Carl M. Stinchcomb
Date of Birth:
LODD Date of Death: March 28, 1966

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
FALLEN FIREFIGHTER

NAME: Carl M. Stinchcomb                                                                       AGE: 36

RANK:  FIREFIGHTER                                                                             BADGE #: N/A

STATION: Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company, Station #34

DATE OF DEATH: March 28, 1966

CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH: Firefighter Stinchcomb fell from the apparatus he was riding on after fighting a brush fire on March 13^th. He never regained consciousness and died of pneumonia and staph infection. Firefighter Stinchcomb suffered his fall on Olen Drive – the same street he lived on.

BURIAL LOCATION: Glen Haven Cemetery – 7215 Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie, MD 21061. (Anne Arundel County adc map 3-b-13. Garden of the Hours, between X11 and 1, top of 1 bush..

Notes: Articles – Glen Burnie Star, March 31, 1966
                            Badge on headstone

PLAQUES, MEMORIALS, DEDICATIONS, ETC.:

•  Maryland Fire and Rescue Memorial, Annapolis
• Anne Arundel County Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Millersville
• Plaque hanging on memorial wall Station 34 hall enterance.

Article Glen Burnie Star March 31, 1966

Local Fireman Succumbs From Injuries

    Carl M. Stinchcomb, 36, of 138 Olen Drive, Glen Burnie, died March 28 at Maryland General Hospital of injuries sustained on March 13 after fighting a fire.
    The Ferndale Fire Department had answered a call to put out a brush fire on Olen Drive on Sunday, March 13. After extinguishing the fire, the truck had proceeded back to its station some 15 feet when Carl Stinchcomb, a fireman, fell off and struck his head on the roadway.
    After immediate surgery to remove blood clots from his head, his condition improved, however, he never regained consciousness.
    He took a turn for the worse several days later, developing pneumonia and staph infection, and died at 9 a.m. March 28.
    Funeral arrangements are pending at the Singleton’s of Glen Burnie.
    Mr. Stinchcomb is survived by his wife, Genevieve, and three sons.