Fire officials are crediting a smoke alarm for saving the lives of a Joppa family after it awakened and alerted them to a fire in their basement, which eventually consumed the entire house. Just before 6:45 a.m. on Saturday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 400 block of Timber Lane in Joppa for the report […]

A 69-year-old man was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and 1st-degree burns to his face after he re-entered his burning Joppa home early Monday morning to save his family’s pets. At 1:45 a.m. on Monday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 100 block of Haverhill Road in Joppa for a reported dwelling fire in a one-story […]

The quick response of the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company is being credited with helping prevent a garage fire from spreading through a White Hall home on Sunday afternoon. Just after 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 3200 block of Dry Branch Road in White Hall for the report of a garage […]

A maintenance worker, while attempting to thaw frozen pipes, accidentally sparked a fire that significantly damaged a townhouse in Edgewood on Sunday afternoon. Just after 1 p.m. on Sunday, emergency responders were dispatched to the 2000 block of Rockwell Street in Edgewood for the report of a fire in a one-story, end of group townhouse. […]

Smoke alarms are being credited for saving the life of a Joppa woman, who was able to escape a fire that destroyed her home, killed a family pet, and sent one firefighter to the hospital on Sunday morning. Just before 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 300 block of Avedon Court […]

Discarded smoking materials in the mulch of a landscaped area outside Red Lobster are being blamed for a fire at the Bel Air restaurant on Saturday. Just before 1 p.m. on Saturday emergency personnel were dispatched to the Red Lobster restaurant in the 600 block of Bel Air Road for the report of a building […]