Baltimore County trench rescue: two workers die following collapse

CATONSVILLE, MD—Two construction workers were pronounced dead on Friday evening after being trapped in a trench in Catonsville, Baltimore County Fire Department officials announced. The incident occurred at just after 11:30 a.m. in the 500-block of Academy Road, where the workers were reinforcing a brick and stone retainer wall when it collapsed on them. They became trapped in the 6-foot […]

Vehicle overturns, goes off roadway in overnight Joppa crash

JOPPA, MD—A vehicle overturned and went off the roadway in a crash in the Joppa area overnight. At around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025, units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to an accident along Mountain Road near Interstate 95. Crews had to remove the vehicle’s windshield to free one trapped occupant. The individual declined medical treatment, according […]

Crews rescue two deer stuck on ice in Essex

ESSEX, MD—Crews rescued two deer who became trapped on ice on the Back River in the Essex area over the weekend. On Sunday afternoon, January 26, 2025, crews from Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine and the North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department rescued two deer that were stranded on the ice between Tiki Lee’s and Essex Skypark Airport […]

Crash with rescue reported in Kingsville

KINGSVILLE, MD—Crews responded to a crash with entrapment and rescue in the Kingsville area on Thursday morning. At around 8 a.m. on December 12, units responded to a crash on Harford Road at New Cut Road (21087). Heavy entrapment was reported and a rescue was initiated.   More than a dozen rescue personnel responded to the scene. There has been no […]

Vehicle overturns in Belair Road crash

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews responded to a serious crash along Belair Road on Thursday evening. The crash was reported at around 6 p.m. on December 5 on Belair Road near the Silver Spring Road intersection. One vehicle flipped onto its side in the collision and one trapped person was freed, according to the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company. Belair Road was briefly shut […]