ln, Halfway, MD 21795

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