NOI 01/30/2020 Dorchester Bomb Squad Disposes of Military Marine Flare Church Creek

BOMB SQUAD NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION Date:  01/30/2020 Time:  5:05 P.M.  Location / Address:  2724 Hoopers Island Road, Church Creek, Dorchester County  Type of Incident:  Military Ordnance  Description of Structure / Property:  Located Outside Single Family Dwelling     Owner / Occupants:  Joseph Hayden, Jr.  Injuries or Deaths:  None  Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $0.00       Contents: $ 0.00 Arrests(s):  None  Primary Responding Fire Department: Church Creek Volunteer Fire Company # of EMS Staff:  2     # Of Firefighters:  8  Discovered By: Owner  Nature of Service Requested: Assessment of Military Ordnance Action Taken/ Resolution:  The military ordnance was inspected and deemed to be a military marine flare.  The Office of the State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad personnel subsequently disposed of the military marine flare.   Assisting Agencies:  Dorchester County Sheriff's Office and Dorchester County EMS  Additional Information:  The owner discovered the military ordnance while commercially harvesting oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, and contacted the proper authorities after arriving  to his home residence.