On Monday, October 19, 2026, at approximately 0400 hours, the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company assisted the Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company with a motor vehicle collision on River Road, east of Morgnec Road.

Squad 6 was clearing an activated fire alarm at a nearby nursing facility when the crew requested to be added to the incident to assist responding units from Kennedyville.

While en route, responding units were advised that law enforcement was on scene reporting a single-vehicle collision with one male occupant who was injured and possibly trapped inside the vehicle.

Rescue Engine 4 and Squad 6 arrived to find a single vehicle off the roadway with the sole occupant requiring extrication. Crews performed a door pop, using hydraulic rescue tools to open the vehicle door and allow EMS personnel to safely access and remove the patient.

While EMS personnel were treating and removing the patient, it was determined that air medical transport was necessary. Maryland State Police Aviation Command responded and landed at the Dixon Valve property in Chestertown.

The patient was transported by Maryland State Police Aviation to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Once operations were complete, all units cleared the scene.

Companies and agencies on scene:

• Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company
• Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company
• Kent and Queen Anne’s Rescue Squad
• Kent County EMS
• Galena Volunteer Fire Company
• Kent County Sheriff’s Office
• Maryland State Police
• Maryland State Police Aviation Command
• Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration – CHART