A recently evicted Joppa woman had to be pulled to safety out of the window of her former home on Thursday, after she allegedly trespassed back into the home to retrieve belongings, discovered a fire, and became trapped in the house. On Thursday, just after 5:30 pm, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 200 block […]
Compassionate Aberdeen Cop Gives Injured Kitten a New Lease On Life
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On Monday, June 27, 2016 the Aberdeen Police Department responded to a service call for an injured animal. Construction workers alertly observed a person throw a small kitten from a vehicle near Beards Hill Road and immediately sprang into action. The workers quickly recovered the kitten from the roadway and […]
Whiteford Volunteer Fire Company and EMS Foundation Receive Thanks, Donation for CPR Save
From the Whiteford Volunteer Fire Company: Whiteford Volunteer Fire Company and EMS Foundation employees were recognized by the Buecker family for a CPR save they had on November 15, 2015. The family presented Whiteford VFC with a donation check, Thank You card to the personnel on the call, and an immense amount of thanks and […]
Fallston Family of Four Displaced from Home by 2-Alarm Fire; Dog Escapes Unharmed
From the Harford County Fire and EMS Association: At 9:28 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016, Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company along with mutual aide from Fallston Volunteer Fire Company, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company, Baltimore County Station 47 (Jacksonville), and York County Fawn Grove were dispatched on the initial alarm to the 2000 block of Baldwin […]
Apple Festival Preparations Ignite Fire in Historic Dublin Church
Parishioners setting up extra stove in preparation to bake apple cakes for the Darlington Apple Festival this weekend inadvertently sparked a fire in an historic Dublin church. Upon plugging in the stove, just before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, two burners were on and ignited a Tupperware box while the parishioners were in another room of […]
Teenage Girls Rescued After Being Swept Away While Swimming in Winters Run
From the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company: Two girls, ages 16 and 17, were rescued from atop a rock in Winters Run on Thursday afternoon after they were swept away by the current while swimming in the water. Just before 5:50 pm, emergency personnel were dispatched to Winters Run, near the 2300 block of Winters Run […]
Aberdeen Home Severely Damaged in Monday Evening Fire
An Aberdeen home sustained severe damage in a Monday night fire, the cause of which remains under investigation. A passerby reported the fire at approximately 10:51 p.m. at a two-story home in the 400 block of Roberts Way in Aberdeen, according to a release from the Office of the State Fire Marshal. A total of […]
Harford Telecommunicators Recognized by Mid-Eastern Association of Public Safety Telecommunications Officials
From Harford County government: Two Department of Emergency Services Telecommunicators from the 9 1 1 Center were recently recognized for outstanding service by the Mid-Eastern Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Telecommunications Officials (APCO). The 9 1 1 Dispatchers were among more than 120 professional telecommunicators from Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia […]
