UPDATE: The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reports that an adult male was flown to Shock Trauma with life-threatening injuries. Original story below… ——— JOPPA, MD—Crews are responding to yet another Monday evening crash on Interstate 95 in Joppa. This latest crash was reported at just before 8 p.m. along northbound I-95 just past MD 152 (Exit 74). One vehicle reportedly […]
JOPPA, MD—Some local first responders pulled off a unique rescue in Joppa on Sunday morning. At around 7:30 a.m., crews from the Joppa-Magnolia Volulnteer Fire Company and the Aberdeen Fire Department used a crane to rescue a horse in the 2400-block of Old Jerusalem Road. It took about 2 hours to bring the 20-year-old, 1,300-pound Irish sport horse named Monte […]
FALLSTON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious, Friday afternoon crash with rescue on Belair Road. The crash was reported at around 3 p.m. in the area of Route 1 at Wilgis Road (21047). A Medevac chopper will be landing at Reckord Road Park. Units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and Kingsville Volunteer Company have been dispatched to the […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Investigators with the Office of the State Fire Marshal have determined the cause of an explosion that leveled a home and critically injured an Edgewood man on Sunday evening. Deputy State Fire Marshals have concluded that 67-year-old Delbert L. Markley, Jr., the homeowner, lit a candle after he improperly disconnected a gas range, subsequently allowing the home to fill […]
KINGSVILLE, MD—The Friends of Jerusalem Mill will hold their annual First Responders Day event on Saturday, August 14, at Historic Jerusalem Mill Village from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The mill is located at 2811 Jerusalem Road in Kingsville (21087). The organizers of the event will be honoring the first responders and acknowledging the sacrifices of these local men and […]
JOPPA, MD—A man was seriously injured after falling out of a vehicle in Joppa on Thursday evening. At around 7 p.m., units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a crash involving a person that had fallen out of a vehicle in the area of Haverhill Road at Trimble Road. The 21-year-old male patient was flown to Shock Trauma in […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Thursday afternoon crash with injuries in Joppa. The crash was reported at around 3 p.m. in the area of Route 40 at Joppa Farm Road. One lane of westbound Route 40 is currently closed. Injuries have been reported. Motorists should use caution in the area. [Image via Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company]
EDGEWOOD, MD—A medevac chopper is responding after a man was struck by a train in Edgewood. The incident reportedly occurred at just after 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning near the Edgewood Amtrak station in 2200-block of Old Edgewood Road. The patient has been critically injured, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Motorists should avoid the area.