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Vehicle fire reported along Interstate 68 eastbound between Willowbrook Road and Hillcrest Drive exits; responding units confirmed a pickup truck on fire and established traffic blocking.Cumberland MD

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Hillcrest Dr, Cumberland, MD 21502

As discussed during the dispatch call, vehicle fire reported along Interstate 68 eastbound between Willowbrook Road and Hillcrest Drive exits; responding units confirmed a pickup truck on fire and established traffic blocking.

Audio|Heard on: Allegany County Fire
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02:36
Transcript:
00:00
Truck 1, we're getting calls for a vehicle fire between the exit 44 and the Hillcrest Drive exit there, eastbound saw.
00:09
Engine 1 is in, Rob.
00:10
Engine 1, okay.
00:11
Engine 1, 2, okay. Engine 1, 2, stop that.
00:18
Communicated, Shrio, Colonel Ninja 1-2 and route to the vehicle fire.
00:23
What was the Pile Barker again?
00:29
Well,
00:30
we've got a couple conflicting reports.
00:32
We have one that showed,
00:34
saying around Maryland Avenue exit,
00:36
and then a couple other, say, between the Willowbrook Road exit and the Hillcrest Drive exit going off the Hill there.
00:42
I see you.
00:44
Thank you one communication.
00:45
Is this eastbound or westbound?
00:47
This is eastbound.
00:49
I believe the better information is going to be between Willowbrook and Hillcrest going up the hill.
00:55
Communications Show and your 1-2 on location.
00:59
We got a, uh,
01:01
it's like a pickup truck well off.
01:03
Pickup truck well, 1738.
01:05
The communication is 7138.
01:07
The communication is 7-1 season are out.
01:12
Off 68, peace, ma'am.
01:15
Commandion 1 response, 1738.
01:21
Hey everyone, truck one.
01:22
You know, everyone can go ahead and respond up here for blocking in case we get our water as well.
01:27
Yeah, I'll be there.
01:28
We'll be in route.
01:34
Okay, I'll be in that.
01:35
Truck 1, since the Fad, we'll be around.
01:37
Truck 1, so we'll be around.
01:38
Truck 1, okay, so we'll be around.
01:44
Anya 1 is on the same.
01:45
Truck 1 just past the Willowbrook Road exit.
01:50
Thank the slow lane.
01:51
Push everybody over.
01:53
Copy block, slow lane.
01:54
Push everybody over.
01:57
Engine 1 on scene.
01:58
Okay,
02:03
1-11 on scene 1740 break.
02:05
Committee 1,
02:06
we contact at State Highway.
02:07
The sods are activated if you need to rub there over enough.
02:10
We should be good.
02:17
See someone's back in.
02:23
No, okay, 1741.
02:29
It's truck 111, we'll be blocking slowly, slowly.
02:33
Truck, one on scene, blocking slowly, 1743.

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Hillcrest Dr, Cumberland, MD 21502

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