News You Can Use August 2024

Fire at Greenbelt Elementary School July 15th. Greenbelt Fire Station only staffing by Prince George’s County Fire Department is EMT Staff for an Ambulance 11:00am - 11:00 pm

Could this fire have been minimized? Fire and ambulance response times at risk! Fire Chief cuts staffing at several Fire Stations!

Beltsville, Calverton, Vansville, Laurel, College Park, Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights residents, business owners and employees, your lives, homes and businesses are at risk. Seconds matter for a Medical Emergency or a fire. We need to stand up together. Keep PGFD Career Firefighters & EMT at Beltsville Volunteer Fire Station 31. We Need to keep Career Firefighters and EMT (Ambulance) at Greenbelt and Berwyn Heights Stations too. On July 1st Fire Chief Green is pulling County Fire and EMT from stations along the Route 1 and Maryland 201 corridor (Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights, and Bunker Hill). Greenbelt will only have EMT (Ambulance) from 11 am - 11 pm. Moving forward there will be three fully staffed stations from College Park to Laurel. College Park, Beltsville and Calverton. Tell friends and neighbors to call and email:

County Executive Angela Alsobrooks

301-952-4131

 Countyexecutive@co.pg.md.us

 Council Chairperson Jolene Ivey

301-952-3864

 Councildistrict5@co.pg.md.us

Councilmember Tom Dernoga

301-952-3887

Tedernoga@co.pg.md.us

Councildistrict1@co.pg.md.us At Large Member Calvin Hawkins

301-952-2136

At-LargeMemberHawkins@co.pg.md.us

Fire Chief Tiffany Green

301-883-5200 

TDGreen@co.pg.md.us

Police National Night Out at Chestnut Hills Neighborhood Park next to Beltsville Library. Tuesday, August 6th 6:00 pm