January 27, 2021
On Monday, January 25, 2021, around 8:28 a.m., a call was dispatched to report of a possible HAZMAT situation in the Solomons Harbor in the area of Back Creek in Solomons, MD.
Crews from St. Mary’s and Calvert County arrived on the scene to discover a mixture of diesel fuel, gasoline, and oil in the water, with an odor of gasoline in the air.
As a result of the complexity of the spill, Solomons Fire Chief Jonathan Dalrymple in consultation with Sheriff’s Office Major Steve Jones decided to activate the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations HAZMAT team.