Fire Marshal HVAC failure causes $50,000 damages to Tippett Rd home in Hollywood

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45389 Tippett Road, Hollywood, St. Mary's County, Maryland


NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 3/18/22

Time: 8:22 p.m.

Location / Address: 45389 Tippett Road, Hollywood, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Type of Incident: Fire

Description of Structure / Property: 2 Story Single Family Dwelling

Owner / Occupants: Patrick & Pamela Tippett

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 40,000.00 Contents: $10,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Present - Activated

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Present - No activation

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department: Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 45

Time to Control: 10 minutes

Discovered By: Homeowner

Area of Origin: Exterior of Dwelling

Preliminary Cause: Accidental

Additional Information: The fire was the result of a failure involving the exterior HVAC system. There were no injures as a result of the fire.
 
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