Large campfire mistaken for brush fire in Frederick County


Audio|Source: Frederick County Public Safety
02:22
Transcript:
Newtaker 9, your second alert for a possible brush fire area of carpers pike and Cape River Road. Your second alert, 2025. And for Bruchet responding driver only. Copy Bruchet responding driver only, 2025. Frederick, Unit 18 is now, Medic 183. We're en route to WMC, Priority 3. Magic AP and PUNROTWC Priorit 8, 2026. Hanson, let's wait. 18, available, 2026. Is the caller did any other details on exactly where the fire is located? Because we're unsure of locations. That's a negative, sir. Caller was a passerby. She was paying in the area of Carpher's Pike and Cape River Road. She did keep advising that it was near the Napa store and Yellow Spring there. Okay, thank you. We're asking the name from March 8. Chief A TAC unit advised that when she was on her way back from Cape Bridge, that the holidays were, she thought they did have a, it looked like a control burn, but that's a little bit off from the location that they gave, so I'm not sure that'll be at and off. Okay, we're still meeting it about... Cantor from Lieutenant 8. Lieutenant. Lieutenant, go ahead. I'm out with a large campfire. 9,400 block of Cape River Road. I got a feeling that's probably what they're seeing.
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Frederick County, VA
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