Fuel odor investigated at Bucktown Road home

Heard on: Charles MD Fire-Tac Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Squad 8. Chief 11A, all we had was called in by your station.

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They called the station, had a odor of fuel in the residence.

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Okay.

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11B.

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Right there, engine 11, staging at the hydrant.

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(number withheld) Bucktown Road.

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Rescue engine 11, recon group.

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Battalion, Chief's up.

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Battalion, Chief's up.

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We got a command reading to the door 20.9 on 020 across the board.

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We got a slight odor of smells like landscaping and gasoline.

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He has a capped off propane tank on the delta side, but it is not in use.

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They have electric appliances in the home.

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Okay.

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We got a command.

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Readings on division one.

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There's cross the board 20.902.

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Just feel that smell of landscaping.

9/1/2026 11:35 AM

Fire

Bucktown Rd, Hughesville, MD 20637

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews investigated a reported fuel or gasoline odor inside a residence near Bucktown Road. Units staged at a nearby hydrant, entered the home, and checked gas readings. They reported a slight landscaping and gasoline-like odor and a capped propane tank that was not in use, with electric appliances in the home.