Tag: Anne Arundel County Fire Department
Fire Department Kept Busy With Fires During Storms
UPDATE 05;48pm 08/18/2011: Reports of a working basement fire at the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Headquarters on Veterans Highway. Details VERY sketchy at this point. Dore department advising the fire has been knocked down but communications are on red alert . The Anne Arundel County Fire Department is being kept busy during this afternoon’s [...]
Hyattsville Man Charged In Edgewater Arson
A Prince George County man has been charged with Arson after intentionally burning his ex-girlfriends car in the Edgewater area. The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, when Anne Arundel County Firefighters responded for a reported car fire in the 3300 block of Oak Drive in Edgewater. The first arriving [...]
Report Of Galesville Drowning
UPDATE 08/17/2011: The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the body of Dean Dixon, 52, of Galesville was recovered this morning. UPDATE: From a neighbor, a crab boat came ashore but without a waterman. We have heard reports of drowning at 4701 Woodfield Road in Galesville, Maryland. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department has a fire [...]
Serious Accident On Central Avenue In Edgewater
Fire and EMS Crews are on the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident at Pike Ridge Road and Route 214 in Edgewater. 3 medic units and a helicopter have been requested for transport to the hospital. An Eye On Annapolis reader just sent this image which shows at least two cars and a pick [...]
Underground Fire At Quiet Waters Park
The Anne Arundel County Fire Department is on the scene of an underground electrical fire at Quiet Waters Park just outside Annapolis. The call was received about 5:30pm and crews are containing the fire with dry chemical extinguishers until BGE can respond to de-energize the lines. At the present time, no buildings are in danger, [...]
Chemical Odor, Haze From VA Swamp Fire Envelops Anne Arundel County
<–Please share this post with your facebook friends and twitter followers by using the icons to the left. UPDATE 08/13/2011: It’s baack. Please read below for details. We will pin this post to the main page as the smoky smell and haze is causing such concern across the County. UPDATE: We just spoke with Division [...]
Yesterday: Bad Day For Boaters In Area Waters
<–To share this post with your facebook friends, twitter followers, and give us some google love, please click the icons to the left. UPDATE 1:27pm 07/31/2011: According to ABC2 News, the body of Charles Ryder has been recovered. Ryder was seen going overboard from a moving boat last night in the Riviera Beach community of [...]
South River Boat Collision Sends 2 To Shock Trauma
<–Please share this post with your friends on facebook, followers on twitter and with google by using the icons to the left. UPDATE 10:21am 07/31/2011: Eye On Annapolis spoke with Sergeant Brian Albert of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for more information. According to their preliminary investigation, it appears that the sailboat cut in [...]
All Hands House Fire In Edgewater
UPDATE 06:15 pm 07/25/2011: The Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch was on the scene and took some great video footage. Thumbs up to Patch! Fire crews are on the scene of a large working house fire at 121 Edgewater Drive in Edgewater, MD. Once crews arrived on the scene there was smoke showing and it quickly deteriorated calling [...]
Route 50 East Reopened After Overnight Fatal Crash In Anne Arundel
Maryland Route 50 East was shut down just west of I-97 early this morning for a single vehicle, fatal crash. All lanes were re-opened around 8:00am. Route 50 is the primary conduit for traffic headed to the beach. Just before 4am, Anne Arundel County fire crews were dispatched to the scene where they found a [...]
Utility Worker Electrocuted In South County
UPDATE 09:40am 07/21/2011: From the Anne Arundel County Police: On July 20, 2011, at approximately 2:45 p.m., officers from the Southern District responded to the 400 block of W. Bayfront Road in Lothian for a report of an industrial accident. Upon arrival, officers spoke with witness on scene, who advised that the victim, identified [...]
Man Drowns After Jump From Pier In Orchard Beach
Anne Arundel County authorities are investigating the death of a 46 year old Brooklyn Park man who drowned in the Orchard Beach community last night shortly after 9:00pm. The initial report was that a man had jumped off a pier at Main Street and Beach Promenade into Stony Creek and had not resurfaced. Fire crews [...]
3 Alarm Fire In Lothian Warehouse
County firefighters were dispatched to 1325 Mt. Zion Marlboro Road in Lothian this morning for a fire in the the old Tobacco Warehouse which involved several trailers. A second alarm was struck at 5:00am which called for mutual aid from Prince George’s and Calvert County. A third alarm was struck shortly after. The three-alarm fire [...]
2 Teens Struck In Front Of Earleigh Heights Carnival
UPDATE 03:21pm 07/13/2011: Yet another facebook page has cropped up. Some people are claiming she has passed away, yet others are claiming she is alive. It is important to not jump to any conclusions until the truth is known. Eye On Annapolis has been unable to verify her condition. UPDATE 1:59pm 07/13/2011: According to a [...]
Car Crashes Into Pasadena House, Ignites
Details are limited, but our media partner WBAL-TV is reporting that a vehicle crashed into a house in the 500 block of Johnsontown Road in Pasadena and ignited. The home is significantly damaged. No one was hurt. More details to follow. WBAL-TV has some photos from their helicopter.
BREAKING: Fatal Fire In Edgewater
<–to share this post with facebook, twitter or google, please click the icons to the left. UPDATE 03:53pm 07/02/2011: The Edgewater-Davidsonville Patch has a series of photos from the scene. UPDATE 03:08pm 07/02/2011: From ABC2 News: One person is dead and another in life-threatening condition after a 2-alarm house fire in Edgewater Saturday afternoon. According [...]
Homestead Gardens’ Founder, Don Riddle, Found Dead On Boat
<–to share this post with your facebook friends and twitter followers and on google, please use the icons to the left UPDATE 10:42 am 07/01/2011: Homestead Gardens just released the following statement: It is with profound sadness that the Homestead Gardens family marks the passing of Don Riddle, Jr. Mere words cannot begin to express the [...]
Deal Woman In Critical Condition After Fire
A Deale couple is in the hospital this morning after an early morning fire that destroyed their bed. The woman fell asleep in bed while smoking and using medical oxygen. The incident happened about 5:30 am this morning in the 5000 Block of Deale-Churchton Road. The woman was flown to the burn unit at Washington [...]
County Fire Department Seeks Help In Suspected Arson
<–Please share this post with your facebook friends and twitter followers by using the icons to the left. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department is seeking the public’s help in providing information regarding an arson fire that occurred in the afternoon on Monday, June 27, 2011. Fire officials report that at approximately 2:49 p.m. firefighters [...]
County Agencies Prepare For Worst
The emergency services we have in Anne Arundel County are some of the most respected in the nation. It does not come easy and the training and education is never ending. We have had the opportunity to witness some of the training exercises over the past year and it is painfully obvious that this County [...]
Maryland State Police & Anne Arundel County Fire Perform Mid-Bay Medical Evacuation
On Sunday morning June 12th, Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) received a request from the United States Coast Guard Section Baltimore to assist with the aerial evacuation of a male suffering from a medical emergency on board the motor vessel “Sea Brave”. The vessel was anchored two miles south of the Bay Bridge in [...]
Anne Arundel County Fire Department Awards Ceremony
On June 7, 2011, Fire Chief John Robert Ray presided over the Anne Arundel County Fire Department’s Annual Awards Ceremony that was held at Michaels’ 8th Ave in Glen Burnie, MD. The event which was sponsored by the Anne Arundel Fire Safety Foundation, Hero’s Pub, and Michael’s 8th Avenue was kicked off by Mr. Rod [...]
