Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to the scene of a brush fire in the area of Beallsville Rd and Hillside Ln, along the the CSX railroad tracks, in Dickerson shortly before 6am on Wednesday morning.
According to a 7:26am update by MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the fire was contained and extinguished with crews getting ready to clear out. There were no injuries and likely “some deer have to be re-located & a few woodchucks are displaced & maybe a raccoon or two, as well…”, but the tracks are still shut down as of 7:30am.
Update – @MontgomeryCoMD Dickerson, MD brush fire is contained & extinguished, @mcfrs FF crews are ‘picking-up’, no injuries, it’s likely some deer have to be re-located & a few woodchucks are displaced & maybe a raccoon or two, as well….CSX/MARC RR tracks still shut down https://t.co/eLeCDL4QjF pic.twitter.com/gTr9bvcpLy
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 12, 2023