Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Firefighter Douses House Fire With Garden Hose Through Broken Bedroom Window In MD
Not all heroes wear capes. While enjoying his day off, a volunteer firefighter in Harford County leapt into action when a Bel Air home caught fire while the homeowners were away on Wednesday morning. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, a neighbor spotted smoke coming from a home on Prospect Mill Road, prompting an immediate response from the passerby and other witnesses, including a member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company. At the time the fire broke out, the owners of the home were out of state. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the Good Samaritans used a garden ho…
Waldorf, MD
News
Fireworks Mishap Leaves Man Dead: Maryland Fire Marshal
A night of fun and fireworks turned fatal for a group of friends who mishandled an explosive, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, officials say that a group was gathering and setting off fireworks in the backyard of a Bannister Circle home in Waldorf when one went off while in a mortar tube. The 20-year-old man suffered hand and chest injuries and was rushed by first responders to Charles Regional Medical Center, where he later died from his wounds. Investigators have not released the name of the man. Officials encouraged area residents n…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Gotta Catch 'Em All: Pokémon Cards Lead Police To Man Detonating Homemade Explosives In MD
Investigators didn’t catch a Pikachu, Snorlax, or Eveee, though they were able to use Pokémon cards to help them capture a suspect exploding devices in Harford County. Pokémon cards proved key in a joint investigation between the Aberdeen Police Department, ATF, and Maryland Fire Marshal that led to the arrest of 34-year-old Jeremiah Burnette, who has been shaking his neighborhood with multiple explosions over the past several weeks, authorities announced. Police say that approximately 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, officers were called to the area of South Rogers and James Street in Aberd…
Bel Air, MD
Schools
Sprinklers Help Contain Fire At MD HS; Students, Staff Evacuated
Fire sprinklers came to the rescue of a Harford high school when a blaze broke out on Tuesday afternoon before dismissal. Crews from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called to Joppatowne High School at approxiamtely 2 p.m. on Tuesdayay 16, where students and staff evacuated after a fire was reported, sending smoke through parts of the building. Officials said that fire sprinklers knocked down most of the flames, and responding firefighters were able to finish the job and begin ventilating the building of the smoke. No injuries were reported. The Maryland Fire Marshal has bee…
Westminster, MD
News
MD Man Making Homemade Fireworks Suffers Serious Burns: Fire Marshal
The Fourth of July came a little too early for a Carroll County man who suffered extensive injuries making homemade fireworks over the weekend. An investigation has been launched by state and federal officials after a 68-year-old man suffered severe burns in the 300 block of Parisian Way in Westminster on Friday, April 21, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Officials say that the Bureau of Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) joined an inquiry after first responders were called at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday morning to investigate an incident, where the homeowner said he was mak…
Elkton, MD
News
Dozens Of Vehicles Damaged By Auto Auction Lot Fire In Elkton (
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Dozens of vehicles suffered extensive damage on Monday morning when a fire rapidly spread to multiple cars at an auto auction dealer overnight. A fire was reported shortly before 4 a.m. on Monday, April 17 in the 100 block of Zeitler Road in Elkton, which promptly spread to at least 40 vehicles, all of which suffered varying degrees of damage across the lot. It took a team of 40 freighters from the Singerly Fire Company and nearby agencies approximately an hour to get the flames under control, but not before it caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to the vehicles. No injuries were report…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Crews Battle MD Blaze For 14 Hours; House Destroyed By Flames: Fire Marshal
It took firefighters the better part of a day to battle a Charles County blaze that broke out in a single-family home, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Monday, April 10. A tricky two-alarm fire took out of a Smallwood Church Road home in Indian Head late last week, causing devastating damage for the homeowner of a single-family dwelling, according to officials. The incident was reported shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 6. On the night of the fire, upwards of 100 firefighters from the 10th District Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called to the home, where…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Admitted Arsonist Set Aberdeen Blaze With Father Inside: Fire Marshal
The man who set an Aberdeen home on fire while his father was unaware and idle in their basement two floors below is facing multiple attempted murder charges, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Sunday. Patrick Joseph Brinsfield, 27, is being accused of attempting to commit patricide when he allegedly intentionally set their Aberdeen home on fire while his father was unaware in the basement. At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Friday, March 31, crews from the Aberdeen and surrounding fire departments were called to a home on North Post Road, where there was a reported house fire. Firefighter…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Dozens Displaced During Four Fires Reported Within An Hour In Prince William County
It was the perfect storm for first responders in Prince William County on Friday afternoon, who had to contend with four “major” fires in less than an hour that left dozens displaced. The busy day for personnel from the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System began at 3:28 p.m. on Friday, April 7, when crews were called to the 4400 block of Hamilton Drive in Dale City to investigate a single-family home that was on fire. Officials said that the home received “extensive damage,” and one adult was displaced when combustible materials went up in flames after being placed in the area of a …
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal
One person is dead in Harford County after a reported explosion leveled a home in Bel Air, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. First responders from multiple agencies were called to a two-alarm fire on Glenwood Road in Bel Air on Saturday, Feb. 18, that rapidly spread in part due to tricky conditions. Officials say that two homeowners were located safely, though the search for a third party led to the discovery of a victim at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 as crews searched at the scene. BEL AIR | 2ND ALARM | 10 MCGREGOR WAY | 3STY SFD FIRE ALL FLOORS | ELDERLY COUPLE UNA…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Three Chickens Perish In Charles County Mobile Home Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
Several chickens were killed in Charles County this week when a mobile home burned to the ground in Waldorf, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, members of the Waldorf Fire Department were called to the 12200 block of Wendy Lane when a homeowner reported a fire that had started outside of his residence. It took a team of more than two dozen firefighters approximately 15 minutes to get the fire under control, but not before it destroyed the camper and left three chickens dead. Posted by Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, Februa…
Elkton, MD
Police & Fire
Car Carrier Goes Up In Flames In Cecil County: Fire Marshal
Nearly a million dollars worth of damage was caused in Cecil County when a multi-vehicle car carrier caught fire, destroying multiple vehicles in Elkton on Monday morning. At approximately 7:50 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, a team of more than two dozen firefighters from the Singerly Fire Company were called to the 1400 block of Elkton Road, where there was a report of a 2012 Freightliner multi-vehicle car carrier that went up in flames, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. The fire left two vehicles destroyed in Cecil County.Singerly Fire Department Officials said that a total of eight…
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