JMVFC firefighter suffers heart attack while battling weekend house fire

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JOPPA, MD—A firefighter suffered a heart attack while battling a house fire in Joppa over the weekend. Tyler Colvin says his father, a firefighter with the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, went into cardiac arrest after responding to a house fire in the 700-block of Ferguson Road on Saturday afternoon. After being transported to UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, the firefighter […]

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Two WMVFC members awarded Baltimore County commendations

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Two local EMTs were recognized for their heroic efforts this week. White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company members Anna Duranske and Rob Powell were recognized on Tuesday at the annual Baltimore County Commendations Ceremony. Duranke and Powell witnessed the driver of a vehicle along Pulaski Highway go into cardiac arrest a few months ago.  They quickly applied the defibrillator and performed […]

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