On Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 8:32 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, Leonardtown, and Hollywood were dispatched to the Salem State Forest located at 22343 Indian Bridge Road in California, for the reported large woods fire. The 911 call came from couple who drove to the State Forest for their morning walk, a short time after they arrived, they located a large woods fire which was actively spreading. They remained on scene to give information to the arriving units. Crews arrived on scene within minutes of dispatch to find a large woods fire which was approximately 500 feet away from the State Forest Entrance and parking lot. A Brush Fire Task Force was started which alerted additional firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, Solomons, Mechanicsville and Seventh District. A short time after upgrading the assignment with the Brush Fire Task Force, additional UTV’s, Tankers and other units were requested, which involved Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Forest Service, Maryland State Police, Maryland State Police Aviation Command (which were not available to respond) and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, along with additional firefighters from every fire department in St. Mary’s County, including Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Bay District, Ridge, Seventh District, Second District, […]
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