First Responder Drill to be held at Great Mills High School The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with local rescue squads and fire departments, will host a scenario-based training exercise at Great Mills High School, on Saturday, June 25 from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 11:00 a.m. During the training scenario, all eastbound lanes […]
Calvert County Emergency Medical Services Week
Calvert County is 100% volunteer Emergency Medical Service. These volunteers provide valuable lifesaving care twenty-four hours, seven days a week. Their service of emergency care dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of those to whom they render assistance. Emergency medical service system consists of emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, emergency nurses, emergency physicians, educators, […]
Brother Saves Seeing Impaired Brother in House Fire
On March 8, 2016, The Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department was alerted for a smoke investigation around 6 p.m. in the area of Old Adelina Road. A neighbor in the area, according to Active 911, called for help and said the person living next door needed the fire department. The Prince Frederick units arrived to […]
Honoring Heroes in Our Community
A devastating house fire on Lake Shore Drive in Dunkirk, on March 9, 2015, showed what our local citizens can do in times of emergency. Retired Prince Georges County Fire Department Assistant Chief Thomas “Tom” Breen was heading home, when intuition caused him to follow a trail of black smoke to his neighbor’s home. Upon […]