Brush fire near Trotter Road involves power pole, Columbia MD
Fire & ArsonA brush fire approximately 80 by 60 feet occurred near Trotter Road. The fire involved a power pole and a transformer, causing a power outage. Firefighters controlled the fire and police were requested to assist with traffic control. Some nearby residents were without power due to the incident.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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This is 5-1 with the brush-fire operate off at 2.225.
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Commandivizing food on the stove, holding with 101,
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all of the units can go on-service when ready at 22-26, holding Bravo 1 at this time.
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Safety 1-service. Safety 1-service. Service 22-26.
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Five hundred hours.
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Engine five one. The engine five one.
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Engine five one. On location as this much.
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Approximately.
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80 feet by 60 feet brush fire.
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Unvive for a poll number.
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We're pulling a handline.
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Control them's fire.
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Engine 5-1 on the scene is this after parking the late 80 by 60 brush fire, 22, 27. T.A. 301. Property damage accident.
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David 31.
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If you advise, you have a poll number. I'm ready.
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I've been walking towards approximately a hundred feet up early.
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10,442, Green Mountain Circle, pausing her son ran into a parked construction trailer.
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2227. Now it's open.
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Two Baker 21.
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You made this a mental illness suspected with an AP in the narrative of all they have yet.
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Okay.
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Engine one four one's ready.
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One four one in service 2228. Five one down.
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Engine five one.
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Dispatch to Adam 21.
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I'm sending you a traffic hazard, tragic road, traffic cord, right?
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Done with pool number.
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one seven zero two one eight confirm coming from southern how it's okay and just confirming
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it's just the fire that spread to the pole there's no outage from what you can tell
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i'm in the area that traffic has there you can sign today i'll check
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For the fuel houses I can see,
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there's no outage.
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It's a wooded era.
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The fire is approximately three poles over from the actual transformer that's on fire.
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Okay, how is that? Frank Twyany, are you okay on traffic?
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On several, thank you. First, thank you.
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Fifty-one is water on the fire. David, any time dressing your attachment to the accidental?
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Water on the fire, 2229.
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Thanks, 31.
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231.
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Can you hold me out on a citizens of this at 9-1-14 Canterbury riding, please? Okay.
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Baker 12.
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Baker 12.
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Can you start a tow to 3425,
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North Town Road?
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104, is it a... Reference to motor vehicle violation.
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104.
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Power to engine 5.1.
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So in good.
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For your information, BGE has the EPA of 660 minutes.
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I repeat that for me.
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I was just letting you know, BGE has an EPA of 60 minutes.
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Thank you.
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Two out of 4-1 for a hazard.
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51040. Two out of four-one. Two out of four-one.
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In your file one.
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We could just get PD to control traffic and the second engine you had come in if you could place them in service.
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Trotter Road, Southwind, Circle,
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or large tree down in the roadway at 2231.
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Okay, on direct, you need police for traffic control and Howard to Ender 1-0-1. You can go in service.
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Dispatch, 2, Charlie, 5,1,
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out of 11.
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The engine 3-1 respond to the area of 32 and...
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Deer Hill Road four fires arcing. Not fair enough to it at 2031.
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One zero one's in service.
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Debris out of the roadway, but highways will probably still need to come clear the shoulder, but it's passable now.
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Do you know on the clear services?
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2231. I can tell you why is your clear traffic?
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104.
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104. Charlie 5-1-6208-20-year chase crosses April Brook Circle from the garage door 2232.
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Now, what was in reference to?
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A residential alarm.
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Oh, okay.
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Did anyone, can you start a show one time?
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Can you copy a bag?
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David Sandha, how with it?
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Dispatch two out of 5-1 for a fire department assist.
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Okay,
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item 5-4.
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She'll be from Maryland. It's going to be 2, Charlie John, 02. Thank you.
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That's 2, Charlie John, 0252.
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Sarah 7, Howard. All units, clear.
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0292.
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Correct. My direct only unit's clear, probably won't no longer be monitored at 2233.
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near Trotter Road.
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Cross of Trotter Ridge Court.
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Fire side is out with a brush fire. They're requesting police to assist with traffic control.
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2233.
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Thank you.
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Superful.
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Maybe 31 the Mortons was notified.
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Okay.
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This back, Chewaker 21.
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Figure 21.
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And in 3-1, you're responding,
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Route 32 in the area of West Friendship and Deer Hill Road,
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receiving multiple calls regarding a power line that's down in a tree on fire.
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One call reported that it was possibly a lightning struck, but lightning struck a transformer and an exploader, and they said the power is out at 2234.
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Can you return to the emergency room regarding paperwork?
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That's right.
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510.
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Engine 5-1.
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Spoke with the homeowner near Trotter Road.
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And they are without power.
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Zero.
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Near Trotter Rd, Clarksville, MD 21029
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