On Saturday, June 13, 2020, firefighters from Bay District VFD Company 9 were dispatched for an outside fire at the St. Mary’s River State Park Parking Area on Norris Road in Great Mills, at approximately 2:35 p.m. Crews arrived on the scene to find multiple areas approximately 10 feet by 10 feet on fire and spreading. Firefighters requested additional units to assist. Firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, and NAS Patuxent River responded along with the assistance of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Personnel extinguished the fires in approximately 45 minutes, with all units returning to service in approximately one hour and 40 minutes. Just 10 minutes after leaving the scene. Firefighters from Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Valley Lee and Hollywood were dispatched back to the same area for a large brush fire in the woods between Norris Road and Rutherford Boulevard in Great Mills,. The 911 caller was a resident in the area who was jogging and observed the woods on fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene and staged in the parking lot of the St. Mary’s River State Park on Norris Road again. One volunteer firefighter responded into the woods on his personally owned […]
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