BALTIMORE, MD—As copious amounts of wildfire smoke from eastern Canada pour into the state, the Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Red Air Quality Alert for Wednesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service is warning residents of a higher-than-usual risk of wildfire spread on Tuesday. Forecasters say an unusual scenario supporting wildfire spread is possible on June 6, 2023 across parts of the Northeast. Dry, breezy surface conditions and dry thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon. Gusty, erratic winds may also accompany the storms, further aggravating fire conditions. Outdoor […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Thursday afternoon and evening could become quite hazy along the I-95 corridor. The Maryland Department of the Environment says that winds have pushed a plume of dense smoke from a wildfire in New Jersey to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Winds will shift the plume northward toward the I-95 corridor on Thursday afternoon and into the evening hours. Visible […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Seeing hazy skies this morning? The haze blanketing much of Maryland is being caused by smoke from wildfires in Canada that has made its to the Mid-Atlantic, Maryland Department of the Environment officials said on Wednesday morning. So far, more than 29,000 people have been evacuated from communities throughout Alberta as wildfires rage in Canada. The smoke is still […]
ABINGDON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a large brush fire in Harford County. The fire broke out at around 1 p.m. on April 13, 2023 in the 400-block of Singer Road in Abingdon. Multiple fire companies are responding to the scene. Singer Road has been shut down between Route 24 and Tollgate Road. There has been no word on […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a large brush fire in Baltimore County that is impacting traffic on I-695. The fire was reported at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Both the inner and outer loops of I-695 have been shut down between Exits 36 & 38 (MD 702 and Eastern Boulevard). There has been no word […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—The Office of the State Fire Marshal and several other agencies are asking for assistance in the ongoing investigation of the massive, 8-alarm wildfire that consumed nearly 700 acres around Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area on Tuesday and into Wednesday. A joint investigation between the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Maryland State Forest Service, Department of Natural […]
UPDATE 4: Fire officials now say the blaze is 100% contained. UPDATE 3: As of 10 p.m., fire officials say the blaze is 90% contained but not yet under control. UPDATE 2: The brush fire is now 8 alarms with over 200 firefighters responding. A total of 29 homes have been evacuated. Officials say the fire is now 40% contained. […]