Fire & Rescue

UDPATE: No Injuries Reported After Plane Crash in Charles County, FAA and Maryland State Police Investigating

UDPATE: No Injuries Reported After Plane Crash in Charles County, FAA and Maryland State Police Investigating

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at approximately 9:47 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 6298 Bumpy Oak Road near the Rail Trails, for the reported airplane crash Crews arrived on the scene to find a small Cessna 150 aircraft in the wooded area with both occupants out of the...
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No Injuries Reported and One Cat Saved After Two Residences Damaged by Fire in Hollywood

No Injuries Reported and One Cat Saved After Two Residences Damaged by Fire in Hollywood

On Monday, February 15, 2021, at approximately 2:40 p.m., firefighters from Hollywood, Bay District, Leonardtown, Seventh District, Solomons and NAS Patuxent River responded to 43625 St. Johns Road and Whispering Hickory Lane in Hollywood, for the reported trailer on fire next to another residence. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single wide...
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AUDIO: Two Firefighters and One Home Occupant Injured After House Fire in Bushwood

AUDIO: Two Firefighters and One Home Occupant Injured After House Fire in Bushwood

On February 15, 2021, at 7:11 p.m., firefighters in St. Mary’s County responded to 37240 Gibson Road in Bushwood, for the reported chimney fire that was believed to have spread into the attic. Crews arrived on the scene to find a one story single family dwelling with fire showing from all four sides. 70...
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Firefighters Respond to Third Structure Fire in Less Than 24 Hours

Firefighters Respond to Third Structure Fire in Less Than 24 Hours

On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at approximately 4:45 a.m., firefighters from Charles, Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Leonardtown and Bay District responded to the area of 26450 Three Notch Road and Reed Court in Mechanicsville, for the reported garage on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a “working” fire and found a tractor and a...
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Maryland State Police Seeking Assistance in Investigating Multiple Unsolved Fatal Hit-And-Run Crashes

Maryland State Police Seeking Assistance in Investigating Multiple Unsolved Fatal Hit-And-Run Crashes

Maryland State Police are seeking the public’s assistance in investigating several unsolved fatal hit-and-run crashes that have been reported over the past year. These crashes occurred between Feb. 29, 2020 and Sept. 27, 2020 in Howard, Baltimore and Prince George’s counties. None of these cases are believed to be connected. The most recent case...
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Firefighters Perform Confined Space Rescue in Callaway to Save Dog That Fell Into Well

Firefighters Perform Confined Space Rescue in Callaway to Save Dog That Fell Into Well

On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at approximately 8:50 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Point Lookout Road in Callaway, for the animal rescue. Crews from Valley Lee arrived on the scene to find a large dog approximately 20 feet down an open well, and requested Bay...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

Minor Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

On Sunday, February 14, 2021, at approximately 12:10 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Yowaiski Mill Road and West Lakeland Drive in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway with one vehicle...
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Snow Emergency Plans for St. Mary’s County and Calvert County Have Been Placed Into Effect Until Further Notice

Snow Emergency Plans for St. Mary’s County and Calvert County Have Been Placed Into Effect Until Further Notice

The Snow Emergency Plan for St. Mary’s County has been placed into effect on February 12, 2021 at 2:30 a.m., hours. The quick accumulation of snow was the main factor in implementing the plan. Road conditions will be closely monitored and the Snow Emergency Plan will be lifted when the roads are safe for...
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UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Suspect Who Shot 15-Year Old in Lexington Park

UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Suspect Who Shot 15-Year Old in Lexington Park

On February 5, 2021, at approximately 3:30 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21800 block of Ronald Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. A juvenile victim was located and found to be suffering from a single gunshot wound to his leg. The victim reported he was...
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VIDEO: Hit and Run Driver Flown to Area Trauma Center After Causing Two Motor Vehicle Collisions in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Hit and Run Driver Flown to Area Trauma Center After Causing Two Motor Vehicle Collisions in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at approximately 8:10 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the Toyota of Southern Maryland located at 22500 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject possibly trapped. Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded with Rescue Squad...
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Police Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting After Attempted Robbery on Path Near Wakefield Circle in Waldorf, Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward

Police Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting After Attempted Robbery on Path Near Wakefield Circle in Waldorf, Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward

On Sunday, February 7 at 11:10 p.m., officers responded to the area of Wakefield Circle and St. Thomas Drive in Waldorf, for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed three adult males were on a path in a wooded area when an unknown suspect approached and tried to rob them. The suspect...
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Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County, One 17-Year-Old Killed, One 17-Year-Old Transported to Trauma Center

Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in Prince George’s County, One 17-Year-Old Killed, One 17-Year-Old Transported to Trauma Center

Maryland State Police are investigating a crash in which one person was killed and another was injured late Tuesday evening in Prince George’s County. On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at approximately 10:45 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash in the area of...
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Calvert County Health Department Provides Update Into COVID-19 Vaccination

Calvert County Health Department Provides Update Into COVID-19 Vaccination

February 8, 2021: Vaccine Update – According to the official Maryland Department of Health statistics as of 2/7/21, Calvert County has the 5th highest rate of vaccination among Maryland’s 24 counties. 100% of the vaccines received by the Calvert County Health Department through 2/7/21 have been administered. For readers wondering why they aren’t among...
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Planting the Seeds of Hope Campaign Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Raises Half a Million for Behavioral Health Services in Southern Maryland

Planting the Seeds of Hope Campaign Exceeds Fundraising Goal, Raises Half a Million for Behavioral Health Services in Southern Maryland

The CalvertHealth Foundation is excited to announce the successful completion of the Planting Seeds of Hope Campaign. With a goal to raise $250,000 toward the much-needed behavioral health renovation and expansion project at CalvertHealth Medical Center, 150 supporters and an anonymous matching donation of $250,000 helped raise $506,470 to serve the mental health needs...
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Firefighters Respond to Explosion and Fire at Charlotte Hall Metal and Scrap in Charlotte Hall

Firefighters Respond to Explosion and Fire at Charlotte Hall Metal and Scrap in Charlotte Hall

On Monday, February 8, 2021, at approximately 11:35 p.m., firefighters from Hughesville, Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Leonardtown and Seventh District Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the Charlotte Hall Metal and Scrap located at 37339 Carpenter Lane in Charlotte Hall, for the reported explosion and possibly structure fire. Dispatchers advised to all responding units a 911 caller...
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Firefighters Respond to Garage Fire in Dameron During Snowstorm, Cause of Fire Under Investigation

Firefighters Respond to Garage Fire in Dameron During Snowstorm, Cause of Fire Under Investigation

On Sunday, February 7, 2021, at approximately 1:50 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Webster Field, and Valley Lee responded to the residence next to 18127 Trossbach Road in Dameron, for the reported garage on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find an approximately 30 x 30 garage with fire showing from...
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AUDIO: Woman Crashes into Fire Department SUV at Scene of Motor Vehicle Collision in California

AUDIO: Woman Crashes into Fire Department SUV at Scene of Motor Vehicle Collision in California

On Friday, February 5, 2021, at approximately 9:05 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and MacArthur Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle in the Northbound turn lane of Three Notch Road,...
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VIDEO: Firefighters Respond to Lexington Park Elementary School and Find Trailer on Fire

VIDEO: Firefighters Respond to Lexington Park Elementary School and Find Trailer on Fire

On Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 7:26 p.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the Lexington Park Elementary School located at 46763 South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for the commercial fire alarm. Engine 32 responded with four volunteers and arrived on the scene to find active alarms going off within...
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Operator Ejected from Vehicle After Single Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

Operator Ejected from Vehicle After Single Vehicle Collision in Lexington Park

On Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 9:36 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Willows Road and Green Tree Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one possibly ejected. Witnesses on the scene reported the operator of the vehicle was ejected out of the passenger side...
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Police Investigating 28-Year-Old Male Shot in Lexington Park, Flown to Area Trauma Center

Police Investigating 28-Year-Old Male Shot in Lexington Park, Flown to Area Trauma Center

On Saturday, February 6, 2021, at approximately 11:35 p.m., police responded to the area of Pegg Road and Liberty Street in Lexington Park, for the report of gunshots. A short time later, a 911 caller reported a gunshot victim in the 21800 block of Primrose Willow Lane in Lexington Park. Crews arrived on the...
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UPDATE: Police Investigating Male Shot Multiple Times at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf

UPDATE: Police Investigating Male Shot Multiple Times at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf

UPDATE – Charles County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: On February 5, at approximately 5 p.m., officers responded to a gas station in the 2000 block of St. Thomas Drive in Waldorf for the report of a shooting. Officers made contact with an adult male who reported he was shot moments earlier while walking behind...
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Southern Maryland Under Winter Storm Watch Until Sunday, February 7, 2021

Southern Maryland Under Winter Storm Watch Until Sunday, February 7, 2021

The National Weather Service has placed Washington D.C., Prince George’s County, Anne Arundel, Charles, St. Mary’s, and Calvert, under a Winter Storm Watch until Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. First Responders throughout our area responded to over 30 motor vehicle collisions with injuries, one fatal, and three serious crashed during last weeks...
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AUDIO: State Fire Marshal Investigating Early Morning House Fire in Mechanicsville, No Injuries Reported

AUDIO: State Fire Marshal Investigating Early Morning House Fire in Mechanicsville, No Injuries Reported

On Thursday, February 4, 2021, at approximately 1:05 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hughesville, Seventh District, Leonardtown, and Hollywood responded to the 28800 block of Riverwatch Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported house on fire with subjects and pets trapped. Before the arrival of fire and rescue personnel, one 911 caller reported all occupants were...
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AUDIO: Police Investigating Assault with Machete in Waldorf

AUDIO: Police Investigating Assault with Machete in Waldorf

On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at approximately 12:20 p.m., police and emergency rescue services responded to 1120 Smallwood Drive West in Waldorf, for the reported assault with a weapon. Dispatchers advised all responding units the male suspect reportedly assaulted a male victim with a machete, and the suspects last location was unknown. Officers arrived...
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AUDIO: Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death of Missing Woman

AUDIO: Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death of Missing Woman

UPDATE: The deceased was identified as Jessica Renee Staff, 33, of Dunkirk, Staff was reported missing after being last seen on January 28th in Dunkirk. 2/3/2021: On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at approximately 8:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of West Mt Harmony Road and Grovers Turn Road in...
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