Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, tweeted Tuesday that dozens of firefighters contained a bushfire that was 5 to 8 acres long along powerlines in Montgomery Village.
At around 3:15 p.m., the bushfire was encroaching nearby houses in the area of Duffer Way and Hickory View Place in Montgomery Village, but firefighters stopped the fire before any structures were damaged.
Update / Montgomery Village, IAO Duffer Way and Hickory View Place, and Arrowwood Drive, dozens of firefighters have contained about 5-8 acre bushfire along Pepco right of way and powerlines https://t.co/bZVAKLcHmE
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 10, 2020
Update – IAO Duffer Way, Montgomery Village, @MontgomeryCoMD 5+ acre brush fire, spread & encroached nearby house, @mcfrs PE708, B708, PE734, B722, PE729, BE717, PE728, BUTV708, BUTV740 & others were operating in area pic.twitter.com/YfVhfs49ZT
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 10, 2020
ICYMI ~315p 3/10 conditions were favorable for a fast spreading brushfire in Montgomery Village which approach THs on Duffer Way, @mcfrs FFs were able to stop fire before any structures were damaged utilizing at least 5 engines, 1 brush engine, 2 Brush Trucks, 2 Brush UTV's pic.twitter.com/kSxQQM8O1K
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 10, 2020
