NOTTINGHAM, MD—The American flag flew high in Perry Hall on Saturday morning. Crews from Providence Volunteer Fire Company and Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue proudly displayed Old Glory at the Mission BBQ in the Festival at Perry Hall shopping center. The annual tradition takes place each year on September 11th to honor those who lost their lives in the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Wednesday night brush fire along Pulaski Highway. The fire was reported at around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Route 40 at Holly Drive. Units from the Baltimore County Fire Department, White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company, and Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company have responded to the scene. There has been […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A local fire & rescue company is raising funds to buy a new boat. Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue, home of Baltimore County’s only dive rescue team, has established a GoFundMe page to help them purchase a new water rescue vessel. “Our dive boat has seen better days and we are in need of a replacement,” MRVFR […]
UPDATE: Several additional fire companies were called in to battle this brush fire. It took crews approximately four hours to contain the blaze. Original story below… —— MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Crews are on the scene of a large, Tuesday evening brush fire in Middle River. The fire was reported at about 6 p.m. in the area of Pulaski Highway at Mohrs […]
MIDDLE RIVER—A local firefighter has died in an automobile accident. Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue reports that member Marcus Paxton was killed in a Friday morning crash. Paxton was a firefighter and EMT with MRVFR. He had been with the Middle River squad since 2013. No additional details have been released at this time.
NOTTINGHAM, MD – Thirteen Baltimore County volunteer fire companies have received grants for equipment and preparedness through BGE’s Emergency Response and Safety Grant program. BGE awarded more than $272,000 in grants to the Baltimore County companies and 52 other fire companies and non-profits throughout Maryland at a press event held yesterday at the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department. Baltimore County Acting […]
The officers and members of the Middle River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company on Saturday officially kicked off their capital campaign to build a new, centrally located facility. MRVFR presently operates out of two separate stations, both of which are more than 50 years old and in varying stages of disrepair. The Middle River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company was […]
Police in Baltimore County have charged a man who was a member of the Middle River Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company with three counts of possession of child pornography. Adam David Burgan, 29, of Essex, was charged on September 27, 2017 and has been released on a $10,000.00 bond. On the same date, police received information that Burgan had pornographic […]