Large bonfire mistaken for structure fire

Heard on: Kent County Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Seventy two engine four, Queen engine 55 , tanker six, engine tanker seven, tanker four, tower six, tower seven, rescue four, Queen squad five, ambulance one, ambulance seven, paramedic 17 , paramedic eleven.

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Structure fire, (number withheld) Worton, Branch Road, TAC 3 at 26 h .

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This is funny.

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One of

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the squads, if after we make the left here at the light, we're going to go by.

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Copy.

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This is Deputy Chief Six.

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Go ahead, Kent.

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Received a 2nd call from the somebody identifying as the neighbor with the neighboring address advising they just lit a bonfire and it is excessive in size, but it's under control.

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Should be your pleasure with the box.

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Okay, we'll continue Squad Six hot and the rest not.

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31.

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Deputy Chief Six, okay.

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Deputy Chief Six.

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Squad six, initial calls for a passerby advising they observed what they believed to be a structure fire with flames two stories high.

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Again, the 2nd caller advised they lit a bonfire.

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It is pretty large in size, but there's not threatening anything.

9/6/2026 05:14 PM

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Worton Lynch Rd, Worton, MD 21678

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible structure fire near Worton and Branch Road after a passerby reported large flames. A later caller, identifying as a neighbor, said it was an oversized bonfire that was under control and not threatening anything, and most units were downgraded while one squad continued on scene.

Large bonfire mistaken for structure fire

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