Dwelling Fire- Annapolis (Hillsmere Shores)
Date: Monday, February 15, 2021
Time: 8:03 p.m.
Location/Address: 121 Lee Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403
Type of Incident: Dwelling Fire
Description of Structure/Property: one-story, single-family dwelling
Injuries or Deaths: Paramedics transported one firefighter to the Burn Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He received treatment for a minor burn injury and was released.
Estimated Dollar Loss: Undetermined
Smoke Alarm Status: Undetermined
Assisting Fire Departments: Annapolis Fire Department, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Annapolis Fire Department
Number of Alarms: One alarm plus Working Fire Dispatch
Number of Responding Firefighters: 43
Time to Control: Firefighters extinguished the bulk of the fire within 15 minutes of arrival, and the incident was placed under control 15 minutes later
Discovered By: Neighbors
Area of Origin: Undetermined, under investigation
Preliminary Cause: Undetermined, under investigation
Additional Information: Firefighters responded to a reported house fire in the 100 block of Lee Drive. On arrival, they found fire from the front and one side of the home. The house was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The cause is under investigation by members of the Anne Arundel County Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit.