Fire & Rescue

Police Investigating Hit and Run After Pedestrian is Struck in Hobby Lobby Parking Lot

Police Investigating Hit and Run After Pedestrian is Struck in Hobby Lobby Parking Lot

On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at approximately 2:40 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the Hobby Lobby on Alton Lane and Old Rolling Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult female with minor injuries. The woman stated a...
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Firefighters Save House After Shed Catches on Fire in Lexington Park

Firefighters Save House After Shed Catches on Fire in Lexington Park

On Monday, September 30, 2019, at approximately 5:25 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Hollywood and Valley Lee responded to the house next to 46590 Midway Drive and Wasp Road, for the reported house on fire. The 911 caller reported the house down the street was on fire, and hung up on...
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Firefighters in Charles County Respond to Large Brush Fire in White Plains

Firefighters in Charles County Respond to Large Brush Fire in White Plains

On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at approximately 6:35 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf and La Plata responded to the area of 10832 Willetts Crossing Road in White Plains, for the reported brush fire. A 911 caller reported a large brush fire was threatening his barn, and firefighter requested more units. A structure fire was dispatched...
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UPDATE: Firefighter who Suffered Heart Attack While on Scene of Apartment Fire in Indian Head will Require Heart Surgery

UPDATE: Firefighter who Suffered Heart Attack While on Scene of Apartment Fire in Indian Head will Require Heart Surgery

UPDATE 10/2/2019: The Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department member that suffered a sudden cardiac arrest event while on the scene of the structure firer remains hospitalized. Over the past several days, he has undergone multiple tests while at Southern Maryland Hospital Center, leading to the determination that he will require heart surgery. He was...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover in Mechanicsville

Minor Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover in Mechanicsville

On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at approximately 8:00 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of D J’s One Stop on Three Notch Road and Cedar Grove Street in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Rollover Crash in Leonardtown

Minor Injuries Reported After Rollover Crash in Leonardtown

On Monday, September 30, 2019, at approximately 2:40 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and St. Andrews Church Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway, overturned and into a...
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Fire at Running Hare Vineyard Causes More Than 2.5 Million in Damages in Prince Frederick, Cause Still Under Investigation

Fire at Running Hare Vineyard Causes More Than 2.5 Million in Damages in Prince Frederick, Cause Still Under Investigation

UPDATE: On Monday, September 30, 2019, at approximately 6:05 a.m., firefighters responded to 150 Adelina Road in Prince Frederick, for the reported smoke investigation. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story structure fully engulfed. The owner is Michael Scarborough. The estimated loss of structure is deemed to be $200,000 and contents over...
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Reckless Driving Sends Driver to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

Reckless Driving Sends Driver to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Monday, September 30, 2019, at approximately 11:40 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hermanville Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle off the roadway, and one vehicle...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Deer Goes Through Vehicles Windshield in Port Tobacco

Minor Injuries Reported After Deer Goes Through Vehicles Windshield in Port Tobacco

On Sunday, September 29, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the The Blue Dog Saloon on 7940 Port Tobacco Road in Port Tobacco, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle had struck a deer, with the deer...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire in La Plata

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish House Fire in La Plata

On Sunday, September 29, 2019, at approximately 7:10 p.m., firefighters from La Plata, Waldorf and surrounding departments responded to 1010 Eastbourne Drive in La Plata, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two story residence with nothing evident. Upon investigation and completing a walk around the entire...
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Medic Unit Involved in Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

Medic Unit Involved in Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Saturday, September 28, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving an emergency apparatus. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involving a Mercedes...
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Alcohol Contributing Factor in Head-on Collision on Thomas Johnson Bridge

Alcohol Contributing Factor in Head-on Collision on Thomas Johnson Bridge

On September 27, 2019 at approximately 7:50 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported head-on collision involving three vehicles on top of the Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons. Preliminary investigation revealed, a 1989 Volvo operated by Raymond Jones Sr., 51 of Lexington Park, was traveling South on Route 4...
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Firefighters in St. Mary’s County Quickly Extinguish Large Brush Fire in California

Firefighters in St. Mary’s County Quickly Extinguish Large Brush Fire in California

On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 11:50 a.m., firefighters from Bay District and Hollywood responded to the backyard of 44195 Cross Bow Lane in California, for the reported outside fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find an approximate 150×150 foot area on fire in the woods to the rear of multiple residential...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Currently Investigating Death in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Currently Investigating Death in Lexington Park

On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the Crossroads Apartments on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported CPR in progress. Crews arrived on the scene and pronounced a 20-year-old male deceased on the scene. Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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Driver Transported to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Chaptico

Driver Transported to Area Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Chaptico

On Friday, September 27, 2019, at approximately 12:05 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Hurry Road and Jean’s Way in Chaptico, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned and one subject ejected. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a single vehicle off the roadway...
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VIDEO: Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Ridge That Sent Driver to Trauma Center

VIDEO: Police Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Ridge That Sent Driver to Trauma Center

UPDATE 9/27/2019 @ 11:40 a.m.: On Sept. 27, 2019 at approximately 12:19 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 13000 block of Point Lookout Road in Ridge for the report of a single motor vehicle collision. The operator of the vehicle was located at the scene trapped inside with...
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Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park Sends Adult Male to Area Trauma Center

Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park Sends Adult Male to Area Trauma Center

On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 12:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Wheeler Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned and one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off...
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No Fire at Chopticon High School, Just Smoke After Water Pump Malfunctions

No Fire at Chopticon High School, Just Smoke After Water Pump Malfunctions

  On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 11:50 a.m., firefighters responded to Chopticon High School in Morganza for the report of smoke in the building. Firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded, and after arriving on scene reported a water pump in a boiler room had malfunctioned. Students, teachers, and staff had evacuated...
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Anne Arundel Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Department Assists Owl Moon Raptor Center and Citizens in Saving Injured Adult Osprey Stuck in Tree

Anne Arundel Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Department Assists Owl Moon Raptor Center and Citizens in Saving Injured Adult Osprey Stuck in Tree

On Saturday, September 21, 2019, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Owl Moon Raptor Center received a call from Mark Decarli, who was boating and saw an osprey upside down in a tree in Pasadena. Donna Cole, employees from the Owl Moon Center, and Bob Baltz, who volunteers for the Maryland Park Service with the...
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Veteran Lake Shore Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency Preparing to Respond to Call in Anne Arundel County Firehouse

Veteran Lake Shore Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency Preparing to Respond to Call in Anne Arundel County Firehouse

On Sunday, September 22, 2019. at approximately 12:50 p.m., the engine company at the Lake Shore Fire Station in Pasadena was alerted to respond to a dwelling fire in the Jacobsville area, when a firefighter getting dressed collapsed. A career member of the crew became unconscious while dressing to respond and another member of...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Early Morning House Fire in Huntingtown Where Two Firefighters Were Injured

State Fire Marshal Investigating Early Morning House Fire in Huntingtown Where Two Firefighters Were Injured

On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at approximately 5:30 a.m., firefighters from Huntingtown, Prince Frederick, Dunkirk, St. Leonard and surrounding departments responded to Queensberry Drive in Huntingtown, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two-story single family residence with fire showing from the roof and rear of the house....
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UPDATE: Police Release Identity of 60-Year-Old La Plata Man Killed in Construction Machinery Accident

UPDATE: Police Release Identity of 60-Year-Old La Plata Man Killed in Construction Machinery Accident

UPDATE 9/25/19: On September 23 at 1:52 p.m., officers, the fire department and EMS responded to the 3100 block of Elsa Avenue in Waldorf for the report of a crash involving a pedestrian. Once on the scene, the victim was observed pinned underneath a skid-steer, a piece of construction equipment. He was extricated by...
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Firefighters Respond to Large Brush Fire in Leonardtown

Firefighters Respond to Large Brush Fire in Leonardtown

On Monday, September 23, 2019, at approximately 3:35 p.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Bay District and Valley Lee responded to the area of 41485 Connelly Street in Leonardtown, for the reported outside fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find approximately 3 acres of woods and a field on fire and requested more brush...
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One Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in California

One Injured After Motor Vehicle Accident in California

On Saturday, September 21, 2019, at approximately 2:05 p.m, police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Rick’s Jewelers on Three Notch Road and McDowell Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle in the roadway and one vehicle in the parking...
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UPDATE: Fire That Destroyed Tidewater Dental in Lusby Ruled Accidental

UPDATE: Fire That Destroyed Tidewater Dental in Lusby Ruled Accidental

UPDATE: A report from the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal estimated the monetary loss to the structure and contents, at $450,000. The fire was ruled accidental, as a result of an electrical malfunction within an exterior electrical service entrance. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the State Fire...
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