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Arundel Burning
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Arundel Burning
The Maryland Oyster Roast Fire of 1956

"Arundel Burning is a hard hitting, yet compassionate story of what went wrong and what went right in a tragic fire that killed eleven and injured hundreds. Sadly, the same mistakes are being repeated today and Chief Joe Ross has written the book that should be read by everyone who cares about fire prevention as well as fire fighting."
- Hal Bruno
Contributing Editor, Firehouse Magazine

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Welcome to Arundel Burning!
The Arundel Burning website is dedicated to the history of fire fighting and companion fire protection efforts in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and its neighboring jurisdictions.

The mission of Arundel Burning is to present fire fighting history through books, articles, pictures, video and other sources of information.

About the Arundel Park Fire
• Listen: Andrew Brady - The Fire's Hero (MP3)
• Listen: Md.'s Worst Public Assembly Fire (MP3)

Arundel Burning the Book
• Don't Miss It - Order Your Copy Today!
• Arundel Burning: About the Author Joe Ross, Jr.
• Watch: 16mm Film
In the Shadow of the Flames
In the Works: In the Shadow of the Flames
Attention Fire Veterans and Historians - Learn How You Can Help!
Joe Ross is currently working on a new book entitled, In the Shadow of the Flames, (© Copyright 2010 Joseph B. Ross, Jr.) about the deadly and devastating Baltimore riots that occurred in April 1968. Joe is still looking for photos and would like to interview veterans of the incident. If you are interested in assisting with Joe's work please send an E-mail or contact Joe at 443-864-3495.

Photo Courtesy of the Hearst Corporation

Inside the Arundel Park Fire
Arundel Park 3D provides a computer generated graphic of the building based on information from the offical reports. There is also an operations map that indicates where the various responding apparatus were located and positioned that evening. By clicking the individual apparatus boxes at the bottom of the map, a picture of the unit appears.
• Read More: About the Arundel Park Fire and View Diagrams Based on Offical Reports
Inside the Tru Fit Clothing Store Fire
This tragic fire occurred in Baltimore City in February 1955. Division Chief Donald Heinbuch, BCFD, was kind enough to provide two documents about the fire. The first, a four page article by Chief Heinbuch entitlted "Trufit Clothing Company Fire - 50th Anniversary, and the second, BCFD Official Anniversary Booklet which contains pictures and a three page article by V.B. Morris.
• BCFD Division Chief Heinbuch Article: Tru Fit Clothing Store Fire (.pdf)
• Tru Fit Clothing Store Fire Anniversary Booklet (.pdf)
• Baltimore Sun: 6 Firemen Killed Here