TOWSON, MD—A memorial service honoring 59 members of the Baltimore County Fire Service who have died over the past year will be held Sunday, October 11 at Towson United Methodist Church, 501 Hampton Lane. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. The service will be broadcast live on Towson UMC’s YouTube channel and also at www.towsonchurch.org. Due to restrictions related to […]
TOWSON, MD—This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $410,000 in federal funding for fire prevention efforts in Baltimore County. Funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Fire Prevention & Safety Grants program. The funds will allow Baltimore County to purchase 15,000 smoke and carbon […]
PARKVILLE, MD—A special ceremony was held in Parkville on Friday morning to remember the heroes of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The annual 9/11 Remembrance Bell Ceremony was held at the Baltimore County Fire Department Station 10, located at the corner of Putty Hill Avenue and Old Harford Road. The event honors the sacrifices of the 343 FDNY and […]
TOWSON, MD—Jay Ringgold, Baltimore County’s Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, has retired after nearly 35 years of service with the Baltimore County Fire Department. The HSEM directorship is the second-highest rank in BCoFD, equivalent to Assistant Chief; and serving in that capacity made Ringgold the department’s highest-ranking African-American member. Ringgold joined BCoFD in 1985. Over the years he […]
PARKVILLE, MD—An annual tradition lives on in Parkville. For the past nine years, volunteers have placed 2,977 American flags along Putty Hill Avenue, from Old Harford Road to Harford Road, in honor of those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The 2020 Path of Honor monument went up on Friday morning and is ready for […]
CARNEY, MD—A cyclist was injured in the Loch Raven Reservoir watershed area on Sunday. At just after 12:30 p.m., the Providence Volunteer Fire Company reported that an ATV unit was attempting to reach an injured mountain biker. The patient was located, rescued, and transferred to medic units from the Baltimore County Fire Department. There has been no further update on […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Emergency crews are performing several water rescues in the White Marsh area. At 7:30 p.m., the Baltimore County Fire Department said that several vehicles were trapped in floodwaters from Friday’s thunderstorm in the 12000-block of Pulaski Highway (21162). All motorists have now been rescued and no injuries are being reported at this time. Motorists are reminded to “turn […]
UPDATE: The vehicle went over the embankment and is underneath the power lines, according to the Providence Volunteer Fire Company. Crews used special equipment to rescue the patient. There has been no update on her condition. Photo via PVFC. Original story below… —— CARNEY, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious, Thursday morning crash in Carney. The crash was […]
