It’s 6:45 Sunday morning, and my wife and I are awakened by a strong banging on the front door. It’s hard to hear at first, maybe it’s just the dogs thumping around. Nope, definitely a strong banging. And now there’s a guy shouting something. What’s he saying? Can you hear? Is he a crazy? Fire? […]
Fatal Abingdon Fire Caused by Malfunctioning Extension Cord Beside Bed
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal have determined the Saturday, January 14, 2012 fire that took the life of John C. Youngblood (88) was the result of a malfunctioning extension cord located beneath the night stand beside the bed. The preliminary results from the […]
Few Address Proposed Ban of Tobacco on County Property; Additional Public Comment Sought
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – The Harford County Department of Administration held a public hearing on the County’s proposed rule and regulation requiring County property to be tobacco-free. The hearing was held Monday, December 5, 2011 at the Harford County Government Administration Building in Bel Air. Less than 10 individuals took the […]
Dog Perishes Saving Man From Bel Air Fire
A Bel Air man escaped injury in a Wednesday morning fire after he was alerted to the smoke and flames by his dog, who did not survive the blaze, fire officials said. According to the state fire marshal’s office, the fire broke out shortly after 9:30 a.m. in the first-floor bedroom of a home on […]
Harford County Government Considers Proposal Requiring All County Property to be Tobacco-Free; Public Hearing Dec. 5
From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Administration will conduct a public hearing on the County’s proposed rule and regulation requiring County property to be tobacco-free. The hearing will be held on December 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room, Harford County Government Administration Building, 220 South Main Street, […]
Fire in Vacant Baldwin Home Kills 20-Year-Old Man; House Did Not Have Working Smoke Alarms
From the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office: Deputy State Fire Marshal’s are investigating the cause of a fatal fire that claimed the life of a male occupant. Conner Daniel McKeown (20) was located unconscious by firefighters and transported by ambulance to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Conner’s father, […]
Man Hospitalized after Abingdon Townhouse Fire; Blaze Extinguished by Residential Sprinkler System
A 36-year-old man was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after suffering from smoke inhalation in an Abingdon townhouse fire. On Sunday, at about 12:25 p.m., 40 firefighters from Abingdon, Joppa and Bel Air responded to the 600 block of North Branch Court in Abingdon where a two-story wood frame townhouse was ablaze. At the […]
Smoke Smell Detected Across Harford County; Authorities Urge Residents to Use Caution in Outdoor Exposure
From the Harford County Emergency Operations Center: This is Harford County Emergency Manager Rick Ayers, currently there is a 6,000 acre brush fire in Virginia that began on August 4th and it is only 10% contained. The smell of the smoke from that fire has began to reach Harford County with-in the last hour. Those […]