Date: 3/30/26
Time: 1:11 pm
Location / Address: 200 Francis Sanders Drive, Oakland, Garrett County
Type of Incident: Structure fire
Description of Structure / Property: County owned industrial storage building
Injuries or Deaths (YES/NO/NA): No
# of Displaced: N/A
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 25,000 | Contents: $ 25,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Present and activated
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Not present
Arrests(s) (YES/NO/NA): No
Primary Responding Fire Department: Deer Park Community Volunteer Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 | # Of Firefighters: 15
Time to Control: 5 minutes
Discovered By: Employees
Area of Origin: Storage room
Preliminary Cause: Accidental – Lithium-ion battery malfunction
Additional Information: Employee plugged septic system camera in earlier in the day to charge prior to the fire.
