Tuesday, October 16, 2012
One person is in critical condition after a Tuesday morning crash involving seven cars on Route 3 near Maryland Route 450, according to a fire official.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Eleven people have been hospitalized following a major accident on Maryland Route 3 near Maryland Route 450 in Crofton. Battalion Chief Steve Thompson of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said the crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and involved seven vehicles. One person was transported to the trauma center at Prince George's Hospital Center with critical and life-threatening injuries. Another person suffered injuries that were serious but not life-threatening. An additional nine people were transported with minor injuries to area hospitals including Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie and Bowie Health Center. Information on the ages and genders of the crash victims …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Residents may have experienced short outages at about 1 a.m. Thursday.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Area residents experienced brief power outages early Thursday morning after a small fire at the BGE substation on Waugh Chapel Road. Firefighters responded shortly before 1 a.m. to a report of some equipment on fire, according to Division Chief Michael Cox of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. They arrived to find a small box containing mineral oil on fire. BGE cut power to allow access to the equipment, and the fire was put out quickly. Did you lose power early Thursday morning? See also:
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Three members of the Anne Arundel County Council spent the day rescuing dummies, cutting open cars and putting out fires as part of Fire Ops 101 class.
In a dark, smoke-filled building, County Councilman Jerry Walker crawled across the floor. Drenched in sweat, he heard the fire crackle but couldn't see it burning as he groped for the edges of the room. Finally, Walker's hands locked on the 125-pound rescue dummy, and he helped carry it to safety. "It felt like twice that," Walker said. "I can't imagine carrying out a guy like myself who is 250 pounds." Walker and two other council members saved mannequins, manned fire hoses and cut open cars as part of an educational class with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department at its Millersville training facility Friday. Fire Ops 10 marked the first time county firefighters have hosted a class for lawmakers, but the idea came from similar events …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Medics transported a 10-year-old girl to Johns Hopkins with injuries sustained during a game Sunday afternoon at the Bell Branch Athletic Complex.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
A 10-year-old girl was injured Sunday afternoon during a soccer game at the Bell Branch Athletic Complex, a fire department official said. Lt. Cliff Kooser of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said units responded at about 1:45 p.m. Sunday, and transported the girl by ambulance to the pediatric unit at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. Kooser described the girl's injuries as serious, but not life-threatening.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Medics transported a 21-year-old man to Shock Trauma after the collision at about 8 a.m. Monday.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
A bicyclist was seriously hurt Monday morning after a collision on Davidsonville Road. Lt. Cliff Kooser of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said units responded at about 8 a.m. Monday to a report of a crash involving a car and bicycle in the 2100 block of Davidsonville Road. Medics transported a 21-year-old man to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Kooser said the man's injuries were described as serious, but not life-threatening. Kooser said officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department and Crofton Police Department also responded to the scene.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
As first responders and community members gathered for a moment of silence on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Anne Arundel's county executive focused on what he said he sees as the next great threat.
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold focused his remarks at a 9/11 memorial on Tuesday on the importance of cybersecurity. "Cyberterrorism will shut down our electrical grids, shut down our air-traffic-control system, shut down our financial networks," Leopold said. "We spend $4 billion on cyberdefense in this country, which is less than what we spend on agricultural subsidies. We need to do more." He called Anne Arundel County the epicenter of national security effort to combat cyberterrorism because of U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade. In 2011, Patch reported on an increase in congestion around Fort Meade as thousands of new workers commuted to the area on a daily basis. And in 2012, discrepancies between how the White House …
About 80 people gathered at the 9/11 Memorial in front of the police and fire department headquarters in Millersville to observe a moment of silence.
Firefighters, police officers and citizens from around Anne Arundel County stood in the shadow of the 9/11 memorial in Millersville to pay their respects on Tuesday morning. Fire Division Chief Michael Cox's radio crackled at 8:50 a.m. and a woman's voice asked for a moment of silence to honor all those who gave their lives on September 11. The crowd of about 80 people bowed their heads. Rev. Linda Schlicht, the fire department's chaplain, lead the crowd in prayer and asked for blessings upon "the families who have been left behind" and "all of those who are our first responders in fire and law enforcement." County Executive John R. Leopold reminded those gathered that Maryland lost 68 of its own people on that tragic day 11 years ago, …
Monday, September 10, 2012
The county executive and public safety personnel will pay tribute Tuesday morning at the 9/11 memorial at the Police and Fire Department Headquarters in Millersville.
The county's 9/11 memorial located at the Police and Fire Department Headquarters in Millersville offers residents a local place to reflect on the attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. On Tuesday morning, County Executive John R. Leopold encourages the public to join him at the memorial at 8:50 a.m. for a moment of silence to pay tribute to the public safety personnel, victims and troops who lost their lives. “Our memorial featuring steel beams from the World Trade Center has become an important place to reflect and learn about a day that will forever live in infamy,” Leopold said in a prepared statement. “We encourage the public to pay tribute, reflect, and participate in a day of service.” The Police and Fire Department Headquarters…
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The devices, which send an electric shock to the heart, will be distributed by the Connor Cares Foundation and are required on site at all public pools in Anne Arundel County.
Public officials were on hand Thursday morning in Annapolis as the Anne Arundel County Fire Department donated 15 old Automated External Defibrillators (AED) to the Connor Cares Foundation. An AED is a portable device that sends an electric shock to the heart to try and restore its normal rhythm. The donation was made in honor of new legislation, known as Connor's Law, that requires all public (and semi-private) pools to have an AED on site. County Executive John R. Leopold signed the law in July in honor of Connor Freed, who was 5 years old when he drowned in a Crofton swimming pool in 2006. The lifeguard on duty was reportedly not properly trained how to use an AED. Leopold and Fire Chief John Robert Ray made the presentation of the AEDs…
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The 18-year-old was transported to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center following the crash near Maryland Route 424 and Bell Branch Road on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
An 18-year-old man was seriously hurt Tuesday night in a multi-car crash in Gambrills. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded at about 9:15 p.m. to a report of a crash near Maryland Route 424 and Bell Branch Road. Department spokesman Lt. Cliff Kooser said medics transported one victim to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with serious, but nonlife-threatening injuries. Kooser said it was not entirely clear how many vehicles were involved in the crash.
Calique
11:02 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012
You're right, Barb. People drive Rt 3 as if it were a high-speed interstate. It is a suburban highway with too many traffic lights, too close together (especially up by Waugh Chapel... there isn't enough distance between the lights to allow proper reaction time at the speed limit, let alone 10 over), The speed limit is generally between 45--50 between the Wawa in Gambrills and Rt 50 in Bowie, yet… more ›