Fire & Rescue

17-Year-Old and 12-Year-Old Rescued from Vehicle After Rollover Collision in La Plata

17-Year-Old and 12-Year-Old Rescued from Vehicle After Rollover Collision in La Plata

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at approximately 5:07 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Durham Church Road near Port Tobacco Road in La Plata, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned and two trapped. Crews quickly arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison After Killing Two Lexington Park Women in 2021 Impaired Driving Crash

UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison After Killing Two Lexington Park Women in 2021 Impaired Driving Crash

UPDATE 1-17-2024: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Kevin Eugene Luther, 43, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 12 years of active incarceration for two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle for a crash that tragically took the lives of two victims. On August 31, 2021, at...
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One Child Injured After Vehicle Reportedly Runs Red Light in Lexington Park

One Child Injured After Vehicle Reportedly Runs Red Light in Lexington Park

On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Great Mills Road and South Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-vehicle T-bone style collision involving one van overturned...
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UPDATE: 30-Year-Old Charlotte Hall Woman Killed After Collision in Charles County

UPDATE: 30-Year-Old Charlotte Hall Woman Killed After Collision in Charles County

UPDATE 1/16/2024: On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to Maryland Route 6 (Charles Street) in the area of Gilbert Run Park in Charlotte Hall, for a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police CRASH Team was requested...
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Truck Carrying 2,800 Gallons of Off-Road Diesel Overturns in Waldorf

Truck Carrying 2,800 Gallons of Off-Road Diesel Overturns in Waldorf

On Thursday, January 11, 2024, at approximately 7:27 a.m., fire and rescue personnel from Charles, St. Mary’s and Prince George’s County responded to the intersection of Malcolm Road and Covington Road in Waldorf, for the motor vehicle collision involving hazardous materials. Prince George’s County Engine Tanker 836 arrived first to report a fuel tanker...
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Snow Emergency Plan in Effect for Calvert County

Snow Emergency Plan in Effect for Calvert County

The Maryland State Police has activated the Snow Emergency Plan for Calvert County effective at 6:23 p.m. on January 15, 2024. Current weather conditions and/or forecasts indicate that normal vehicular travel is or will become extremely dangerous. Motorists are encouraged to stay off of the roadways. This will allow emergency services and State Highway...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Guardrail and Flips in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Strikes Guardrail and Flips in Mechanicsville

On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Chaptico Park located at 26600 Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one vehicle overturned and possible entrapment. 13 volunteers from Mechanicsville and 6 from Seventh District responded to the...
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One Displaced After Accidental House Fire in Hughesville, No Injuries Reported

One Displaced After Accidental House Fire in Hughesville, No Injuries Reported

On Thursday, January 11, 2024, at approximately 9:07 a.m., firefighters from Hughesville and surrounding departments were alerted to 5655 Ted Bowling Road in Hughesville, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single story single residence with smoke showing from all four sides. A working fire assignment was...
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No Injuries Reported After Oil Truck Overturns in Avenue

No Injuries Reported After Oil Truck Overturns in Avenue

On Friday, January 12, 2024, at approximately 12:22 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Colton Point Road and River Springs Lane in Avenue, for a serious motor vehicle collision involving hazardous materials. Crews arrived on the scene to find a home heating oil truck overturned with the operator out...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Accokeek Woman Killed in Crash

Maryland State Police Investigating Accokeek Woman Killed in Crash

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday night in Prince George’s County. The deceased is identified as Nickita Sammy, 34, of Accokeek, Maryland. She was the passenger of a Hyundai involved in the crash. The driver of the Hyundai was transported by ambulance to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma...
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Expect Traffic Delays in St. Mary’s County for Large Funeral Procession

Expect Traffic Delays in St. Mary’s County for Large Funeral Procession

Please respect the family and friends as they lay Joseph “Bubby” Knott to rest. Intersections and multiple roadway will be closed by First Responders as family gives Bubby one last ride around his farm and Trading Post properties. Times indicated are estimations only, please expect delays starting between 11:15 and 11:25 a.m., beginning at...
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Three Injured After T-Bone Collision in Charlotte Hall

Three Injured After T-Bone Collision in Charlotte Hall

On Friday, January 12, 2024, at approximately 6:52 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Mohawk Drive in Charlotte Hall, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment. Units from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded with first arriving units reporting two vehicles involved in a T-bone style collision...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Building in California

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Building in California

On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 4:22 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Indian Bridge Kennels & Suites located at 21325 Indian Bridge Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck struck a bush, fence and...
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18-Year-Old PG County Teen Arrested for December 2023 Murder

18-Year-Old PG County Teen Arrested for December 2023 Murder

The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in late December. The suspect is 18-year-old Harvey Barnes III of Upper Marlboro. He’s accused of fatally shooting 37-year-old Timothy Emmanuel Jones of Washington, DC. On December 28, 2023, at approximately 3:05 pm, officers responded to...
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Witnesses Subdue Waldorf Woman Who Forcefully Threw Child Onto Ground and Bit Three Police Officers

Witnesses Subdue Waldorf Woman Who Forcefully Threw Child Onto Ground and Bit Three Police Officers

On Monday, January 8, 2024, at 7:54 a.m., officers responded to an urgent care facility in Waldorf after receiving calls about a woman in the parking lot who picked up her child, lifted the child over her head and slammed the child, age 7, down onto the asphalt. Witnesses quickly got to the child...
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Firefighters Respond to House Fire in Helen

Firefighters Respond to House Fire in Helen

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at approximately 9:08 p.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville and Leonardtown responded to 29720 Point Lookout Road in Helen, for a Reduced Structure Fire Assignment for a smoking outlet inside the residence. Chief 2, Chief 2A, Chief 2B, Engine 23, Tanker 2, Tanker 24, and Rescue Squad 2 responded with 23...
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Two Residents Escape Injury After Smoke Alarms Alert Them to Fire

Two Residents Escape Injury After Smoke Alarms Alert Them to Fire

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at approximately 2.50 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District and Leonardtown responded to the 45000 block of Edge Mill Court in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire. Dispatchers advised they received an alert from an alarm company for a residential smoke alarm sounding, then...
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New Year ~ New Location for Calvert County Fire, Rescue and EMS

New Year ~ New Location for Calvert County Fire, Rescue and EMS

By FREMS Division Erin Ward: We’ve got some big news to share – Calvert County Fire-Rescue-EMS has settled into our new home! New Location of Calvert County Public Safety Building, 110 Main Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 (Building is on the corner of Armory Road and Main Street) Accessing the Building: To access the...
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Working Smoke Detectors Alert Occupant of House Fire in Severn, One Man in Critical Condition

Working Smoke Detectors Alert Occupant of House Fire in Severn, One Man in Critical Condition

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a 911 call this morning advising that their home at 788 Jennie Drive in Severn was on fire. The call came in at approximately 6:51 a.m., on Monday, January 8, 2024, from a resident advising that their home at 788 Jennie Drive in Severn was on fire....
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House Fire in Valley Lee Believed to Be Accidental Due to Improperly Discard Smoking Materials

House Fire in Valley Lee Believed to Be Accidental Due to Improperly Discard Smoking Materials

On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 2:50 p.m., firefighters from Second District, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown and Hollywood responded to the 46000 block of Drayden Road in Valley Lee, for the reported house on fire. Dispatchers advised they received multiple 911 callers reporting the house was on fire. Crews arrived on...
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Owings House Fire Determined to be Accidental, Three Residents Displaced

Owings House Fire Determined to be Accidental, Three Residents Displaced

On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 4:20 a.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding departments in Calvert and Anne Arundel County responded to the 8050 Mt. Harmony Lane in Owings, for the reported structure fire. First arriving units found a one-story home with fire showing and began making an interior attack. Evacuation tones were...
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Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Shot in Indian Head, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating 19-Year-Old Shot in Indian Head, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

UPDATE 1/9/2024: Charles County Crime Solvers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the identity of the suspects involved in a shooting that occurred on January 8 at 2:13 p.m. in the area of Jameson Court in Indian Head. When officers arrived, they located a 19-year-old male inside...
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15-Year-Old Driving Kia Stolen from Charles County is Killed in Head-on Collision

15-Year-Old Driving Kia Stolen from Charles County is Killed in Head-on Collision

On January 5, 2024, at approximately 12:30 pm, officers responded to a collision involving a minivan and a pickup truck in the area of Piscataway Road and King Gallahan Court. The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in Clinton. The deceased driver is identified...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Fire in Leonardtown Residence, No Injuries Reported

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Fire in Leonardtown Residence, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, January 7, 2024, at approximately 1:26 p.m., 49 volunteer firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Seventh District, Second District, Mechanicsville and Bay District responded to the 21000 block of Lake Circle in Leonardtown, for the reported structure fire. The homeowner called 911 reporting the bedroom was filled with smoke. Crews arrived on the scene...
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Firebaugh Charged with Arson After Intentionally Setting Fire in Mechanicsville Residence

Firebaugh Charged with Arson After Intentionally Setting Fire in Mechanicsville Residence

On Sunday, December 31, 2023, Deputy State Fire Marshal Valles responded to assist firefighters and the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Deputies at a structure fire located in the 40000 block of Duke Road in Mechanicsville, St. Mary’s County. DFM Valles spoke with the incident commander from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department who advised that a...
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