NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  3/6/17

Time:  2:30 a.m.

Location / Address:  15385 Matthews Manor Road, Newburg, Charles County, Maryland

Type of Incident: Fire

Description of Structure / Property: Single story wood framed house

Owner / Occupants: David Garrett and Rebecca Wirth

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $  100.00     Contents: $ 0

Smoke Alarm Status: Present

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  N/A

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Newburg Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:    #  1          Of Firefighters:  10

Time to Control:  Out on arrival.

Discovered By:  Occupant

Area of Origin:  Exterior rear of the house

Preliminary Cause:  Incendiary

Additional Information:   Two fires were intentionally set on the exterior of the home.  The fires were contained by the occupants and neighbors before causing extensive damage to the home.  Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Southern Regional Office, at 443-550-6833.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of State Police dedicated to helping protect citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire protection engineering.  For more information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at: Maryland State Fire Marshal and/or our Facebook Page.

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