NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 2-24-18
Time: 3:01 p.m.
Location / Address: 5225 Long View Beach Road, St. Leonard, Calvert County, Maryland
Type of Incident: Fire
Description of Structure / Property: 2 Story Single Family Home
Owner / Occupants: William & Valerie Slowick
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 20,000.00 Contents: $ 15,000.00
Smoke Alarm Status: Present – Activated
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: None
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 40
Time to Control: 15 minutes
Discovered By: Owners
Area of Origin: Kitchen
Preliminary Cause: Accidental
Additional Information: The fire was the result of the stove top being on and unattended, which ignited material sitting on the cook-top resulting in the kitchen fire. Two adults and 1 dog were displaced as a result of the fire and are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
Image courtesy of the Office of the State Fire Marshal