Dwelling Fire- Glen Burnie (Burwood Gardens)
Date: Monday, February 7, 2022
Time: 10:36 a.m.
Location/Address: 202 Vernon Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD, 21061
Type of Incident: Dwelling fire
Description of Structure/Property: One and one-half story, single-family dwelling
Injuries or Deaths: Paramedics transported one firefighter with minor injuries to UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center. No injuries to the four occupants at home at the time of the fire.
Estimated Dollar Loss: Undetermined
Smoke Alarm Status: Undetermined
Assisting Fire Departments: Baltimore County Fire Department
Other Assisting agencies: Anne Arundel County Police, Baltimore Gas and Electric, American Red Cross Southern Maryland Chapter
Number of Alarms: One with Working Fire Dispatch
Number of Responding Firefighters: 42
Time to Control: 1 Hour
Discovered By: Neighbors and occupants; neighbors called 911 as the four occupants were exiting the home
Area of Origin: First floor
Preliminary Cause: Undetermined, under investigation by members of the Anne Arundel County Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit
Additional Information: Neighbors called 911, reporting fire and smoke from the windows of the home at the same time as the occupants were evacuating. First arriving firefighters found fire throughout the first and second floors of the house. The Red Cross is assisting six occupants displaced due to the fire.