(Photo Credit: John E. Gallagher/Special to The Dagger) Three firefighters sustained minor injuries, one of them in a one-story fall, while battling a blaze in a pair of Bel Air townhomes early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. The fire was discovered on the deck of a two-story townhome on the 900 block of Pentwood Court […]
Illegal Fireworks Ignite Blazes in Aberdeen, Jarrettsville
The setting off of illegal fireworks on Thursday night led to two separate blazes, one at the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet store in Aberdeen and another at a Jarrettsville home, fire officials said. The Jarrettsville fire was reported shortly after 9:20 p.m. at a residence on the 2300 block of Northcliff Drive. According to a statement […]
Joppa Hardware Store Blaze Sparked by Electrical Failure; 3-Alarm Fire Caused $1 Million in Damage
From the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office: A team of Deputy State Fire Marshals along with agents from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have determined the most probable cause of the fire at Anderson’s Hardware to be a result of an electrical fault or failure of enclosed wiring. The property, located […]
Forest Hill Home Heavily Damaged in Fire Accidentally Ignited by Juveniles
A Forest Hill home was seriously damaged in a Monday afternoon blaze which was ignited by juveniles playing with fire. The fire was discovered in a residence on East Jarrettsville Road at approximately 1:14 p.m. when several children under the age of 8 told their mother that their second floor bedroom was on fire, according […]
Clarence Ross Receives Inaugural “Making A Difference Award” from the International Association of Fire Chiefs Haz Mat Committee
From Harford County government: Clarence E. Ross, Assistant Chief of the Harford County Hazardous Materials Response Team, was recently awarded the inaugural “Making a Difference Award” from the International Association of Fire Chiefs Hazardous Materials Committee. The award was presented to Assistant Chief Ross at the IAFC Haz Mat Committee Conference in Baltimore. “We are […]
Forest Hill House Destroyed in Early Tuesday Morning Fire
A Forest Hill home was destroyed by a two-alarm fire which took more than three dozen firefighters approximately four hours to bring under control. The blaze was reported by a passerby at 3:27 a.m. in a home on the 200 block of Chestnut Hill Road in Forest Hill, according to the Office of the State […]
Firefighters Battle Havre de Grace Apartment Blaze Ignited by Child
Firefighters from the Susquehanna Hose Company and Aberdeen Fire Department battled a Wednesday morning blaze which investigators said was ignited by a child. The fire was discovered by the occupant of an apartment in the 500 block of Girard Street in Havre de Grace shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the State Fire […]
Harford County Government and Volunteer Fire Service Working Together to Improve Data Collection Efforts
From Harford County government: The Department of Emergency Services has announced that enhancements and improvements have been made in data collection efforts between Harford County Government and the county’s volunteer fire and EMS services. Data is now being collected in a uniform manner from all 12 independent fire and EMS companies using the Records Management […]
