The Worcester County Fire Marshals Office has a new program they hope you may be willing to be a part of. All it takes is a ring doorbell or an app on your phone.
The tiny piece of technology placed next to front doors could now be used to help out the Fire Marshals Office. If a fire breaks out, video from a nearby ring doorbell could be pulled for an investigation on a voluntary basis.
Matthew Owens, Fire Marshal for Worcester County, said they began this after seeing some disheartening statistics about fires.
"Unfortunately the state of Maryland is seeing an uptick in fatal fires and we wanted to be creative in a way that we were reaching out to the community," said Matthew Owens.
Donald Fletcher, who lives in Berlin, said he is happy to help.
"Unless we delete it before they get here they can use it all they want," said Fletcher.