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Anne Arundel First Alert Under the parent company "The Arundel.News," AA First Alert is the active newsroom bringing you breaking news as it happens with follow-up's from ANN

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**WE ARE A NON-PROFIT (NP) NEWS SERVICE AND NOT THE AA COUNTY GOVT. Sorry for the loud caps, but we didn't want to waste your time telling you that we are the "Go-To" channel for breaking news in Anne Arundel County. And that we created a national NP News Network based on the AAFA model. First Alert Nation was created for the purpose of

providing "Hyper-Local" information to our subscribers, nationwide. All in real-time. Of course, by the time we tell you all this, you're probably still wondering why we won't come out and plow your street or take your recycling? Again it's because we are a *News Service and not the AA County Government. However, as a non-profit service, we can take donations! So if you don't have any luck getting the County to plow your street or take your recycling, call us! There's nothing like seeing a group of geeky reporters shoveling snow! Why, because we are a NEWS SERVICE! As always, thanks for subscribing.

Arundel County and Annapolis Office of Emergency Management open cooling centers amid heatwave. The National Weather S...
17/07/2025

Arundel County and Annapolis Office of Emergency Management open cooling centers amid heatwave.

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Annapolis from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT TODAY, Thursday, July 17th.

HEAT SAFETY: Please take extra precautions as hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat-related illnesses. Drink plenty of water, never leave people or pets in vehicles, stay indoors when possible, check on neighbors, and call 911 for any emergencies.

KNOW THE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS:
🌡️Heat cramps are muscle contractions that are connected to heat and dehydration.
🌡️Heat exhaustion is also a result of excessive heat and dehydration. The signs of heat exhaustion are paleness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fainting, and increased temperature.
🌡️Heatstroke is the most severe form of heat illness. These people have warm, flushed skin and do not sweat. This is considered a critical medical emergency. These patients must have their temperature reduced quickly. CALL 911

COOLING CENTERS: The City has activated several relief Cooling Centers and will be open during daytime hours at the following locations today, July 17th, and Friday, July 18th, to provide temporary relief from extreme heat conditions and help prevent heat-related illnesses. Hours vary based on location. Access to water will be provided at all locations.

☀️ Roger "Pip" Moyer Recreation Center (273 Hilltop Ln): Thursday, July 17th, 2025, and Friday, July 18th, 2025, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
*Patrons using this service will not have access to recreational activities.
☀️ American Legion Post 141 (1707 Forest Dr): Thursday, July 17th, 2025, and Friday, July 18th, 2025, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
☀️ Annapolis Michael E. Busch Library (1410 West St): Thursday, July 17th, 2025, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm., and Friday, July 18th, 2025, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
☀️ Annapolis Senior Activity Center (119 S. Villa Ave): Thursday, July 17th, 2025, and Friday, July 18th, 2025, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Call OEM with questions regarding cooling centers.

AA County cooling centers :

Police Department District Station Lobbies and Community Rooms
Operating Days & Hours

Anne Arundel County Police Department District Station Lobbies and/or Community Rooms will be available 24/7 (for overnight sheltering, special medical accommodations, or specific inquiries please contact the Crisis Warmline at 410-768-5522)

Locations
Northern District: 939 Hammonds Lane, Baltimore

Eastern District: 204 Pasadena Rd, Pasadena

Western District: 8273 Telegraph Road, Odenton

Southern District: 35 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater

Senior Activity Center Community Rooms
Operating Days & Hours
All Senior Centers (Except Severn Location) Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Severn Senior Activity Center will be open 8 am to 8 pm Monday through Sunday.

Locations
Annapolis Senior Activity Center: 119 South Villa Avenue, Annapolis

Brooklyn Park Senior Activity Center: 202 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park

O'Malley Senior Activity Center: 1275 Odenton Road, Odenton

Pasadena Senior Activity Center: 4103 Mountain Road, Pasadena

Pascal Senior Activity Center: 125 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie

Severn Senior Activity Center: 1160A Reece Road, Severn

South County Senior Activity Center: 27 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater

* Arnold Senior Activity Center will be closed for Cooling relief due to renovations.

Public Libraries
Operating Days & Hours

Eastport Annapolis Library will be closed until 7/16
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (All library branches will close at 8:00 PM Monday through Thursday)
Friday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Sunday - All Libraries will be closed

Locations
Broadneck: 1275 Green Holly Drive, Annapolis

Brooklyn Park: 1 East 11th Avenue, Baltimore

Busch Annapolis: 1410 West Street, Annapolis

Crofton: 1681 Riedel Road, Crofton

Deale: 5940 Deale-Churchton Road, Deale

Discoveries: The Library at the Mall: 2550 Annapolis Mall Road, Annapolis

Eastport-Annapolis Neck: 269 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis

Edgewater: 25 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater

Glen Burnie: 1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie

Linthicum: 400 Shipley Road, Linthicum

Maryland City at Russett: 3501 Russett Common, Laurel

Mountain Road: 4115 Mountain Road, Pasadena

Odenton: 1325 Annapolis Road, Odenton

Riviera Beach: 1130 Duvall Hwy. Pasadena

Severn: 2624 Annapolis Road, Severn

Severna Park: 45 West McKinsey Road, Severna Park

July for AAFA - Still going strong!It was 12 years ago this month that Anne Arundel First Alert posted its first incid...
17/07/2025

July for AAFA - Still going strong!

It was 12 years ago this month that Anne Arundel First Alert posted its first incident. And twelve years later our posts are still coming out. Thank you so much for supporting us over the years.

Our numbers are high, and this is ALL because of our great hometown subscribers. We love reading your comments and we love talking to you off line. You’ve supported us through covid, all our needed radio changes, FB changes and more. It hasn’t been easy, but you stuck with us.

One big example is when we started posting HE**IN OD’s. Under the campaign “MARCH - STOP THE MADNESS.” Comparing it to the popular sports term “MARCH MADNESS.” This forced our subscribers to see the dirty side of drug addiction. Up close. And what did many say? My kid wouldn’t do that. REALLY?

County officials saw this as a perfect Segway to follow up our campaign with “NOT MY CHILD!” Where officials warned parents of the REAL possibility that it could be their child. Next came SAFE STATIONS (AACoFD) where addicts got help immediately at any Fire Station - Before they died of an OD.

Governor Hogan saw the lead that AACo Officials took during our campaign, appointing former AACo Executive Steve Schuh as Marylands Drug Czar, after losing his reelection to Steuart Pittman.

So the next time someone says, “First Alert is just a bunch of guys listening to a scanner, what good do they do?” Remind them, that YOU support us. And our work has been palpable. Bringing news to you and to the news. Which is why we have been credited by all the local and major news outlets. To include FOX and CNN.

This may sound like I’m bragging, which I am. 😊 But not for me. It is true, I post 99% of the calls, but the team behind the scenes is huge.

Holly Basta has been the face of AAFA with her on-scene reports. Chris Hatch handles Marylands Eastern Shore. Posting on Queen Anne’s First Alert and Ocean City First Alert. We lost Kevin Cox who was a retired MDTA police officer. RIP Buddy!

We have many more folks behind the scenes. Some want to be recognized like Steve Dye our Weather Guy, while others don’t. But one group of folks NEVER get recognized and that’s our MODS!

These folks police our page for bots and scams. They bust their butts making sure you don’t see them. Occasionally a few get by. But it’s very few.

Here are our MODS for 2025 - THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH!

Rachel Wolford
Louise White
Tracy Cline Garren
Nickolas Beck
Christine Magnuson
Amy Brannock
Bee Gibson
Cori Mackall
Diamond Love McPherson
Elisabeth Warner
Kayla Griffith
Kirsten Wallinger Vijil
Marla Belle Rabot
Mary Baldwin-Lathroum
Michelle S Krause Lmt
Monica McGill
Nicklas Bieber
Rhiannon Peasco Corley
Samantha Treadwell
Sarah Hobgood
Shannon Sieg
Teresina M. Carper

Here’s to another 12 years! CHEERS!

I love you all and appreciate every subscriber. Thank you again. Our new monthly numbers are below. Again - all because of you.

Jim Goetz
Founder

| Severe Thunderstorms moving into Western AACo | Heavy rain and frequent lightning has been reported by our sister st...
17/07/2025

| Severe Thunderstorms moving into Western AACo | Heavy rain and frequent lightning has been reported by our sister station in WV | Take shelter if near the storms path and watch for flooding | At 9:23 PM

| CRASH | CENTRAL AVE W & PIKE RIDGE RD | | Medevac en route | LZ near the scene | Watch for the activity at 2:53 PM
16/07/2025

| CRASH | CENTRAL AVE W & PIKE RIDGE RD | | Medevac en route | LZ near the scene | Watch for the activity at 2:53 PM

| CRASH | Reported Head-On | MOUNT AIRY RD & PATUXENT RIVER RD | | Units are en route at 11:38 AM
16/07/2025

| CRASH | Reported Head-On | MOUNT AIRY RD & PATUXENT RIVER RD | | Units are en route at 11:38 AM

Odor of Smoke | | 100 Blk SPA Dr | Units Responding for an odor of smoke | Use Caution at 9:10 PM
16/07/2025

Odor of Smoke | | 100 Blk SPA Dr | Units Responding for an odor of smoke | Use Caution at 9:10 PM

| BUILDING FIRE | 1300 block of CHARWOOD RD | | Crews reporting a transformer fire in the rear | Crews are checking ...
15/07/2025

| BUILDING FIRE | 1300 block of CHARWOOD RD | | Crews reporting a transformer fire in the rear | Crews are checking for extension into the building | At 7:45 PM

| TRAIN CAR FIRE | Located near the 8000 block of BROCK BRIDGE RD | | Train car hauling trash on fire | Watch for th...
15/07/2025

| TRAIN CAR FIRE | Located near the 8000 block of BROCK BRIDGE RD | | Train car hauling trash on fire | Watch for the activity at 7:12 PM

| Reported Motorcycle Down | Unknown on injuries | 9000 block of FORT SMALLWOOD RD | | Near Compass Point | Use caut...
15/07/2025

| Reported Motorcycle Down | Unknown on injuries | 9000 block of FORT SMALLWOOD RD | | Near Compass Point | Use caution at 3:18 PM

Your Local AACo Fire & EMS Units Have Responded To Multiple Lightning Strikes & Structure Fires In AACo & Across The Bay...
15/07/2025

Your Local AACo Fire & EMS Units Have Responded To Multiple Lightning Strikes & Structure Fires In AACo & Across The Bay Bridge To Assist QACo With 2 Structure Fires On Kent Island. Here Are Some Of The Calls.

| COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FIRE | 2300 block of DORSEY RD | GLEN BURNIE | Units investigating a smoke scare inside the bui...
14/07/2025

| COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FIRE | 2300 block of DORSEY RD | GLEN BURNIE | Units investigating a smoke scare inside the building | Use caution at 7:39 PM

| HOUSE FIRE | 1300 block of REDBRIDGE DR | | Units reporting smoke showing in the basement | Use caution at 7:36 P...
14/07/2025

| HOUSE FIRE | 1300 block of REDBRIDGE DR | | Units reporting smoke showing in the basement | Use caution at 7:36 PM

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Anne Arundel First Alert is the independent news-center for the Arundel News Network (ANN). We monitor realtime breaking news that is fluid and always changing. Our team of reporters have various backgrounds in Public Safety and Journalism that are able to translate the confusing terms and methods of operations that our Fire and Police handle every day. We provide audio reports for Arundel News Radio (ANR) as well as other outside services like WNAV Radio in Annapolis. If you want Breaking News for AACo? Anne Arundel First Alert is for you!