| Bowie Firefighter Injured Battling Largo House Fire |
| Mon. Sep 6th 2010 |
Just before 7:30 pm Saturday September 4, 2010 units from Kentland stations 46 & 33 along with Ritchie and other near-by departments were dispatched to the 1000 block of Whistling Duck Drive in the Largo section of the county for a reported house on fire.
First arriving units reported heavy fir...
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| Ribbon Cutting at Station 806 |
| Tue. Aug 31st 2010 |
Even though the new fire station will not be open until mid September ,Prince George's County firefighters and paramedics along with county and civic leaders and Prince George's County Fire Chief Eugene Jones cut the ribbon to open the county's new state of the art county fire station at 2901 St Jos...
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| Firefighters Rescued Three People From a Greenbelt Fire |
| Sun. Aug 22nd 2010 |
Firefighters rescued three people from a third floor balcony this afternoon after a fire erupted at the Springhill Apartment Complex (now known as Empirian Village) in Greenbelt.
Just after 4 pm units from Berwyn Heights, Branchville, Greenbelt and other near-by companies were alerted for ...
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| Hero Returns to the Front Lines |
| Wed. Aug 18th 2010 |
story/photos by Mark Brady, PGFD PIO
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001 many firefighters became engaged in fire and rescue operations in New York, Pennsylvania and the Washington metropolitan areas. Other firefighters would assist neighboring departments by providing coverage for units who wer...
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| Tower 33 Retires After Working Fire in Largo |
| Sat. Aug 14th 2010 |
story by Kenland Fire Dept
At 0227 hours, the box alarm was transmitted for the house on fire at 13013 Boykin Place in South Largo, Mayland. Tower Ladder 33, as the second due Truck Company responded on the alarm with four volunteers.
First arriving Engine Company 46 initially reported a t...
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| Late Night Fire in Laurel |
| Fri. Aug 13th 2010 |
Thursday August 12, 2010. Just before midnight units from Laurel, Beltsville along with units from Montgomery County was dispatched to the 7400 block of Brooklyn Bridge Road for a reported house fire
First arriving units reported fire showing from a one-story with all resident ...
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| Record Number Take PGFD Test |
| Thu. Aug 12th 2010 |
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week over 1,500 people came to Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Maryland to take the written test for Firefighter for Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department.
Some of the people who came to take the test came from as far away as California, Colorado, &nb...
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| Firefighters Battle Largo Day Care Fire |
| Fri. Aug 6th 2010 |
Just after 3 am this morning, Friday August 6, 2010, As firefighters arrived on the scene with heavy fire showing from the top floor of a house fire on Overlook Terr in Oxon Hill, firefighters from Kentland, Ritchie, Glen Dale along with surrounding companies were dispatched to the 12100 block of Ce...
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| One Trapped in Beltsville MVA |
| Wed. Aug 4th 2010 |
Just after 4 pm Tuesday August 3, 2010 units from Beltsville Station 31 and Laurel Rescue Squad were alerted for a motor vehicle accident at Old Baltimore Pike and Faigle Road in Beltsville with a report of people trapped.
First arriving units reported a three-car accident with one pe...
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| PGFD Firefighters Attend Bridgeport LODD Funeral |
| Wed. Aug 4th 2010 |
Approximately 35 career, volunteer and retired personnel representing Prince George`s County were in Bridgeport Connecticut to honor the passing of Lt. Velasquez at his funeral on Friday, July 30, 2010.
Andy Pantelis, President of IAFF Local 1619 stated, "It was with great sadness that the O...
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