BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—Crews rescued a furry friend in distress early Wednesday morning. At just after 4:00 a.m. on July 23, personnel from Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine were dispatched to Bowleys Marina for a unique kind of rescue—a pup overboard. While out for their morning walk routine, a dog leapt from a boat for what he thought was […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—A man died in a trench collapse in the Owings Mills area on Tuesday morning. At just before 8:30 a.m. on July 22, the Baltimore County Fire Department responded to a call for a trench rescue in the 9800-block of Lyons Mills Road (21117). Firefighters arrived to find the man critically injured. Despite rescue efforts, the man succumbed […]
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 […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in the Middle River area on Sunday evening. The fire broke out at around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, in the unit block of Bird River Road, according to the Baltimore County Professional Firefighters Association. Units arrived to find heavy smoke and fire showing from a building that had been converted […]
TOWSON, MD—Crews responded to a serious crash involving a tractor-trailer on I-695 in the Towson area early Wednesday morning. Units responded to the crash along the inner loop just past the Loch Raven Boulevard exit to find that a tractor-trailer had driven off the highway and down an embankment, with the driver trapped inside. It took crews from Providence Volunteer […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews rescued a driver from flood waters in White Marsh on Monday night. At around 10:15 p.m., units responded to a report of a trapped motorist on Philadelphia Road at Bush Street (21162). A swift water rescue team was able to bring the vehicle’s occupant to safety in under 15 minutes. No injuries were reported.
FALLSTON, MD—Monday evening’s severe storms have caused damage to homes, prompted water rescues, and led to Flash Flood Warnings & Tornado Warnings being issued by the National Weather Service. Belair Road has been flooded out at the entrance to Fallston Mall, as has Belair Road at Connolly Road. Units from Fallston Volunteer Fire & Ambulance company performed a swift water […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Firefighters came to the aid of a trapped kitten on Monday. Personnel from the Baltimore County Fire Department responded after a kitten became trapped inside the engine compartment of a vehicle at Weis Markets in Perry Hall. After about 30 minutes of careful work, the trapped kitten was freed unharmed. No injuries were reported. Photos via the Baltimore […]