At 1055 hours Stations 9 (Bay District), 7 (Hollywood), 3 (Bay District), 13 (NAS Pax River), 79 (Hollywood EMS), and 39 (Lexington Park EMS) were dispatched for a reported Chemical Spill in the Wildewood Shopping Center. Engine 72 arrived on the scene taking a hydrant in front of McKay's food and drug store and started to investigate. The crews from Engine 92 and Engine 72 blocked off the area of the parking lot and began securing the businesses. A True Green Lawn Care worker advised the crew that the chemical was liquid fertilizer that had spilled from the tank on his truck. Crews from Pax River Fire Department Haz Mat team took Ph readings of the chemical and found it to be a neutral product and not life threatening. True Green Lawn Care Company had a spill unit enroute to the scene to secure the spill. Command held units from Stations 9 and 13 and returned the rest.
