The RTFD went out around 3:30 on a Saturday afternoon to a report of a brush fire near Solomon Run Road. Reports where giving to command from communications that we had a 1/2 acre off. As the first units from the RTFD arrived they found a fast moving brush fire which already took a vast amount of area. Command started the additional resources immediately to assist the RTFD with this fierce fire. Over 10 additional companies throughout Cambria County, Somerset County and the Dept. of Forestry as well as a helicopter from Centre County assisted with the RTFD. Crews finally finished clean up of the complete fire around 9:30pm that evening, which took nearly 60 acres of heavy wooded area and steep terrain. The RTFD thanks all the departments involved as well as the Dept. of Forestry who assisted the RTFD with this fire in our 1st due.

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