Date: May 3, 2023
Time: 1:09 p.m.
Location/Address: 7973 Central Road, Pasadena, MD
Type of Incident: Residential Structure Fire w/ Fatality.
Description of Structure/Property: 2-story, split-level, residential home
Injuries or Deaths: An adult male victim was found deceased inside the home by firefighters.
Assisting Agencies: Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis Fire Department
& Annapolis Fire Department
Other Agencies: Anne Arundel County Police Department
Number of Alarms: One-Alarm
Number of Responding Firefighters: 66
Smoke Alarm Status: Smoke detectors were present.
Estimated Dollar Loss: Undetermined
Time to Control: 60 Minutes
Discovered By: Neighbors
Area of Origin: Undetermined.
Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation
Additional Information:
Firefighters responded to a 911 call today at 1:09 pm, initiated by neighbors from across Back Creek in Pasadena, Maryland. Neighbors advised they could see a house on fire from across the water but were unsure the exact location. Anne Arundel County Fire Department responded to the area across the creek to investigate and observed a single-family home, mostly involved with fire and smoke, located at 7973 Central Road, Pasadena, MD 21122.
First arriving crews quickly worked to get the fire under control and search the home. There was an adult male, who was wheelchair bound who was believed to be in the house. Firefighters located the male victim during the initial search and brought him outside where he was pronounced dead on-scene.
The victim was identified as John Salvatore Billing, DOB: 11/20/1968.
Mr. Billing lived in the home with his mother, who was not home at the time of the fire.
Anne Arundel County and Annapolis City Fire Investigators are actively investigating what caused the fire.
We encourage all our community members to talk with their families about a escape plan in case of a fire. Please visit our website at aacounty.org/fire and click on the Public Education tab for more information about fire escape plans.