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Guns vs. Hoses Softball Tournament St. Mary's Fire Softball team. May 31 - On Sunday May 31st, members from the different fire departments from around St. Mary's County traveled to Regency Furniture Stadium to participate in the 1st annual Guns vs. Hoses Softball Tournament. The St. Mary's Fire took on the District of Columbia Fire Department. The St. Mary's Fire came out swinging, putting up runs in the first 3 innings and taking a commanding lead it would never relinquish. Along with the timely hitting, the pitching and defense were excellent. Many great plays were made to stop rallies that could have led to a different outcome. The next game for the St. Mary's Fire will be August 9th at 11:00 a.m. Company 1 members participating: Chris Bell Gary Bell Tom Mattingly, Jr. St. Mary's Fire - 18 DCFD - 9 Photos Courtesy of Kim Gatton

Hollywood House Fire Lieutenant P. Woodburn, Captain J. Scully, and Fireman C. Bell opening the roof up May 20 - On May 20th Companies 7, 1, 9, 5, and 79 were alerted to a report of a working house fire in the area of 25000 Pinto Drive in Hollywood around 9:50 a.m. Asst Fire Chief Mattingly was in the area and responded to the scene and arrived at 9:52 a.m. Chief 1A and other arriving firefighters entered the residence and made a quick search to find the victim and moved them to the front yard. Engine 14 responded and arrived on the scene at 10:01 and the crew extended the second line into the residence as Engine 73 and Engine 74 had already made their way in with the primary line. Truck 1 responded and ... (Full Story)

Working Barn Fire in Maddox May 13 - At 0513 hours Companies 5, 2, 1, and 59 were dispatched to 36859 Holly Field Ln. in Maddox for a reported barn fire. While enroute, fire board advised Engine 53 that they were upgrading it to a working fire. Engine 53 arrived on the scene laying a supply line, finding a working barn fire that was full of hay. Engine 14 arrived picking up engine 53's line. Engine 14's crew then went to work pulling a second line and helping knock the fire. Truck 7 was added to the call for man power. Truck 7 arrived on the scene and was put to work with Charles Engine 143 assisting with fire control and ... (Full Story)

Engine 10 Still Looking Good May 7 - On Sunday May 3rd the Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department hosted the annual Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemans Parade. With the Squad out of service, we were limited to taking units to the event. So the gang cleaned up Engine 10, Brush 1, Utility 1 and the raft and headed north to at least show our support. Once again, Engine 10 won Best Appearing 1250 GPM or less. Congrats go out to the group that took the time to get the units cleaned and up there. Also Congrats go out to our brothers and Sisters from the north, Mechanicsville for taking home 8 trophies, and our brothers to the south, R ... (Full Story)

Head On Collision in Redgate April 12 - On April 12th at 1655 hours, Chief 1A (Mattingly) was traveling northbound on Route 5 in Redgate just south of Leonardtown and came upon a 2 vehicle head on collision. During the size up it was found that there were 3 patients. The one vehicle had 2 patients with entrapment. The crew from Truck 1 performed the extrication by removing the roof, then assisted with boarding the female driver and removing her from the vehicle. The male passenger patient was extricated out of the passenger door. Both occupants were Priority 2 patients with Trauma Catagory C injuries. Both of these patient wer ... (Full Story)