UPDATE: Several additional water rescues, crashes, and road closures have now been reported. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD—Multiple water rescues are under way in Baltimore and Harford counties as severe storms sweep through the region. At 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, water rescues were being reported in the areas of Pulaski Highway near the Baltimore County line, the 800-block […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a serious crash in the Joppa area on Tuesday night. At around 10 p.m. on July 29, units responded to a motor vehicle collision on Philadelphia Road at Joppa Farm Road. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free one trapped occupant. Philadelphia Road was briefly shut down for crash response and the patient was taken […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in the Joppa area overnight. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, firefighters from Joppa and Edgewood responded to a house fire in the 200-block of Doncaster Road. The fire was quickly contained and no injuries were reported. Three residents have been displaced. The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—An Edgewood woman was sentenced this week to life in prison, with all but 180 years suspended, for a 2019 arson that killed four people. Bobbie Sue Hodge, 66, received the new sentence after her previous 2022 conviction was remanded for a new trial by the Appellate Court of Maryland. The Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office announced the sentencing of […]
UPDATE: The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal has determined that the fire was causes by an unspecified air fryer error. The children that were displaced are 4, 10, and 14 years old. Original story below… EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in the Edgewood area on Tuesday afternoon. At just before 12:30 p.m. on July 15, units […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews battled a food truck fire in Edgewood on Friday evening. The blaze broke out at around 6:00 p.m. on July 11 in the 2700-block of Beckon Drive, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Units arrived to find a food truck engulfed in flames. The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. Photo via JMVFC
JOPPA, MD—Crews rescued a trapped dog in Joppa over the July 4th weekend, and officials are searching for its owner. On Friday July 4, crews from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called to Falconer Road for a report of a dog trapped in a storm drain. The dog was eventually brought to safety. There was no collar on the dog […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a crash on Route 40 in Joppa on Tuesday evening. At around 6:30 p.m. on July 1, units responded to a motor vehicle collision on Pulaski Highway at Oak Avenue. Personnel from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and the Harford County Department of Emergency Services responded to the scene. Route 40 was shut down in both direction […]