The Officers and Members of the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department regret to announce the passing of Life Member, Leon Zimmerman. Leon had over 45 years of active service with the department and over 50 total years as a member. He held the rank of Lieutenant for over 12 years and was our fire...
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UPDATE 12/27/2022: A small plane crashed in Beards Creek yesterday. The sole occupant/pilot was brought onto a kayak by two good Samaritans, where he was boarded onto a DNR Police vessel and taken to an awaiting ambulance. Anne Arundel County Police Officer Elizabeth Myers also boarded a kayak in an attempt to rescue the...
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UPDATE 12/25/2022: Budds Creek Motocross owners released the following statement. “Tonight at about 6:30, our barn caught fire. The current thinking is that the wind knocked down a live electrical wire. Thankfully everyone is ok, but we lost a lot of equipment. The barn itself was over 100 years old and has been an...
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The Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department released the following. “Recently, we were very fortunate to receive this vehicle as a donation from the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) that we plan to use as a replacement brush truck. We would like to send a HUGE thanks to SMECO and Steve Montgomery for his assistance...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that took place early Friday morning. Investigators are working to confirm the identity of the deceased driver, an adult female, so her family can be notified. On Friday, December 23, 2022, at approximately 1:55 a.m., officers responded to the area of Indian Head...
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The St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services encourages citizens to prepare for power outages, and to take steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. When power outages occur during severe weather, the use of alternative power sources can cause carbon monoxide to build up in a home, garage, or camper, putting the people and...
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On Thursday, December 22, 2022, at approximately 9:52 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Chancellors Run Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Police arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into a traffic utility pole in the Northbound...
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On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, Calvert County Sheriff’s Deputies were honored to take part in a First Responder parade in Prince Frederick for local resident, 9-year-old Jaylyn Almond, who was recently (11/28) diagnosed with Medulloblastoma (Brain Tumor). The organization Patches For Peds makes tapestry quilts for children who are terminally ill and/or have cancer....
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UPDATE 12/22/2022: The Prince George’s County Police Department has made arrests in two armed carjackings that occurred earlier this week. Among the arrested are two juveniles and two 19-year-old adult males. On December 20, 2022, at approximately 8:30 pm, two suspects carjacked a food delivery driver at gunpoint in the 8100 block of Allendale...
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On Monday, December 19, 2022, a student arrived to school at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center displaying signs of impairment. The school administrators and the School Resource Officer were notified, and the student was transported by helicopter to a hospital. The student remains hospitalized. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to...
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UPDATE 12/22/2022: On Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, at 7:08 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 21800 block of Ronald Drive in Lexington Park for the reported shooting. Deputies arrived on the scene and located a 25-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to the head. Preliminary investigation determined that the...
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On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at approximately 7:17 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of 28926 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one trapped and possibly involving a commercial vehicle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a van overturned in the roadway with...
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On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at approximately 12:40 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Hollywood, Bay District, Seventh District and multiple departments from Charles County responded to 29665 Donna Drive in Mechanicsville, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story residence with fire showing through the roof. Incident...
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On Friday, December 23, 2022, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack, with the assistance from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint. If you plan to drink, use a designated driver or rideshare service. The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office...
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On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at approximately 2:43 a.m., firefighters from Ridge, NAS Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, Bay District, Valley Lee, Leonardtown and Seventh District responded to 16125 Bradburn Lane in Ridge, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 1-story residence with fire showing throughout the...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred in Riverdale Park early Saturday morning. The identity of the victim will be released once his family has been located and notified. On Saturday, December 17, 2022, at approximately 12:45 a.m., patrol officers responded to...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forest Service announced the awarding of Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grants to 53 volunteer fire departments in 15 counties across the state. The projects to be funded help volunteer fire companies enhance their wildland fire protection in rural communities. DNR awarded a total $131,702 in match funding...
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The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) presented a Team Excellence Award to the Coster Road Accident Response Team. The team was composed of 11 people from the Sheriff’s Office and Calvert Emergency Communications. On Aug. 13, 2022, the team responded to motorcycle accident on Route 4 where a motorcyclist had severe injuries...
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On Sunday, December 18, 2022, at 7:52 p.m., firefighters from Ann Arundel County, Annapolis Fire Department and the BWI Airport responded to 8067 Green Orchard Road, Apt. 33 in Glen Burnie, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 3-story, multi-family residential apartment with smoke showing. When crews arrived...
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December 16, 2022: The Officers and members of the Second District Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad, Inc. regretfully announce the passing of Past President, Past Chief, and Life Member James G. (Gregory) Adams. As a young teenager in 1953, Chief Adams joined the fledgling McKay’s Beach Volunteer Fire Department (destined to become the...
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On Friday, December 16, 2022, at approximately 3:45 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata and surrounding departments responded to 3612 Lisa Way in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. The 911 caller was a neighbor who stated the residence behind theirs was on fire. Waldorf Engine 31 and Tower 3 arrived on the scene...
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On Saturday, December 17 at approximately 11:25 a.m., firefighters from Charles and St. Mary’s County responded to Shark Tooth Island to assist Westmoreland County with an open water rescue after a 911 caller reported an overturned boat with two subjects in the water. 911 callers reported a row boat sank with two victims on...
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On Sunday, December 18, 2022, at approximately 1:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and St. Johns Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a Maryland State Trooper. Crews arrived on the scene to find a passenger vehicle in the roadway and a marked State police...
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On Friday, December 16, 2022, at approximately 9:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Moll Dyer Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a St. Mary’s County Government pickup truck off the...
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On Thursday, December 15, 2022, at approximately 7:20 a.m., firefighters from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to Weis Markets located at 210 Village Center Drive in Lusby, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene and evacuated the building, secured power/utilities to the structure and began investigating the odor of smoke....
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