Last Friday, the Federalsburg Volunteer Fire Company responded to a structure fire at the Federal Manor Apartment Complex.  The fire broke out in a 12 by 12 foot wood framed shed used as the maintenance building for the apartment complex. A neighbor discovered the fire and reported it.  The fire stayed contained to the shed and did not spread to the apartment building.  The shed, the tools and equipment stored inside were damaged in the fire, and officials estimate the loss at $10,000 for the structure and $5,000 for the contents.  The fire started on the exterior of the shed, and according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the preliminary cause of the fire has been ruled incendiary. At this time, no arrests have been made.  Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call the OSFM Upper Eastern Regional Office at 410-819-3500. 

The Maryland Department of Health is working to notify anyone who may have been exposed after it confirmed a case of measles in the Upper Eastern Shore region.  Anyone who visited ChristianaCare Union Hospital Emergency Department in Elkton on Sunday, August 2, between 7 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease.   If you think you may have been exposed, especially if you are not fully vaccinated, you should monitor yourself for early symptoms, such as a fever of over 101 degrees, a runny nose, cough, and/or red, watery eyes for 21 days.  This is the 13th measles case in Maryland so far this year.  The MMR vaccine provides about 97% protection after two doses, the MDH says on its website. The vaccine is both effective and safe.  You can find more information about measles from the Maryland Department of Health at health.maryland.gov/measles.