Fire & Rescue

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Remembers Jaelynn Three Years Later

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Remembers Jaelynn Three Years Later

Sheriff Tim Cameron and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office marked the third anniversary of the tragic shootings at Great Mills High School on March 20, 2018, which took the life of 16-year-old student Jaelynn Willey. Joined by the Willey family, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Chaplain Corps held a prayer service at...
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Garage Fire in Leonardtown Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

Garage Fire in Leonardtown Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, March 21, 2021, at approximately 4:35 p.m., firefighters from Valley Lee, Bay District, Leonardtown, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to 20190 Tower Hill Road in Leonardtown, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find an approximate 30 x 30 garage fully engulfed in flames with extensions...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Virginia Man Wanted for Shooting Victim Multiple Times in January

Police in Charles County Arrest Virginia Man Wanted for Shooting Victim Multiple Times in January

On Saturday, January 23, 2021, at approximately 9:25 p.m., Officers from the Prince Williams County Police Department responded to the Babylon Woodbridge Sports Bar / Hookah Lounge located at 3081 Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge, VA., for the report of shots fired. Officers arrived on the scene to find a 27-year-old male suffering from multiple...
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Anne Arundel County Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man Reported to be Suicidal in Pasadena

Anne Arundel County Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man Reported to be Suicidal in Pasadena

On Thursday, March 18, 2021, at approximately 11:03 a.m. a 911 call was received from a member of a medical rehabilitation facility who stated they were on the phone with an individual who had made suicidal statements. Dispatchers obtained the address of the suicidal person and immediately dispatched officers to the residence located in...
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UPDATE: Police Say Speed is a Factor in Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE: Police Say Speed is a Factor in Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE 3/17/2021 @ 10:00 A.M.: On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at approximately 8:30 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a serious motor vehicle collision in the area of Three Notch Road and Oak Crest Drive in California. Deputies arrived on the scene of a rear-end collision involving three vehicles, with...
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Protecting Your Home From Fires: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)

Protecting Your Home From Fires: Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs)

According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), home fires are more deadly and costly than ever. While the number of total fires and fire injuries are decreasing, property damage and fire deaths are on the rise. An arc fault is a dangerous electrical problem caused by damaged, overheated, or stressed electrical wiring or...
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No Injuries Reported After Boat Fire in Newburg

No Injuries Reported After Boat Fire in Newburg

On Monday, March 15, 2021, at approximately 6:35 a.m., firefighters in Charles County responded to 16320 Cobb Island Road in Newburg, for the reported boat on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 25 foot boat fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters from Charles County along with mutual aid from St. Mary’s County,...
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Minor Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Lexington Park

Minor Injuries Reported After Rollover Collision in Lexington Park

On Monday March 15, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of the St. Mary’s Square located at 21600 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle overturned in...
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Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Train in Waldorf

Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Train in Waldorf

On Monday, March 15, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to 11601 Terrace Drive in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a train and pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find a train had struck a pedestrian, firefighters immediately requested a helicopter for the patients injuries....
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No Injuries Reported After Garage and Brush Fire in Helen

No Injuries Reported After Garage and Brush Fire in Helen

On Monday, March 15, 2021, at 11:30 a.m., firefighters from Charles County, Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Seventh District, Valley Lee, Bay District, and Leonardtown responded to the 26200 block of Forest Hall Drive in Helen, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a detached garage with smoke and fire showing...
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Marylanders Urged to Take Precautions as Wildfire Danger Increases in Spring, Maryland Remains Under Fire Alerts from National Weather Services

Marylanders Urged to Take Precautions as Wildfire Danger Increases in Spring, Maryland Remains Under Fire Alerts from National Weather Services

Spring wildfire season has begun in Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources urges residents across the state to prepare and help prevent wildfires. Wildfire occurrence is highest in the spring and fall when forest fuels are the driest and weather conditions — warm, dry, and windy — are most conducive for the...
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2-Alarm Fire in Prince George’s County Under Investigation, Two Adults and Two Children Transported, Sixteen Occupants Displaced

2-Alarm Fire in Prince George’s County Under Investigation, Two Adults and Two Children Transported, Sixteen Occupants Displaced

On Monday, March 15, 2021, at approximately 3:35 a.m., firefighters responded to the 5500 block of E. Boniwood Turn in Clinton, for a townhouse fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a three-story middle of the row townhouse with fire showing from the first, second, and third floor. A working fire dispatch was...
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Police Investigating One Shot at Waldorf Hotel, Victim Transported to Area Trauma Center

Police Investigating One Shot at Waldorf Hotel, Victim Transported to Area Trauma Center

On Friday, March 12, 2021, at approximately 6:38 p.m., police responded to the Master Suites Hotel located at 2228 Old Washington Road in Waldorf, for the reported shooting. Officers arrived on the scene to find a 33 year-old male conscious and alert with a gunshot wound to his leg, Officers applied a tourniquet and requested...
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UM Charles Regional Medical Center Introduces New Upper Extremity Lymphedema and Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Services

UM Charles Regional Medical Center Introduces New Upper Extremity Lymphedema and Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Services

UM Charles Regional Medical Center has introduced a new expert to their growing team. Certified lymphedema specialist Ann Haynes, PTA is now accepting breast cancer patients at UM Charles Regional Rehabilitation in La Plata. The addition of Haynes, who is joined by Eleanor ‘Buffy’ Wilkinson, DPT, means local patients can now stay in Southern...
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Vehicle Destroyed, Barn Damaged After Fire in Clements, State Fire Marshal Investigating

Vehicle Destroyed, Barn Damaged After Fire in Clements, State Fire Marshal Investigating

On Thursday, March 11, 2021, at approximately 4:20 a.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Hollywood, Mechanicsville and Leonardtown responded to 24461 Budds Creek Road in Clements, for the reported vehicle fire threatening a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck fully engulfed in flames with extensions into a nearby barn. The...
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One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Rollover Collision in Mechanicsville

On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at approximately 7:12 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and South Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned and off the roadway...
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UPDATE: Department of Natural Resources Investigating Large Fire at Myrtle Point Park, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE: Department of Natural Resources Investigating Large Fire at Myrtle Point Park, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE 3/12/2021: On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at 5:48 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the Myrtle Point Park in California, for the reported large outside fire. Over 40 firefighters from St. Mary’s and Calvert County responded to the scene along with the assistance from the St. Mary’s County Emergency Services, Forestry, Department of Natural...
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Most of Maryland Under Red Flag Warning Until Thursday, March 11, 2021

Most of Maryland Under Red Flag Warning Until Thursday, March 11, 2021

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for low humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from until 6:00 p.m., this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. *WINDS…Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. *RELATIVE HUMIDITY…20 to 30 percent. *IMPACTS…Critical fire weather...
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Commissioners Accept Memorandums of Understanding from Rescue Squads to Implement Emergency Medical Services Billing System

Commissioners Accept Memorandums of Understanding from Rescue Squads to Implement Emergency Medical Services Billing System

The Commissioners have accepted Memorandums of Agreement (MOA) with the volunteer rescue squads of St. Mary’s County to authorize and implement an Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Transport Services Billing System on their behalf. The collaboration between county government and the local rescue squads will allow the approved vendor to bill insurance companies for emergency...
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Child Flown to Area Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

Child Flown to Area Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Carver School Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck and one child in the roadway, personnel...
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Fire and Rescue Personnel Respond to Hazardous Materials Emergency at Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf

Fire and Rescue Personnel Respond to Hazardous Materials Emergency at Capital Clubhouse in Waldorf

On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at approximately 8:50 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the Capital Clubhouse located at 3033 Waldorf Market Place in Waldorf, for the reported Hazardous Conditions Emergency. Crews arrived on the scene to report a “white cloud” coming from the rear of the building, with two patients to be...
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Eight Injured and One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Sunderland

Eight Injured and One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision in Sunderland

On Sunday, March 7, 2021, at approximately 2:20 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Route 2 and Pushaw Station Road in Sunderland, for the reported head-on collision with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with one vehicle off the roadway with three patients...
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Calvert County to Conduct Controlled Burn of Meadows on Monday, March 8, 2021

Calvert County to Conduct Controlled Burn of Meadows on Monday, March 8, 2021

The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation, Natural Resources Division, advises citizens that the Maryland Forest Service will conduct a controlled burn of meadows at the following Calvert County nature parks on Monday, March 8, 2021: Battle Creek Cypress Swamp (2880 Grays Road, Prince Frederick) Gatewood Preserve (2800 Grays Road, Prince Frederick) Biscoe...
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UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigating Second Fire at Indian Head Mansion, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE: State Fire Marshal Investigating Second Fire at Indian Head Mansion, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE 3/8/2021: On March 7, 2021, at 10:12 p.m., firefighters from Charles County responded to 5200 Rivers Edge Place in Indian Head, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from the two story mansion. The owner has been identified as Lanwan, LLC, with the estimated loss of...
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Firefighters Respond to Large Barn Fire in St. Leonard

Firefighters Respond to Large Barn Fire in St. Leonard

3/8/2021: The Horsmon Farm released the following statement on Facebook. “What a horrific day. Our largest barn burnt down today. Not sure on the cause but we were on the farm when it happened. I called it in as soon as we noticed smoke and by the time I got off the phone with...
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