On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at approximately 5:13 p.m., Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Turner came upon a serious motor vehicle collision involving a vehicle that was on fire with the driver still trapped inside.

Chief Turner immediately notified emergency communications and began assisting at the scene. Using a fire extinguisher from his command unit, he worked to hold back the ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 11:47 a.m. today, units from Station 3 and surrounding EMS companies were dispatched to the area of Hermanville Road at Piper Court in Park Hall for a reported motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries.

While en route, Emergency Communications Center personnel advised responding units that the incident involved a truck towing a trailer with fuel leaking. Based on this information, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Bay District Stations 3 & 9, along with surrounding mutual aid departments, responded to a reported structure fire in the 46000 block of Callas Way in Lexington Park on the afternoon of March 28, containing the blaze before it could spread into the main living areas of the home.

At approximately 4:47 p.m., emergency communications received the first 911 call reporting visible flames and smoke. A ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 4:32 a.m. on March 27, 2026, personnel from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Station 3, along with surrounding EMS units, were dispatched to the intersection of Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive for a reported motor vehicle collision.

While units were en route, additional information indicated that one of the involved vehicles had struck a commercial building, prompting ... (Full Story & Photos)

Bay District Station 9 was alerted to the 23300 block of White Elm Court at approximately 3:22 p.m. on March 26 for a reported outside fire. As apparatus was responding, the Emergency Communications Center (ECC) advised units that a shed and the side of a home were now involved, prompting an upgrade to a full structure fire assignment and bringing in additional mutual aid companies to assist.

As ... (Full Story & Photos)

Bay District Stations 3 & 9, along with surrounding mutual aid companies and EMS crews, responded to a reported structure fire in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road late Wednesday morning, preventing the spread of flames beyond a single motel room.

At approximately 11:20 a.m., emergency communications received multiple 911 calls reporting black smoke coming from inside a motel room. Within minutes, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Ridge VFD, Bay District stations 3 and 9, and surrounding fire and EMS companies were dispatched to the 14000 block of MacArthur Drive in Scotland, Maryland, during the early morning hours of March 25, 2026, for a reported residential structure fire with possible occupants trapped. Multiple 911 calls began shortly after 7:00 a.m., reporting visible smoke coming from a single-story home and an uncertain ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Saturday, March 14, 2026, at approximately 5:10 p.m., crews from the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Stations 9 and 3, along with the Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad and EMS units, were dispatched to the intersection of Pegg Road and Lexington Drive in Great Mills for a reported motor vehicle collision with entrapment.

Emergency personnel arrived to find a two-vehicle, ... (Full Story & Photos)

On February 20, 2026, at approximately 6:35 a.m., the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center began receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a residential structure fire in the 23000 block of Walnut Drive. Callers described a two-story, single-family split-foyer home with smoke and flames visible and advised that a resident may still have been inside.

Engine Tanker 94, from the Bay District ... (Full Story & Photos)

Emergency personnel responded Friday morning to a serious two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Willows Road and Point Lookout Road in Park Hall, resulting in one fatality and one individual transported for medical care.

At approximately 8:52 a.m., 911 Communications received multiple reports of a traffic collision involving a passenger car and a truck towing a trailer with equipment. Initial ... (Full Story & Photos)