Monday, April 25, 2016

Daily Media Briefing April 25, 2016

Daily Media Briefing
April 25, 2016

(Millersville, MD) For the 72 hour period beginning at midnight on Friday, April 22nd through Sunday, April 24th, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded to 656 incidents.


Incidents of Media Interest Sunday, April 24th:

The department responded to 215 incidents (daily average is 220).

Motor Vehicle Collision                                Davidsonville

The operator of a motorcycle was critically injured in a motor vehicle accident Sunday afternoon in Odenton. A few minutes after 5:00 p.m. firefighters responded to the area of Piney Orchard Parkway and Odenton Road for a reported auto accident involving a motorcycle. Arriving firefighters found a single vehicle accident in which a motorcycle struck a curb, ejecting the operator. Paramedics transported a 26-year-old male to Shock Trauma with critical, possibly life-threatening injuries.

Incidents of Media Interest Saturday, April 23rd:

The department responded to 212 incidents.

Motor Vehicle Collision                                Severn

One person has been severely injured in an auto accident on Route 100 Saturday evening. Just after 8:00 p.m. firefighters responded to an auto accident in the area of Eastbound Route 100 and Telegraph Road. Arriving firefighters located a single vehicle accident with a pickup truck on its side and the driver trapped. Firefighters extricated the driver and lone occupant, a 35-year-old male, in about 20 minutes. He was transported by paramedics to Shock Trauma with serious but not believed life-threatening injuries.

Motor Vehicle Collision                                Pasadena

The operator of a motorcycle was seriously injured in an auto accident Saturday evening in Pasadena. Around 6:50 p.m. firefighters responded to the 100 block of 10th Street for an auto accident. Firefighters located a single vehicle accident in which the operator of a motorcycle was thrown from his bike. The 30-year-old male patient was transported by paramedics to Shock Trauma with serious but not believed life-threatening injuries.


Injured Person                                              Davidsonville

A child was critically injured Saturday afternoon after being struck by a piece of playground equipment in Davidsonville. Just after 6:00 p.m. firefighters responded to an injured person in the 3300 block of Blackberry Lane. Firefighters arrived to find a 5-year-old female patient who had been struck in the head by an approximately 4 inch by 6 inches by 10-foot beam from a piece of playground equipment. Paramedics requested a Maryland State Police helicopter which landed on a property on Riva Road. The patient was transported by helicopter to the John Hopkins Children’s Center with critical, possibly life-threatening injuries.

Motor Vehicle Collision                                Lothian

One person was seriously injured in an auto accident early Saturday morning in Lothian. Around 2:50 a.m. firefighters responded to a reported auto accident in the area of Greenock Road and Route 4. Arriving firefighters located a single vehicle accident with an extended cab pickup truck on its roof. The driver and lone occupant, a 27-year-old male, was transported by paramedics to the Trauma Center at Prince George’s Hospital with serious but not believed life-threatening injuries.

Incidents of Media Interest Friday, April 22nd:

The department responded to 229 incidents.

Injured Person                                                 Severn


A construction worker was seriously injured in a long fall Friday morning in Severn. Just after 7:30 a.m. firefighters responded to a home under construction on Canyon Oak Drive for a worker injured in a fall. Firefighters located a 34-year-old male patient who was doing woodwork in a home under construction when he fell 15-20 feet in the foyer. The patient was transported by paramedics to Shock Trauma with injuries that were serious but not believed life-threatening.

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