LEONARDTOWN, MD – At 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2023, St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services announced a partial activation of the Emergency Operation Center in response to the report of a serious house fire at the 20000 block of Deer Wood Park Drive in Leonardtown, MD. Media inquiries regarding the Naval District Washington Fire Department or Naval Air Station Patuxent River be directed to Patrick Gordon, Public Affairs Officer at 301-247-8872. Inquiries regarding the investigation or operations should be directed to Master Deputy Oliver J. Alkire, Public Information Officer, Maryland Department of State Police Office of the Fire Marshal at 443-619-2192.