Crews are on the scene of a Monday afternoon fire in Kingsville. At just before 1 p.m., firefighters responded to the 112oo block of Pfeffers Road, 21087. At the scene, emergency personnel found that there was a fire in a shed. Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department, Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company, and Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company are currently on […]
Authorities in northeastern Baltimore County say that two men have died in fires since Friday, one in Middle River and another in Parkville. 2600 block E. Putty Hill Ave. On Tuesday, David Meredith Smith, 56, of Parkville, died of injuries sustained in an apartment fire at the above address. Baltimore County investigators have ruled the fire accidental, with careless smoking […]
Two police officers from the Baltimore County Police Department helped rescue two people from a burning Essex home on Tuesday night. Just before midnight, Baltimore County Police and Fire personnel responded to a home in the 600 block of South Marlyn Avenue, 21221, for a report of a fire. Police units arrived on the scene first and found flames coming […]
by Baltimore County Fire Chief, John Hohman One of the best parts of my job is to promote our best and brightest firefighters and emergency medical personnel. This year I had the honor of promoting the very first woman to the rank of Assistant Chief, the second highest position in the department. Jennifer Aubert-Utz is now the highest ranking woman […]
The Baltimore County Fire Service is taking steps to assist animals that suffer smoke inhalation as a result of fires, thanks to a donation from a local company. Invisible Fence Brand of Baltimore will donate 58 pet oxygen kits to county fire stations during a press briefing scheduled for Wednesday, September 21, 1 p.m., at Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company […]
Baltimore County Police and Fire celebrate the 12th Annual Public Safety Day on Saturday, September 17, 2016. The event will be held at 2626 Eastern Boulevard, 21220 (next to the Exxon Tiger Mart). Public Safety Day begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. Those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families will spend 10 a.m. to 11 […]
Interstate 95 was plagued with accidents on Friday afternoon, seemingly the result of storms that swept through the region. Three separate crashes were reported along southbound I-95 approaching Baltimore County in the late afternoon. In the first crash, which occurred at just after 3 p.m., a tractor-trailer went off the highway and into the woods. One person was injured and […]
Emergency personnel had to rescue a worker at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant on Wednesday morning. At about 10:45 a.m., the worker fell into one of the tanks at the Essex facility while working in a trench. The Baltimore County Fire Department had to use a Stokes basket to rescue the man, who sustained injuries to his neck. He […]