RedactedNarrative: On 07/29/16 Operator and another individual put Operator''s boat in at Rock Creek Boat Ramp and fished in the area for about 30 min.  Operator had forgotten some medication that he was supposed to take and he was waiting near the ramp for his wife to bring the medication to him.  When Operator''s wife arrived at the ramp Operator started the motor on his vessel so that he could pull up to the dock.  
  
  Operator and his passenger stated that when he started the engine it coughed flames out of the exhaust and there was a "poof" and the front of the motor started burning.  Operator got one of his new fire extinguishers and used it to try to put out the fire.  The fire extinguisher wouldn''t put the fire out and it just kept coming back after he had sprayed it.  
  
  After using the extinguisher Operator and his passenger jumped into the water and swam about 30 yards to the ramp and called 911.  When the Fire Department and Sheriffs Deputy''s got to the ramp Operators boat had drifted out near the edge of the no wake zone.  One of the Deputys and a Fire Fighter used a boat that was at the ramp to go out and pull Operator''s vessel to the ramp where the Fire Department could try to put the fire out.  I arrived on scene shortly after they had gotten the flames on the engine put out.  There was still smoke coming from the compartment where the gas tanks were.  After they opened the compartment and starting spraying water into the compartment flames started growing and kept going until they were all over the back half of the vessel.  
  
  The Fire Department removed the vessels plug to let it sink lower in the water to help put the fire out.  After about an hour the gasoline finally ran out and they got the fire put out.  They then loaded the vessel on to Operator''s trailer.  After they got the vessel out of the water I took some pictures and got information from Operator and his Passenger and witnesses.  When Operator left to go home and started to leave the parking lot at Rock Creek Market, His vessel caught on fire again and the Fire Department had to come back and put it out again.  Operators Vessel was burned very badly on the back half of the hull from the driver''s console to the engine.  Operator said that his vessel was worth about $15000 and he had lost around $2500 worth of gear.
  