Tag: Smoke detector
Glen Burnie fire destroys home, business Friday morning
Ten people were displaced as the result of a building fire in Glen Burnie Friday morning. Firefighters were alerted to the fire in the 1000 block of Dorsey Road just after 6:00 a.m. Arriving firefighters found a two story combination commercial and residential property with fire from the roof and rear of the structure. Nearly 50 firefighters […]
IAFF donates 120 smoke detectors to Anne Arundel County Fire Department
The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 1563 has made a donation of 120 smoke alarms for distribution by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. The smoke alarms have the 10 year maintenance free battery as required by state law and will be used to provide smoke alarms in residences that do not have working […]
Anne Arundel County reminds residents of fire safety and prevention
With the coldest weather this winter expected this weekend and the County’s recent increase in residential fires, Anne Arundel County urges residents to heat their homes safely, ensure they have working smoke alarms and have an escape plan from every room in their home. “Citizens should take the proper steps to ensure they stay safe […]
UPDATE: Fire department identifies victims of fatal Brooklyn Park fire
The three occupants killed in an early morning Brooklyn Park dwelling fire have positively identified. They are: Lettitia Sinnah, age 39 Sundima Sinnah, age 17 Christopher Rickman, age 45 Just before 2:40 this morning firefighters were dispatched for a reported dwelling fire in the 100 block of Hilltop Road West. The first arriving firefighters encountered […]
Annapolis mansion fire ruled accidental; Christmas tree fueled conflagration
Anne Arundel County authorities, along with the ATF have determined that the fire that destroyed a waterfront mansion in Annapolis and killed six people was accidental. Authorities believe that an electrical fire sparked the blaze in the great room of the 16,000 square foot mansion. A 15′ Christmas tree in the room was cited as […]
2 Alarm Fire Destroys Dunkirk Home
The second two multi-alarm fires in Anne Arundel County this past week left a single family Dunkirk home a total loss. Just before 2 p.m., multiple 911 calls began to be received reporting a dwelling fire in the 6200 block of McKendree Road. Upon arrival, firefighters reported a two-story home well involved in fire and […]
Man Dies In Brooklyn Trailer Fire, Anne Arundel’s 4th Fire Fatality
Around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2013, Anne Arundel County Firefighters were dispatched to a reported dwelling fire in the 600 block of Sunset Strip in the Brooklyn area of Anne Arundel County. The first unit to arrive on the scene reported nothing evident from a double-wide mobile home however, further investigation discovered a […]
2 Overnight Fires Displace 10 In Anne Arundel
County Firefighters responded to two separate fires overnight in Odenton and Pasadena displacing a total of ten people. The first incident occurred around 5 p.m. when calls were received reporting a house fire in the 500 block of Oakton Road in Odenton. Upon arrival, smoke and fire was evident from the basement of a two-story […]
Woman Dies In Glen Burnie Fire
UPDATE: The individual has been identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as 50 year old, Shari Lee DeStefano. At 10:22 p.m. on Friday, January 4, 2013, Anne Arundel County Firefighters were dispatched to a reported dwelling fire at 21 Sumac Road in the Marley area of Anne Arundel County. The first unit to arrive […]
Fire Claims Life Of Woman
The fire this morning in the Arundel on the Bay community has claimed the life of an elderly woman. This is the second fatal fire in the county within the week. From the Anne Arundel County Fire Department: Around 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 8, 2012, Anne Arundel County Firefighters were dispatched to a reported […]
Firefighters To Go Door To Door
As a result of the tragic house fire on Farrara Drive in the Odenton/Gambrills area Sunday, July 1, 2012, members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department will be going door to door this Wednesday, July 4, 2012 to remind residents to check their smoke detectors. Beginning at approximately 10:00 a.m. in the section of the Chapelgate Community where […]
