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The technicians determined that the potentially dangerous round had not yet been fired and disposed of it on the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discovery of these types of ordnance from WWI and WWII is not uncommon in Maryland, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarylandStateFireMarshal\/posts\/3314430838595958\" target=_blank>media release<\/a>. Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Oliver Alkire attributed this to the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTheir base is right along the shoreline where they\u2019ve tested ammunition for many years,\u201d he said. \u201cTypically, we\u2019ll find ordnance on the shores after a heavy rain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for finding unexploded ammunition inland, they think it might have been dirt that was removed from APG and relocated that coincidentally had an ordnance in it, according to Alkire. This means byproducts of the proving ground could be scattered throughout the land and shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the frequency of finding them, \u201cit\u2019s not a matter of when, it\u2019s a matter of if they\u2019ll be found,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you locate a military ordnance, Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian Geraci says to follow the three R\u2019s: \u201cRecognize that any suspicious objects found should not be touched under any circumstances. Retreat or carefully leave the area. 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