It was 3 o’clock on a Sunday afternoon, with one NFL game over and another due to start in an hour. As I sat contemplating a favorable outcome in the next game, my thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of my phone. The caller ID displayed Public Safety Communications (PSC). My typical experience has been […]

The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department High School Fire Science Program By: Leonard S. Simmons, Paramedic Captain, Training and Leadership Leadership Academy Springdale, MD – It’s a cool, rainy and quiet morning at Charles Herbert Flowers High School in northern Prince George’s County. In the parking lot of the school building about fifteen students in […]

Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us    Twitter – @PGFDPIO Members of the fire service totally understand a motorist’s frustration when trapped in their neighborhood or complex by fire hose laid in the street or driveway. We may understand your frustration but we can not allow you to drive over our hoses. Motorists need […]

      MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E . Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO Prince George’s County Fire Fighter/Medic Captain Donny Fletcher knows the feeling of falling through a burnt out section of a house and holding on for your life waiting for someone to rescue you. Fletcher fell through a burnt out stairwell in […]

Mark E. Brady Chief Spokesperson/PIO Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department 9201 Basil Court #452 Largo, MD 20774 240-508-7930   PIO Training Opportunity An opportunity to apply for the E953 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Position Specific, PIO, train-the-trainer class is currently open. The weeklong class will be taught at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, […]

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO Monday, October 19, 2015 proved to be a busy day for firefighters in Prince George’s County, Maryland. These incidents that required some level of suppression and caused monetary loss to property. Yesterday, in general, was an above average day for the entire Department. The Department […]

PGFD Safety First Day of the Month – Safety Advice for July 2015 MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930 mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO Today is July 1, 2015, the Safety First Day of the Month. Having a working smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm could be the difference in life or death – yours and […]

Staffing and apparatus from one Beltsville Fire/EMS Station have been temporarily relocated to their sister station while emergency plumbing and associated repairs are ongoing. A broken sewage pipe that drains kitchen waste, not human waste, was found Friday night at the Beltsville Fire/EMS Station 831 located at 4911 Prince George’s Avenue.   Working with the volunteer […]

Today is May 1, 2015, the Safety First Day of the Month. Having a working smoke and CO alarm could be the difference in life or death – yours and your family. Today is the day that the Prince George’s County Fire/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department has designated for everyone to test their smoke and […]