BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—Not all heroes wear capes. A Bowleys Quarters firefighter is making national headlines after she was involved in a car accident, helped another trapped motorist, and gave birth less than 24 hours later. Megan Warfield, 30, is a member of Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine and is also a career firefighter with Baltimore County. She has […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Perry Hall Middle School was evacuated on Tuesday morning after a smoke alarm went off at the school. Officials say the school was evacuated at just after 8 a.m. on September 27th. In an email sent to parents, principal Lisa Perry says a faulty smoke alarm was to blame… Dear Parents and Guardians of Perry Hall Middle School, […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Fire Department this week announced several promotions. Fire Chief Joanne Rund has announced the following promotions, which will become effective on September 24: BUREAU CHIEF Fire Capt. Scott Ebbert (will oversee the Fire-Rescue Academy) EMS Capt. Danelle Knatz (will oversee EMS operations) PARAMEDIC FIRST CLASS PM Lawrence Coonfare PM Hanna Dayhoff PM Shelley Douglas PM Carley […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Fire Department has announced seven promotions. Fire Chief Joanne Rund has announced the promotion of seven members to the rank of Fire Lieutenant. The following members have been promoted; Fire Specialist David Blenman Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Daniel Coolahan Fire Specialist Teisha Jackson Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Lacey Marino Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Taylor Russell Paramedic/Firefighter Caleb Sprigg Fire […]
TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore County Fire Department probationary firefighter was injured on Tuesday in an accident during a training exercise at the Fire-Rescue Academy in Sparrows Point. The probationary firefighter, a 30-year-old woman, was transported by ground to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with non-life threatening injuries. The incident occurred at around noon during a rooftop ventilation exercise. This […]
UPDATE 2: The implosion has now been moved back up to 8 a.m. UPDATE: The implosion is now schedule for 9 a.m. on Friday morning. Original story below… —— BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—This week will mark the end of an era. The former C.P. Crane Power Station in Bowleys Quarters will be imploded at around 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 19, […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Authorities have identified the deceased male whose body was found in a Rosedale vehicle fire last month. At just after 7:45 p.m. on July 27, officers were dispatched to a commercial building fire in the 8400-block of Pulaski Highway. As officers arrived on scene they discovered there was a motor vehicle that was on fire. The Baltimore County Fire […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Fire officials say a man was struck by lightning in Nottingham on Thursday night. During the severe storms that moved through Baltimore County on the evening of August 4, crews responded to the 8400-block of Walther Boulevard (21236) for a report of a contractor who had been struck by lightning. The Baltimore County Fire Department says the adult male […]