MILLERSVILLE, Md. - For the 72 hour period beginning at midnight Friday, July 15, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded to 751 incidents.
Incidents of Media Interest Sunday, July 17:
The department responded to 212 incidents (daily average is 220).
Injured Person Shady Side
One person was seriously burned Sunday evening after falling into a pile of burning leaves. Around 7:20 p.m. firefighters responded to the 5100 block of Chalk Point Road for an injured person. Firefighters located a 48-year-old male who suffered burns to his face, arms and legs. The patient had been burning leaves to the rear of his home when he tripped and fell into the pile. A Maryland State Police medevac helicopter was requested, and the patient was flown to the Burn Center at John Hopkins Bayview Hospital with injuries that were serious but not believed life-threatening.
Motor Vehicle Collision Glen Burnie
One person suffered serious injuries in a motor vehicle collision Sunday afternoon in Glen Burnie. Firefighters responded to the area of Route 100 and Oakwood Road just after 2:15 p.m. They located a single vehicle collision versus a utility pole. The 56-year-old male driver and sole occupant was transported by paramedics to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with injuries that were serious but not believed life-threatening.
Bicyclist Struck Edgewater
A bicyclist suffered critical injuries after being struck by an auto on Muddy Creek Road Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to a reported bicyclist struck by an auto in the area of Muddy Creek Road and Fiddlers Hill Road around 8 a.m. They located a 27-year-old male who had been riding his bike without a helmet when he was struck. A medevac helicopter was requested, and a helicopter from the United States Park Police landed at South River High School. The patient was flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with critical possibly life-threatening injuries.
Incidents of Media Interest Saturday, July 16:
The department responded to 262 incidents.
Injured Person Shady Side
One person suffered critical injuries following an accident involving a personal watercraft in Shady Side Saturday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the area of the 1500 block of Lincoln Road around 4:40 p.m. They located a 16-year-old male patient with injuries received when his PWC struck the jetty. Witnesses reported that the patient was using his PWC when he struck the jetty, ejecting him onto the jetty and into the water. Witnesses reached him to find him face down in the water. Medevac helicopters were not available due to weather conditions. Paramedics transported the patient to the Trauma Center at Prince George’s Hospital Center with injuries that were critical and possibly life-threatening.
Motor Vehicle Collision Glen Burnie
The driver of an auto suffered serious injuries following a single vehicle accident Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to the area of Route 10 South and Route 648 around 6:30 a.m. They located a single vehicle accident with the vehicle overturned. The 32-year-old female driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was transported by paramedics to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with serious but not believed life-threatening injuries.
Incidents of Media Interest Friday, July 15:
The department responded to 277 incidents.
Pedestrian Struck Linthicum
A juvenile sustained critical injuries after he was struck by a vehicle Friday night in Linthicum. Firefighters responded to the area of Camp Meade Road and Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard around 11 p.m. Friday night. They located a 14-year-old male in the roadway in cardiac arrest. Paramedics resuscitated him on the scene and then transported him to the Pediatric Trauma Center at John Hopkins Hospital with critical life threatening injuries. The Anne Arundel County Police have released that the patient succumbed to his injuries at Hopkins.
Injured Person Arundel Mills Mall
One person was critically injured Friday afternoon after apparently being electrocuted while working at Arundel Mills Mall. Firefighters responded to the Best Buy in the 7000 block of Arundel Mills circle around 1:30 on Friday afternoon for a report of a person electrocuted while working on the roof. Firefighters arrived and found a 39-year-old male in cardiac arrest with CPR in progress and an AED in use by bystanders and mall security. Witnesses reported that the patient was working on a roof mounted air conditioning unit when he was electrocuted. Paramedics took over patient care and were able to resuscitate the patient. The patient was moved more than 400 feet across the roof to a location where firefighters from BWI Thurgood Marshal Airport had set up their tower ladder to remove the patient to ground level. The patient was transported by paramedics to the Burn Center at John Hopkins Hospital with injuries that were critical and possibly life-threatening. Maryland Occupational Safety and Health was notified of the incident.
Injured Person Davidsonville
One person suffered serious burn injuries Friday afternoon after falling into a burn pit. Firefighters responded to the 3500 block of Castle Way around 12:30 p.m. They located a 25-year-old male patient who reported to paramedics that he had tripped and fallen into a burn pit. The patient had burns to his head, neck, and shoulders and was transported by paramedics to the Burn Center at John Hopkins Hospital with injuries that were serious but not believed life threatening.
Items of Notes/Updates:
Fire Marshal’s Seek Assistance- Attempt to Identify
Members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit are seeking assistance from the public in identifying two individuals in the attached photos.
On Friday, July 15 just after 2 p.m., firefighters responded for furniture on fire behind Dove Court in the Still Meadows community. The firefighters arrived and located two pieces of wooden furniture burning and extinguished them without incident or requiring additional assistance. They requested fire investigators to the scene.
A witness stated to investigators that two black males approximately 16-years-old and six feet tall set the fire and provided a video of the incident. From that video the attached still photographs were extracted.
Investigators are seeking the public’s help in identifying the two subjects in the photographs. Identifications may be called in anonymously to 410-222-TIPS or online.
