RedactedNarrative: On June 7, 2018, at approximately 1415 hours I Officer First Class with the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) was on patrol in marked NRP vehicle number 447 in the area of Thompson Creek public landing in Stevensville, MD. It was at that time I received notification via text message from the Queen Anne's County 911 center in reference to a marine fire in Jackson Creek located in Grasonville, MD.
  I then immediately notified DNR Communications and began to respond. I responded to marked NRP vessel number 834 with Ofc.s both with NRP. We arrived on scene at approximately 1506 hours, shortly after the arrival of Grasonville Volunteer Fire Department's (GVFD) Fire Boat 2. Upon our arrival, GVFD had begun to contain the blaze. I noted the fire had engulfed (2) vessels which were both tied to the same pier.
  Shortly after our arrival, Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department's (KIVFD) Fire Boat 1 arrived on scene, assisting GVFD. Once the fire was contained, I interviewed the co-owners of the vessels who were also the property/pier owners. The same individuals owned all properties affected.  
  
  Owner1 informed me that he was purging the propane lines connected to his refrigeration system on his 31'3" Performance Gemini 3200 sailboat when he heard a strange sound from the starboard aft cabin of the vessel. He entered the cabin to investigate and saw flames. He then retreated to his home to obtain a fire extinguisher but by the time he retrieved it and made it back to the pier, the flames had taken over the vessel. The Performance then exploded as a result of the flames reaching the main propane tank and set the Gradywhite on fire along with most of the pier and (2) "Ace" boatlifts with galvanized rigging. A small dinghy chained and lifted above the stern of the Performance was also set afire, and was destroyed to the point where it had almost completely disappeared. No registration information was obtained from the dinghy, and Owner1 was not able to produce any copies because all paperwork related to that vessel was destroyed in the fire.
  Owner1 did not suffer any injuries and did not request any medical treatment. I then made contact with the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal's on call Deputy, who I briefed on the situation. He advised based on the information at hand there would not be a necessary response from the Fire Marshal's Office unless officers on scene specifically felt a further arson-related investigation was needed.
  All events occurred in Queen Anne's County.
  