Frederick County Assists MD DNR
with
Mountain Fire in Allegany
Frederick County
Wildland Fire Crew (FCWFC), Wildland 7
was
called up by Maryland DNR for assistance with a mountain fire,
off Gap Rd. in Flintstone MD. FCWFC departed Middletown VFD
at 0519hrs, and arrived at the Flintstone VFD prior to the 0700hrs
briefing.
The FCWFC operated under direct supervision of Incident Commander,
Randy, Crew Boss, Eric, and Squad Boss, Cody. The crew was split up for a
short time and had been supervised by the State
Fire Supervisor Monty, and
Western Region Fire Manager Ric.
Initial cause was human, open burning of debris by a home
owner.
The fire was contained
to 13.4 acres of woodland, with a fuel of mostly
leaf litter and downed timber. Some hot spots were encountered in stumps
and heavy rock areas. The elevation at Incident Command Post
(ICP) is about
1038 ft and
at the pipe line (state line) the elevation is 1348 ft.
Coordinates: 39° 43’ 21”N, 78° 32’
32”W (NAD27)
While operations were running smoothly, there was a temporary interruption due to an
ATV crash. FCWFC stepped up and delivered
EMS care to a PA.DCNR crew
member, since the FCWFC were the
only EMT’s on site for immediate utilization. Both MD DNR and
PA DCNR were appreciative for the care provided to the injured crew
member. No other injuries had been reported.
The FCWFC operations
consisted of dry mop-up, cold trailing, and some
water application. Operations wrapped up approximately 1545hrs. and
DNR was very thankful for the assistance Frederick County provided.
The FCWFC members are responders from Middletown,
Braddock Heights, New Midway, and Libertytown VFD’s.
