Large brush fire near Grafton Drive in Montgomery County, Laytonsville MD
Fire & ArsonA large brush fire is burning near Grafton Drive and Wyngrove Court in Montgomery County. Multiple fire and rescue units are working on scene, with command coordinating efforts. Forestry has been notified. Drone support was requested but grounded due to bad weather conditions. Police have closed the nearby road to control traffic and aid firefighting efforts. Access challenges include creeks limiting vehicle movement.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
07:22
Transcript:
00:00
Command to Montgomery besides Restuasion 717 and Parametigation 728 or other units on the scene yet.
00:12
On the units I'm showing on the scene is the tanker and the brush truck.
00:19
Copy that.
00:24
Command the brush 717.
00:27
What you're located.
00:32
Get up on the other side of the creek.
00:37
Okay, I want you to make it back as far as you can.
00:39
There's no creek to pass from the Grafton farm side and try to use your total deck on or your front decker.
00:53
Kathy, we're on a pane.
00:54
We're on now.
00:55
We're going to get as close as we can.
01:00
See you down.
01:05
Your engine is on Grapin Drive right now.
01:07
You're close to the fire.
01:08
Stopped out where you are.
01:14
Watt every time, 7.05.
01:17
That engine pulling up on Grafton, 28th.
01:21
Okay, your location is a little long line up to where the fire is moving.
01:27
20th straight.
01:33
28, if you bring up a bundle and any forestry line you have, we can start put water on a base of this thing.
01:40
Looks like you guys are probably about 600 feet away.
01:48
Montgomery to come in, uh, Retain 705, Montgomery Retain 705.
01:54
Montgomery, go ahead.
01:56
Would you like us to notify forestry?
02:00
Yeah, go ahead and notify Forestry, paying 75 to command.
02:06
I'm on Grafton, crossing 6303.
02:10
Do you have any updates other than what you've been transmitting?
02:17
Yeah, the one can get some units back here, try some TAMIS.
02:23
Okay.
02:30
9975 to the units operating on the Muncaster Meredith Woodfire.
02:36
975 will have the command across from 6303 Grafton, 6303 Grafton.
02:43
6303 Grafton.
02:49
4 to 8. I don't know if where you're coming from, but I'm looking at that hydrant at 6313 in case we need a second.
03:00
Unfortunately one line.
03:03
All right, it's coming.
03:12
Command of Montgomery, verifying both UTV 725 and 31 both are responding, correct?
03:24
Brush 708 something.
03:30
Rush 708. If you go back one driveway, on your driver's side, one driveway, go across the front yard, you should be able to go straight back to where they're at.
03:44
(name withheld) Montgomery.
03:46
I'm going to leave Montgomery County Police to shut down Grafton, so we get no more traffic down in Graston.
03:50
And did you ever answer back for UAS support?
03:57
They're still working on it.
04:03
First one week from three back.
04:05
You're closed.
04:10
And you brush engine 717.
04:14
I know you're working with the creek.
04:16
What units do you have on the graph inside of the creek?
04:22
I see Rescule 717 building on a long line right now and I can see paramedic engine 720 parked on the heart surface and I see rush trucks suddenly attempting to make the way back now.
04:34
I get assigned the other side of the long line.
04:38
I'm not sure what the progress is of that.
04:42
Okay.
04:44
Engine 717 is on the graft inside of the creek or they're on the opposite side of the creek.
04:51
They are on the wine grove port side.
04:57
Okay, I'm direct.
05:00
I'll go back to command.
05:02
The drone is unable to fly due to the weather.
05:18
UTV, 731 to command.
05:25
Go ahead.
05:29
We're heading to where you're at, we are in right to your location.
05:34
Is that where you want to follow that?
05:39
Yeah, I want both UTVs on graphing.
05:42
There's a court at the end, engine 708, make sure that stays open, I'll let the UTVs to park down there and I'll float in the port.
05:54
Chiefs with the command.
05:57
Go to DGee.
06:00
I'm over here on Wyngrove Court with the brush engine and the tanker.
06:03
It looks like the wind is coming into this direction.
06:12
Montgomery, uh,
06:17
Rush 740, we're in Montcaster in 108.
06:20
Where would you like to respond to?
06:26
Command is a duty chief.
06:27
Will Rush truck be able to make access from your side?
06:32
There's a creek from his side.
06:34
It'll be harder to pass, but we could definitely get units coming another way.
06:40
I can probably get a brush truck or UTV back in here to some of the stuff.
06:45
I see where the brush engine is at, they're off the road, but I don't know how much fire is got in that direction.
06:54
Brush 740, go to Wine Grove.
06:56
Go to Wine Grove.
06:59
I'm the right hanging now.
07:06
V725 will change your location.
07:08
Go to wine growth.
07:10
UTV 731. Continue on the graphes.
07:16
31's direct.
07:21
UTV 725, good.
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