Fire & Rescue

Fire Officials Warn Public of Dangers of Double Cylinder Deadbolts

Fire Officials Warn Public of Dangers of Double Cylinder Deadbolts

A Fort Washington resident removed by firefighters from her burning home has died. At around 8:20 pm, Thursday, October 4, 2018, firefighters arrived at a 1-story single family home at 9000 Old Palmer Road with smoke showing. Firefighters located an unconscious female just inside the front door and removed her to awaiting medics outside.  Medics...
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UPDATE: 3-Alarm Apartment Fire in Prince Georges County Ruled Arson

UPDATE: 3-Alarm Apartment Fire in Prince Georges County Ruled Arson

UPDATE 10/06/18: Personnel from the Fire/EMS Department Office of the Fire Marshal have determined a 3-alarm fire in New Carrollton to be “incendiary”. On September 17, 2018, just before 3:30 pm Prince George’s County Firefighters responded to a fire at 5334 85th Avenue and arrived to find a working fire in a 3-story garden...
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Small Fire at Hampton Inn Found After Units Responded for Fire Alarm

Small Fire at Hampton Inn Found After Units Responded for Fire Alarm

On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at approximately 3:55 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department, and NAS Patuxent River Fire Department, responded to the Hampton Inn, located at 22211 Three Notch Road, in Lexington Park, for a fire alarm. Crews arrived on scene as the 5-story commercial building that was being evacuated, and after...
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Apartment Kitchen Fire Reported in Lexington Park

Apartment Kitchen Fire Reported in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at approximately 3:20 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, Leonardtown, Second District and NAS Patuxent River, responded to the 21600 Block of Liberty Street, and Pegg Road, for the reported kitchen fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a second floor apartment with smoke showing, and after further investigation, firefighters...
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Fort Washington Female in Critical Condition After House Fire

Fort Washington Female in Critical Condition After House Fire

Firefighters located and removed a female occupant out of her burning Fort Washington house on Thursday, October 4, 2018.  Just before 8:30 pm firefighters were alerted by a 911 caller reporting smoke was coming from a house in the 9000 block of Old Palmer Road.  Upon arrival firefighters found a 1-story house with smoke showing from...
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Two People Hit by Vehicle in Townhouse Garage

Two People Hit by Vehicle in Townhouse Garage

On Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at approximately 6:35 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the 22700 Block of Bayside Way, and FDR Boulevard, for the reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Crews arrived on scene to find the vehicle involved in the crash, was parked in a townhouse garage, with two injured...
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UPDATE: Police Release Name of 17-Year-Old Male who was Murdered in Waldorf

UPDATE: Police Release Name of 17-Year-Old Male who was Murdered in Waldorf

UPDATE: On October 3, 2018 at approximately 7:55 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriffs Office responded to the 11200 block of Wildmeadows Street in Waldorf for the report of shots fired. Upon arrival officers located a 17-year-old male, Elisha Amon Cole, of Waldorf, deceased from a gunshot wound. Detectives are working to identify a...
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Name Released of 24-Year-Old Ridge Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

Name Released of 24-Year-Old Ridge Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

UPDATE 10/1/2018@ 3:30 P.M.: On October 1, 2018, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 18000 block of Three Notch Road, in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies located the vehicle on top of an embankment with the operator of the vehicle...
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Vehicle Causes Townhouse Fire in La Plata

Vehicle Causes Townhouse Fire in La Plata

On Tuesday, September 25, at approximately 11:55 p.m., La Plata Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding departments responded to the 700 block of Edelen Station Place in La Plata, for the reported garage fire. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke showing from the first floor garage and after investigation, found a vehicle on fire...
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Two Seriously Injured in Waldorf Motor Vehicle Accident

Two Seriously Injured in Waldorf Motor Vehicle Accident

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, at approximately 6:40 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 3725 Dr Samuel Mudd Road, and Maple Leaf Place in Waldorf, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with subjects trapped. Dispatchers advised the responding units the 911 caller reported it was a single vehicle...
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Two Injured After Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Hollywood

Two Injured After Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Hollywood

On Saturday, September 29, 2018, at approximately 10:10 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Johns Road, and Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree,...
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No Injuries Reported in Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident in Leonardtown

No Injuries Reported in Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident in Leonardtown

On Friday, September 28, 2018, at approximately 7:20 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrews Church Road, and Point Lookout Road, in Leonardtown for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a Dodge Ram pick-up truck off the roadway, with the single occupant, out...
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Chris Thompson Hired as St. Mary’s Chief of Communications for Emergency Services

Chris Thompson Hired as St. Mary’s Chief of Communications for Emergency Services

Christopher Thompson has been hired to serve as a division manager in the St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services; he will be filling the Chief of Communications position. His duties and responsibilities will be supervising the 911 Communications Center personnel. Chris comes to us from the Charles County Department of Emergency Services after...
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One Dead, Four Hurt in Multi-Vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident in Anne Arundel County

One Dead, Four Hurt in Multi-Vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident in Anne Arundel County

Maryland State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash in which one person died and four others were injured Friday morning in Anne Arundel County. At about 1:30 a.m., troopers from the Glen Burnie Barrack responded on a report of a three-vehicle crash on southbound I-97 at Quarterfield Road. According to a preliminary investigation, a...
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One Injured in Park Hall Motor Vehicle Accident

One Injured in Park Hall Motor Vehicle Accident

On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at approximately 1:40 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Willows Road, and Point Lookout Road in Park Hall, for the reported serious motor vehicle with a subject trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a motor vehicle collision with the female occupant of...
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Motor Vehicle Accident in Loveville Injures One

Motor Vehicle Accident in Loveville Injures One

On Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Sunnyside Road, and Point Lookout Road, in Loveville for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision, with one vehicle still in the roadway....
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Female Bicyclist Found Unconscious in Roadway Flown to Trauma Center

Female Bicyclist Found Unconscious in Roadway Flown to Trauma Center

On Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at approximately 7:50 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 41010 Bishop Road, and Loveville Road, in Mechanicsville, for the reported unconscious subject in the roadway. Dispatch advised responding units the 911 caller reported finding an unknown aged female unconscious in the roadway on Bishop Road,...
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House Fire Reported on Other Online News Site Never Happened

House Fire Reported on Other Online News Site Never Happened

Southern Maryland News Net received several emails, Facebook messages and phone calls asking us why we were not reporting the fire.  We did not report it because there was no fire, it was a training exercise held at the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department. Most fire departments have training drills on Monday nights.
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Huntingtown

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in Huntingtown

On Monday, September 24, 2018, at approximately 11:46 a.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the area of Bowie shop Road and Reserve Drive in Huntingtown, for the report of a Vehicle Collision with injury. The preliminary investigation of the collision revealed a 1998 Ford...
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UPDATE: Alcohol and Speed Suspected Factors in Motorcycle Crash That Killed 28-Year-Old Hughesville Man

UPDATE: Alcohol and Speed Suspected Factors in Motorcycle Crash That Killed 28-Year-Old Hughesville Man

UPDATE 9/23/2018@ 2:00 p.m.: On September 23, 2018, at approximately 1:45 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 28000 block of Point Lookout Road in the area of Loveville Road, in Loveville, for the reported motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival deputies located a single motorcycle involved in the collision with...
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Notice of Public Hearing – Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Zoning Map Amendment

Notice of Public Hearing – Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Zoning Map Amendment

Regarding Proposed Amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Official Zoning Maps NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will conduct a public hearing, in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the St. Mary’s County Chesapeake Building, located at 41770 Baldridge Street, Leonardtown, Md. on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 beginning at 11:00...
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UPDATE: 35-Year-Old Newburg Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in Waldorf

UPDATE: 35-Year-Old Newburg Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in Waldorf

UPDATE: On Thursday, September 20, 2018, at approximately 0502 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on southbound Maryland Route 5 south of Renner Road in Waldorf. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack requested...
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UPDATE: 31-Year-Old Nanjemoy Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in White Plains

UPDATE: 31-Year-Old Nanjemoy Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in White Plains

UPDATE 9/19/2018 @ 10:35 a.m.: On Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at approximately 1846 hours, Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on southbound United States Route 301 south of Maryland Route 227 in White Plains. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Vehicle Fire in Dunkirk

State Fire Marshal Investigating Vehicle Fire in Dunkirk

On Friday, September 14, 2018, at approximately 10:45 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Solomons Island Road, and Ward Road, in Dunkirk, for the reported vehicle fire. A passer-by traveling along Ward Road discovered the vehicle, abandoned and on fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 2014 Honda Accord...
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39-Year-Old Lusby Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in Severna Park

39-Year-Old Lusby Woman Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident in Severna Park

On September 15th 2018 at approximately 1:15 a.m officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to a crash on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard (MD-648) at Lower Magothy Beach Road in Severna Park. A GMC 2500 Sierra pickup truck driven by Kyle Heck, 32, of, Severna Park, was traveling southbound on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard...
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