Vehicle Accident With One Trapped. MAY 07 - Units from station 31 were alerted to the area of Baltimore Avenue and Muirkirk Road around 5 PM this evening for a vehicle accident with the report of one trapped. Units arrived on the scene and found a three car accident with one occupant trapped in one of the vehicles. Rescue Squad 849 (Laurel) utilized the 'jaws of life' to remove the door and roof of the vehicle to assist in getting the patient ... (Full Story & Photos)

Exterior Fire Extends to Interior of Beltsville Home. APRIL 02 - Just before 6:30 PM an engine from Station 31 was alerted to 11483 Edmonston Road for a tree on fire next to the house. When Engine 831 arrived on scene they immediately requested a full assignment for the house fire. The exterior fire had extended to the house and caught the house on fire with minor extension to the interior of the home. Units quickly extinguished the fire and completed overhaul ... (Full Story & Photos)

Small Basement Fire in Beltsville MARCH 23 - Just after 5:30 PM units from Stations 31 and 41 were alerted to the 10600 block Hockberry Road for the report of smoke coming from the house. Units arrived on scene to find a small fire in the basement of the house. The fire was extinguished quickly.... (Full Story & Photos)

Dinner with the Easter Bunny - Success! MARCH 23 - The members of the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary would like to thank all the citizens that came out to eat dinner with the Easter Bunny. After a meal with the Easter Bunny many of the children went and found eggs during our Easter egg hunt. The Easter Bunny said that he is eager to see everyone next year.... (Full Story & Photos)

First Call for Brush 831. MARCH 20 - Brush 831 and Engine 841B responded to the area of Powder Mill Road and Ammendale Road in Beltsville this afternoon for a report of a brush fire. Units arrived and found the woods on fire in the area. The Brush Unit and Engine stretched lines and extinguished the fire quickly. The cause of the fire was due to homeless people burning trash. This was Brush 831's first call for service since in went ... (Full Story & Photos)

Multiple Shed Fire in Beltsville MARCH 14 - Just before 7 PM this evening the units from Stations 31 and 41 were alerted to an outside fire in the 4600 block of Olympia Avenue in Beltsville. When units arrived on the scene it was discovered that several sheds in neighboring backyards were on fire. Several lines were extended from the engine and the fires were extinguished quickly.... (Full Story & Photos)

Commercial Fire in Laurel. MARCH 06 - Right at 7 PM an alarm was received for 101 Main Street in Laurel for the report of a building fire. First arriving units found smoke coming from the Laurel Fuel Oil Company with fire in the interior of the building. An engine from Station 31 was on the initial dispatch and was utilized at the rear of the structure. Truck 831 was on a transfer at the West Lanham Hills fire department and was later ... (Full Story & Photos)

Photo courtesy of Billy McNeel.

Small Porch Fire at a Beltsville Home. FEBRUARY 18 - Just after 11 PM today a call was received for an electrical outlet smoking in a home 4000 block of Foreston Rd. Engine 831B arrived on the scene with smoke showing from the front of the house due to a small fire on the front porch of the residence. Engine 831B and Truck 814 from Berwyn Heights extinguished the fire and made sure there was no fire extension.... (Full Story & Photos)

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