UPDATE: Due to the forecast, this event has been reschedule for Saturday, February 24, 2024. Original story below… ——— EDGEWOOD, MD—On Saturday, the American Red Cross of Central Maryland, along with volunteers from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, will be going door-to-door in Edgewood, distributing and installing smoke detectors to those in need. Areas targeted will include Brookside Drive, Judy Way, […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews responded to a crash in the Edgewood area on Saturday night. At around 8 p.m. on February 10, units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Pulaski Highway and West Shore Drive. One vehicle went off of the roadway and into a ditch. Route 40 was shut down briefly while emergency personnel […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a crash in the Joppa/Edgewood area on Friday afternoon. At around 2 p.m. on February 9, units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a dump truck and a passenger vehicle along Philadelphia Road near Clayton Road. Paramedics transported one patient to a local trauma center. There has been no word […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire in Joppa. The fire was reported at just before 2:30 on Monday, February 5, 2024 in the 600-block of Shore Drive on Rumsey Island. Units arrived to find fire showing from three homes. A second alarm has been sounded. Shore Drive has been shut down between Bridge Drive and […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a crash in the Joppa area on Saturday morning. At just before 8:30 a.m. on February 3, units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 1000-block of Joppa Road. At the scene, crews found that a vehicle had crashed into a utility pole. Joppa Road was shut down while BGE […]
UPDATE: Harford County officials have denied the request to close Joppa Road. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company is speaking out against a proposal to close a portion of Joppa Road in Joppa. The Maryland Transportation Authority is proposing the closure of Joppa Road at the CSX crossing in Joppa. JMVFC officials say this decision, if implemented, […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews battled a house fire in Joppa on Friday evening. At just before 7:15 p.m. on January 26, units responded to the 100-block of Orsburn Drive for a report of a fire. At the scene, firefighters found smoke showing from a one-story mobile home. It took 20 firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company about 30 minutes to control the […]
JOPPA, MD—Hazmat crews are responding to a fuel spill in the Joppa area. The incident was reported at around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24th. Reports indicate that a tractor-trailer went off the roadway in the 2400-block of Winters Run Road and its saddle tanks are leaking fuel on both sides. Hazmat crews are attempting to pump off the fuel, […]