Members woke up early this morning when the tones sounded for a house fire in Sykesville. At 04:03 units responded to the 1100 block of Underwood Road for the reported porch on fire. Tower 3, first arriving, stretched a crosslay to the front door and found an incendiary device smoldering on the front porch with minor damage to the residence. Chief 3 held Station 3 units who checked the residence for extension and overhauled the front porch area. The scene was turned over to the Office of the Fire Marshal for investigation and units cleared at 05:31.
