Frederick Co. Box 16-15. At 0316 hrs, Station 8 was dispatched to assist on a barn fire at 11340 Dublin Road outside of Woodsboro. Engine 81 and Engine/Tanker 84 were dispatched as part of a "Tanker Task Force" and Rescue Squad 8 was dispatched as part of a "Rapid Intervention Dispatch". The fire was contained to a milking parlor and hay storage barn.

Upon arrival, Engine/Tanker 84 and Rescue Squad 8's crews were assigned to assist with the setup of a "Tanker Dump Site". At one point, one of the portable tanks was damaged and needed to be replaced. With crews needing water quickly, Engine/Tanker 84 was setup as a 'nurse tanker' while other crews reestablished the "Tanker Dump Site" and setup drafting sites at nearby creeks.

Crews on the fireground used handlines, portable monitors and for a short time, an aerial device, to knock the fire down. After about 2 hours and after the roof had collapsed, the assignment was scaled back as crews used handlines to extinguish hay that had been removed from the debris.

Engine/Tanker 84 cleared the scene at around 0600 hours. Other units were clearing the scene soon after.

For more information about the incident, visit the link for the Frederick News Post article:
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/disasters_and_accidents/barn-milking-parlor-ruled-total-loss-after-fire-near-woodsboro/article_5bdae1f5-d3ef-5adf-81c8-c341b3404af0.html