Vehicle collision with one car on fire at intersection, Carroll County MD

Traffic

Reported: 10/24/2025 03:29 PM

N Center St, Maryland 21157

Emergency responders arrived at the intersection near Balmer Boulevard and North Center Street for a vehicle collision. One vehicle was confirmed to be fully on fire.

Audio|Source: Carroll County Fire and EMS - Digital

02:17

Transcript:

00:00

We'll put another unit on your call. We have a vehicle collision area with an auto fire.

00:04

I'll put your on a call here in a minute once I get it.

00:07

Yeah, you're staying on this channel, that's fine.

00:13

All right, guys, all right, got that, go back.

00:19

Carol, medic 9-9, engine 3-1, copy.

00:26

Resc alarm 333. Engine 3-1 on the air, medic 9-9 on the air is alerted for the vehicle collision,

00:32

possibly one vehicle on fire.

00:34

Balmer Boulevard, North Center Street, Alpha 3[1], 1830.

00:37

Engine 3-1.

00:39

3-1 and 4th.

00:42

Alpha 3[1].

00:47

Tire 3, you can add us with working.

00:50

Tower 3, Alpha 3[1].

00:52

Tire 3, Alpha 3[1].

00:59

Bedarm 3331, Medic 69, first responder 3 is alerted for the injured person from a fall to the rear of 2 Schoolhouse Avenue, off Pennsylvania Avenue, Alpha 3[1], 1831.

01:12

Medics 69-12.

01:15

Medic 69, Alpha 3[1].

01:20

Occasion 1831.

01:25

All right.

01:31

2,0031.

01:37

We are able to visualize the intersection from a camera in here.

01:41

We can't confirm it is on fire.

01:47

Okay, thank you.

01:55

Correction 380-year, we're going to be clear the hospital. You can add us on the vehicle collision.

02:01

Okay, 1834.

02:03

Or you can go through a schoolhouse call, which one do you want to go to?

02:06

I have two of them.

02:09

I'm not a 98 arrived.

02:11

One fully involved, middle of the intersection.

02:14

Okay, non-8, fully involved vehicle at the intersection 1834.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Alpha 3: Assigned radio channel/talkgroup for operations

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N Center St, Maryland 21157

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