Combine Fire in Sykesville
 
By Firefighter/EMT Pieter Lucas
October 15, 2019
 

Units from West Friendship responded today for a reported combine on fire in the Sykesville area of Howard County. The tones sounded at 18:09, bringing Engine 31, Tanker 3, Water Supply 3, Brush 38, and Chief 3 to the scene near Route 32 and River Road. Water Supply 3, a four wheel drive engine, was able to make access to the cornfield where the fire was soon extinguished. Units cleared at 18:59.

 
Units: Engine 31, Tanker 3, Water Supply 3, Brush 38, Chief 3
 
Mutual Aid: Carroll Engine 123, Carroll Brush 125