PARKVILLE, MD—Crews responded after a canoe capsized off of Cromwell Bridge Road on Saturday morning. At just before 11 a.m. on February 3, units from Providence Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to Gunpowder Falls near McFaul’s IronHorse Tavern for a report of a capsized canoe. A special operations team was able to retrieve the vessel. The boater was uninjured. Photo […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Residents in northeastern Baltimore County and southern Harford County are recovering after a major rain and wind storm moved through the area on Tuesday night. Saturated ground combined with high winds caused several trees to fall, hitting homes and blocking roadways. In the Long Green area, trees fell onto two homes causing significant structural damage (photo above and below), […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in the Parkville area. At just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, units from Providence Volunteer Fire Company responded to the 8300-block of Nunley Drive (21234). Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from the third floor of the apartment building. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use […]
GLEN ARM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Thursday afternoon brush fire in the Glen Arm area. The fire was reported at just before 3 p.m. on November 16 in the 10900-block of Harford Road. according to the Providence Volunteer Fire Company. Recent dry weather has made conditions favorable for wildfires. Outdoor burning is discouraged. Motorists should use caution […]
CARNEY, MD—Crews responded to a vehicle fire in Carney on Friday night. At around 9:30 p.m., units responded to the intersection of East Joppa Road at Harford Road (21234), according to the Providence Volunteer Fire Company. At the scene, firefighters found a vehicle totally engulfed in flames. Crews were able to extinguish the blaze. There has been no word on […]
CARNEY, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Thursday morning electrical fire in the Carney area. At just before 10:30 a.m. on July 13, 2023, units responded to the pumping station located in the 2000-block of Cromwell Bridge Road (21234). Arriving units found smoke showing from the station. BGE and hazmat crews are responding. Cromwell Bridge Road has been shut […]
CARNEY, MD—Weber’s Farm will be holding a “Food and Fire Trucks at the Farm” event to benefit Providence Volunteer Fire Company on Saturday. The event will take place 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on July 15, 2023. There will be locally owned food trucks, including Love Crust Pizza, Conrad’s Crabs, Halal Gyro, Two Guys Grill, and Althea’s Almost Famous. There […]
UPDATE: The water main break has created a massive sinkhole on Cromwell Bridge Road. Original story below… ——— CARNEY, MD—Crews are on the scene of a major water main break in the Carney area. At just after midnight on Monday, June 26, 2023, the Providence Volunteer Fire Company reported that a 42-inch water main had ruptured at Cromwell Bridge Road […]