MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO Career Recruit School (CRS) #50 commenced on Monday, February 24, 2014 with 36 firefighter recruits and 2 members of the United States Coast Guard. On their 2nd day at the Cheltenham based Fire/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training Academy they were greeted by […]
The Prince George’s County Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department is seeking applicants for the position of Garage Supervisor (Apparatus Maintenance Division) – Fire/EMS Department. Only on-line application will be accepted. Click here for the job description and on-line application. Good Luck!!!
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO A Capitol Heights family was awakened by the sharp and crisp tones being emitted from their working smoke alarm. Just before 5:00 am, Tuesday, February 25, 2014, firefighters were alerted to a house fire in the 4700 block of Heath Street and […]
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO At around 12:30 pm, Tuesday, February 25, 2014, firefighters from the Kettering/Largo Fire/EMS Station 846 arrived on the scene of a working townhouse fire in the 600 block of Harry S. Truman Drive. As is standard procedure, a working fire dispatch was […]
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO At about 12:30 pm, Tuesday, February 25, 2014, firefighters were alerted to a townhouse fire in the 600 block of Harry S. Truman Drive in Largo. First arriving firefighters from the Kettering/Largo Fire/EMS Station #846 were the first to arrive and forced […]
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO Personnel from the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department Office of the Fire Marshal detailed accounts of a house fire in Glenn Dale that included a working smoke alarm provided a warning to the occupants. Just after 4:30 pm, Sunday, February 23, 2014, […]
I was humbled to have been awarded with First Place for the best blog story by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Media Awards for 2013. The story was my account of Firefighter/Medics from the Special Events Unit working a summer concert at Fed Ex Field. The article and images can be seen by […]
MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO The Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department has 150 smoke alarms to distribute to residents of Prince George’s County thanks to a very generous donation. The International Association of Firefighters and Paramedics Association, IAFF Local 1619, donated the smoke alarms to help meet the […]