UPDATE: Crews are set to begin water drops on a few hundred yards of wildfire. No injuries have been reported. Original story below… ——— GLEN ARM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a brush fire in the Glen Arm area. At around 5:45 p.m., the Baltimore County Fire Department said units were battling a wildfire in the Loch Raven Watershed […]
UPDATE: The location has been updated to Crafton Road (21221) and a suspect has been charged with arson. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—An explosion and subsequent fire at a home in Essex resulted in one person being injured and transported to the hospital late Saturday night. At just after 11 p.m. on April 20, units responded to the unit block […]
UPDATE 2: The location has been updated to Crafton Road (21221) and a suspect has been charged with arson. UPDATE: The explosion has left one person injured. The cause remains under investigation. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Crews are on the scene of a house explosion in Essex. At just after 11 p.m. on Saturday night, units responded to the unit […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in the Rosedale area. The blaze was reported at just after 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the unit block of Glendower Court (21237). The Baltimore County Fire Department says units arrived to find fire showing from the roof. A second alarm has been sounded. Crews from White Marsh Volunteer Fire […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday submitted a $5 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 that provides billions for public education, historic investments in recreation and parks, and continued funding for key priorities that will move Baltimore County forward, including public safety, housing and community development, sustainability, public works and transportation, libraries, and beyond. “Building a better […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating with local, state, and federal agencies in response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore on Tuesday morning. At just before 1:30 a.m. on March 26, the Coast Guard received a report that a 948-foot Singapore-flagged containership collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Additionally, it was reported that the bridge […]
CATONSVILLE, MD—One person is dead following an overnight house fire in Baltimore County. At just after 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday night, fire crews were dispatched to the 100-block of Helms Pick Court in Catonsville (21228), where crews found fire showing from a second floor window. The fire was upgraded to a working fire with rescue once crews noticed a vehicle […]
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 70-year-old Barbara Spokus, of the 3100-block of Shortway in Dundalk. Original story below… DUNDALK, MD—One person has died and another is in critical condition following an overnight fire in Dundalk. At just after 2:30 a.m. on Monday, March 18, crews responded to a house fire in the 3100-block of Shortway (21222). The Baltimore […]