Date: 03/10/2025
Time: 1515 Hours
Location/Address: 846 First Avenue, Friendsville, Maryland
Type of Incident: Structure fire
Description of Structure/Property: Single-story manufactured home
Owner/Occupants: Donna Bowser/Amy Slider
Injuries/Death: N/A
Estimates Loss – Structure: $90,000 | Contents: $15,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Present, did not activate
Fire Alarm/Sprinkler Status: N/A
Arrest(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Friendsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department
# of Alarms: 1 | # of Firefighters: 45
Time to Control: 30 Minutes
Discovered by: Occupant
Area of Origin: Under Investigation
Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation
Additional Information: An occupant came out of their room and saw smoke and fire in the corner of the kitchen. She called 911 and attempted to retrieve her dogs. One dog was rescued from under a bed by the responding fire department. The American Red Cross is assisting the homeowner. Anyone with any information is asked to call the State Fire Marshal’s Western Regional Office at (301) 766-3888.
