04/10/2026
🔥 Working Residential Structure Fire
📍 2800 Block of Kline Court, Crofton
Anne Arundel County fire fighters are currently operating at a working residential structure fire with fire through the roof in Crofton. Fires involving the roof require coordinated interior and exterior operations, ventilation, and sustained staffing to safely control the incident and prevent further extension.
Units Responding From:
• Waugh Chapel
• Crownsville
• South Glen Burnie
• West Annapolis
• Riva
• Arundel
• Annapolis City
• Odenton
⚠️ Staffing on This Incident:
Waugh Chapel is the only unit meeting the NFPA-recommended staffing level of four personnel.
All other Anne Arundel County units operating on this incident are staffed with three fire fighters.
🚫 Out of service due to Anne Arundel County’s current cross-staffing model:
• Tower Ladder 5 – Waugh Chapel
• Tanker 40 – West Annapolis
• Tanker 3 – Riva
• Engine 28 – Odenton
• Engine 7 – Arundel
• Tanker 6 – Crownsville
🔥 Structure fires with roof involvement demand fully staffed crews to perform fire attack, ventilation, and search operations simultaneously. When apparatus are understaffed or removed from service due to cross-staffing, firefighter safety, operational effectiveness, and coverage for surrounding communities are directly impacted.
🔥 The Anne Arundel County Professional Fire Fighters remain committed to ending cross-staffing, achieving four-person staffing on all fire apparatus, and delivering safe, reliable, nationally compliant fire protection for every community.
📊 These challenges are clearly documented in the department’s Standards of Coverage and NFPA recommendations. Our members will always answer the call — but they deserve the staffing and resources necessary to do the job safely, and residents deserve dependable protection when emergencies occur.
