At 6:08 P.M. on Sunday, August 28, 2011, crews were dispatched for the house fire on the 25000 block of Timber Lane in Hollywood following a dispatch to the same location the night before for a tree on the house with subjects trapped. As crews from Hollywood VFD Co. 7, Leonardtown VFD Co. 1, Bay District VFD Co. 3 and 9, Seventh District VFD Co. 5, Hollywood VRS Co. 79 and Leonardtown VFD Co. 19. Crews discovered a column of smoke during their response and arrived on scene to discover a trailer that was well involved in flames causing an exterior only attack on the fire. After the fire was controlled, command requested the fire marshal for an investigation into the cause of the fire. Crews operated on scene for two hours and fifteen minutes with no reported injuries.
Responding units: Brush 7, Engine 72, Engine 74, Truck 7, Chief 7B, Utility 7, Engine 11, Engine 14, Squad 3, Chief 3, Water Supply 5, Engine 93, Ambulance 797, Engine 799, and Car 79
Notice from MD State Fire Marshal:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 443-550-6820
DATE: 8/28/2011 TIME: 6:08 PM SUBMITTED BY: DFM Don Brenneman
TYPE OF INCIDENT: FIRE EXPLOSIVE OTHER:
LOCATION / ADDRESS: 25190 Timber Lane, Hollywood, St. Mary’s County, Maryland
DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE / PROPERTY: Single family mobile home
OWNER / OCCUPANT(S): Marc Wilson
INJURIES OR DEATHS: None
ESTIMATED $ LOSS: STRUCTURE: $ 10,000.00 CONTENTS: $ 1,000.00
SMOKE ALARM STATUS: None
FIRE ALARM / SPRINKLER STATUS: None
ARREST(S) (IF APPLICABLE): Pending
RESPONDING STATE FIRE MARSHAL(S): DFM Don Brenneman & DFM J. Nelson
RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT(S): Hollywood, Leonardtown and Bay District VFD
# OF ALARMS: 1 # OF FIREFIGHTERS: 31 TIME TO CONTROL: 25 mins.
DISCOVERED BY: Citizen
AREA OF ORIGIN: Interior
PRELIMINARY CAUSE: Incendiary
ASSISTING AGENCIES: ATF FBI MSP OTHER
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Investigation is continuing. Anyone with any information regarding
this incident is asked to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Southern Regional Office, at
443-550-6835.
