Fire seen in woods near Heather Ridge and Hoffsland, Washington County MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/9/2025 02:20 PM

Washington County, MD

A caller reported a fire visible in the woods near Heather Ridge Road and the Hoffsland area. Fire units informed that a controlled burn was underway near Heather Ridge; however, the visible fire appeared to be in the Hoffsland area. Fire personnel are checking to verify that the fire is controlled and not spreading.

Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

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Callers off Heather Ridge Road, they can see a fire down through the woods We do have a control burn in the area of Heather Ridge, however they're advising that is not the address that the fire's coming from is definitely down around Hoffsland any of the buzzing I didn't know you're a demo figured out to think of the anything different

00:20

Citizen G13, Washington, 13.

00:21

Watch. Go ahead and show me in the area.

00:25

Judge G. 13, 1724.

00:53

The part, scotters.

01:05

13-317 9.9.40 drive.

01:08

Cursary to clear.

01:09

The company 27, rest of spot, 13.

01:11

X759, response.

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1725. 1725.

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6013 to 13.

01:31

What's your exact location?

01:34

Going to lane right now, leaning off the lane.

01:37

All right, I'm down the lane now with the brush and farming.

01:42

You may want to hold up with a committee down here.

01:46

All right, yeah, we'll just be out here for you.

01:49

All right.

01:51

Okay.

01:54

All right. Okay.

01:57

All right. 1726.

01:59

All right.

02:04

2725.

02:13

Good.

02:15

Louie the article cleared into varying items in the street.

02:23

Copy that, I'll let's be sent me out.

02:25

I'm out.

02:31

Assistant 15 to watch now.

02:33

1613. 13.

02:39

So we're all the way down the back of this plane.

02:43

I would recommend we release the engine for that accident in case the squad doesn't make it out.

02:50

Myself and Red Stop, I'm sorry, correction myself from Brush 13.

02:55

We need to address for that control bar and we can see if it's come from there.

03:02

Copy that your squad got out.

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In the 13-2, you can go ready for assistance jeep 13.

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