Backyard fire pit confirmed as controlled burn near shopping center, Germantown MD


Fire crews responded to reports of a house fire near a shopping center but confirmed it was a controlled burn in a backyard fire pit.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A4 Incident 10
02:20
Transcript:
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2 engine 734 initial caller reported seeing a house on fire from route 355 not actually sure what the actual address was said it was across from the milestone shopping center
00:15
across from the Michaels area.
00:18
We have the caller on the phone. We're trying to get additional information to nothing further this time.
00:23
Third-party caller. All right, we're going to be investigating probably an outside burn.
00:29
We have a history. Check Severndale for a history please.
00:37
Said Severndale.
00:41
That's correct, possibly near Dale.
00:48
Army 2 in 1734,000.
00:52
We call her advice he only saw smoke and not fire.
01:00
We advise three or four houses up from the Shakespeare area.
01:06
In the backyard, possibly in the area of Dobsden.
01:14
Thermacan-7-08 response?
01:17
Montgomery 2 ends 734.
01:23
Nothing at near Dale, Severnvale.
01:27
No history.
01:32
Paramedic engine 708, response check.
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Paramedic engine 734, Montgomery, clear all units,
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controlled burn and a fire pit.
01:45
Okay,
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engine 734 advising,
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firing the fire pit,
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controlled,
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clearing all units.
01:55
All units, smithing on services, 1501.
02:03
We had 734. Do you have an address?
02:11
Yeah, it's going to be near Dale.
02:14
Probably have a history here.
02:19
Okay, 1502.
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