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Prince George’s County Fire/EMS

Police & Fire
Union Calls For Change After Crews Left Alone To Battle Bowie House Fire Union Calls For Change After Crews Left Alone To Battle Bowie House Fire
Union Calls For Change After Crews Left Alone To Battle Bowie House Fire Emergency responders in Prince George’s County are calling for a boost in resources after a recent house fire in Bowie left members of one local fire department alone during rescue efforts. During a string of what fire union Local 1619 describes as a “long trend of increased call volume” on Friday, Jan. 27, two engines from Prince George’s County Fire/EMS were placed out of service to move their staffing to ambulances around 5:30 p.m., leaving just one engine company in Bowie for emergency and fire response. Crews were later dispatched to a house fire on the 14600 block of London Lane aroun…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Prince George's 7-11 During Attempted Robbery: Report Fire Breaks Out At Prince George's 7-11 During Attempted Robbery: Report
Fire Breaks Out At Prince George's 7-11 During Attempted Robbery: Report Investigators are trying to figure out how a fire to break out at a Prince George's convenience store during an attempted robbery, WUSA9 reports.  Police responded to the robbery at a 7-Eleven in the 9800 block of Piscataway Road in Clinton around 4:45 a.m. on Friday, April 29, the outlet reports. Upon arrival, officers found a small fire and called the fire department.  The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported, Prince George's County Fire/EMS said on Twitter.  Approx 4:47am #PGFD units were dispatched to the 9800 block of Piscataway Rd in Clinton for a reported …

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by David Cifarelli
Obituaries
'Life Member': Volunteer Firefighter From Maryland Dies 'Life Member': Volunteer Firefighter From Maryland Dies
'Life Member': Volunteer Firefighter From Maryland Dies A longtime member of the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department has died after 31 years of service. Gerard M. Dixon Sr. served the community as a firefighter, rescue captain, engine lieutenant and captain, vice president, and member of the board of directors of the department, according to Prince George's County Fire/EMS. A cause of death was not immediately released. During his time as a firefighter, he received a number of letters of commendation and unit citations. Several mourners have posted about his passing on Facebook, Jimmy Fremeau writes: "This guy will be truly missed, I will al…

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by Joe Gomez