(Millersville, MD) For the 48 hour period beginning at midnight on Wednesday, May 25th the Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded to 502 incidents.
Incidents of Media Interest Since Midnight:
Dwelling Fire Severn
Two people were transported to Baltimore Washington Medical Center this morning after being injured while attempting to extinguish a kitchen fire. Around 4:50 this morning firefighters responded to a reported dwelling fire in the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue. Arriving firefighters found a fire which had originated in a toaster and extended to kitchen cabinets had been extinguished before their arrival. An adult female patient was transported to BWMC with a minor burn and smoke inhalation received while trying to extinguish the fire with a blanket and an adult male patient was transported to the same hospital with minor smoke inhalation injuries. The cause of the fire is accidental. Damage is estimated at approximately $6,000.
Incidents of Media Interest Thursday, May 26th:
The department responded to 246 incidents (daily average is 220).
Dwelling Fire Severna Park
An accidental fire Thursday afternoon did an estimated $30,000 damage to an unoccupied house under renovation in Severna Park. Just after 5:50 p.m. firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from the attic of a dwelling in the 1100 block of Bellevista Court. Arriving firefighters reported smoke from the attic area of a two-story single family home. The fire was brought under control in 15 minutes. Members of the Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit determined that the fire was accidental in nature caused by welding being done in conjunction with the renovation. There were no injuries.
Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Maryland City
One person was critically injured in an auto accident Thursday afternoon in Maryland City. Just after 5:00 p.m. firefighters responded to the area of Brock Bridge Road and Laurel Fort Meade Road for a reported auto accident. Arriving firefighters located a single vehicle accident in which the vehicle left the roadway and was approximately 40 yards into the woods. The driver and sole occupant, a 73-year-old male, was trapped in the vehicle. Firefighters extricated the patient in about 20 minutes, and he was then transported by paramedics to Shock Trauma with critical, life-threatening injuries. The Anne Arundel County Police have released that this accident has resulted in a fatality.
Motor Vehicle Collision Harmans
Two people were transported to Shock Trauma following an auto accident Thursday afternoon on the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Just before 4:40 p.m. firefighters responded to an auto accident in the area of Southbound Route 295 and Harmans Road. Arriving firefighters located a two-vehicle auto accident in which one car impacted the second car from behind and then rolled over several times. All patients were out of the vehicles prior to the arrival of firefighters. Paramedics transported the 42-year-old male driver and 45-year-old female passenger of the striking vehicle to Shock Trauma with injuries that were serious but not believed life-threatening. The driver of the vehicle that was struck did not require transport to the hospital.
Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision Gambrills
One person was critically injured Thursday afternoon in an auto accident on Route 3 in Crofton. Just after 1:30 p.m. firefighters responded to a reported auto accident in the area of Southbound Route 3 near McKnew Road. Initial calls to 911 indicated a truck struck a tree, and the driver was partially ejected a trapped. Arriving firefighters found a single vehicle accident involving a box truck which had left the roadway and struck a tree. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was severely trapped in the vehicle and access was limited by the tree. The patient, a 52-year-old male was extricated by firefighters in about 20 minutes and then transported by paramedics to Baltimore Washington Medical Center with critical, life-threatening injuries. The Anne Arundel County Police have released that this patient has died as a result of the accident.
Motor Vehicle Collision Pasadena
One person was transported to Shock Trauma following an auto accident in Pasadena Thursday morning. Around 7:40 a.m. firefighters responded to the Extra Space Storage, located in the 8900 block of Fort Smallwood Road for a reported auto accident with a vehicle into the structure. Arriving firefighters located a single vehicle accident in which the vehicle left the roadway, went through a barbed wire fence and struck the building. The driver and sole occupant, a 64-year-old male, may have experienced a medical emergency prior to the accident. Paramedics transported the patient to Shock Trauma with injuries that were possibly serious. A building inspector was requested to assess damage to the building.
High Elevation Rescue Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Members of Anne Arundel County Fire Department Special Operations rescued a patient from an overhang of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge early Thursday morning. Just after 6:30 a.m. firefighters responded to a report of a person in the water in the Chesapeake Bay near the center span of the Bay Bridge. Responding units to this initial call included personnel from the Jones Station Fire Station, the department’s Special Operations station. While responding to the call, updated information relayed to firefighters indicated that the individual was not in the water, but was stuck at a high elevation on a catwalk below the road surface of the bridge. Personnel from Special Operations arrived on the scene and with the assistance of other firefighters constructed a rope system to enable them to safely lower a team member to the patient, secure the patient and lift him safely back to road level. The uninjured adult male patient was then transported by paramedics to Anne Arundel Medical Center for evaluation.
Incidents of Media Interest Wednesday, May 25th:
The department responded to 256 incidents.
Injured Person Glen Burnie
One person was seriously injured after being burned by hot grease at a Glen Burnie restaurant Wednesday morning. Around 9:20 a.m. firefighters responded to Mikie's Diner, located at 1201 North Crain Highway for an employee with burns. Firefighters located a 39-year-old female patient with burn injuries to 50% of her body which occurred while she was carrying hot grease from a fryer to a dumpster. She was transported by paramedics to the Burn Center at John Hopkins Bayview with injuries that were serious but not believed life-threatening.
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