From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: In anticipation of daylight savings time beginning in the early morning hours of March 13th, the State Fire Marshal is urging Marylanders to “Change Your Clock – Change Your Battery” in both smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in their homes. Recognizing that working smoke alarms […]
State Fire Marshal Reminds All Marylanders “Please Test and Maintain Smoke Alarms”
From the State Fire Marshal’s Office: In response to the sudden rise in structure fires throughout the State of Maryland, State Fire Marshal William E. Barnard requests all Marylanders to test and maintain their smoke alarms. “These life saving devices can provide the needed advantage to escape injury and death from the ingredients of fire,” […]
Residents Leap to Safety From Havre de Grace Apartment Fire
Two residents of a Havre de Grace apartment building were injured after leaping from the second story of the structure to escape a fire Monday night, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. According to the Fire Marshal’s Office, James and Macy Gaskill were asleep in their apartment at 518 Franklin Street when an […]
After Fatal Fire and Close Calls, Havre de Grace May Require Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Hoping to avoid another tragedy like the apartment fire that killed two people last week or the near-tragedy from carbon monoxide poisoning that was narrowly avoided on Congress Avenue Friday, Havre de Grace’s mayor and city council are forging ahead with an ordinance which would require city residences, businesses, and buildings to have working smoke […]
Havre de Grace Apartment Fire Claims Second Victim, 70-Yr-Old Woman Dies of Smoke Inhalation
From the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal: A Harford County woman who sustained critical injuries in an apartment fire in the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 19, 2010 has died. Helen Bernice Logan age 70, died this afternoon at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace. Logan died as a result of […]
Two Alarm Townhouse Fire in Joppa Blamed on Smoking Materials
From the State Fire Marshals Office: Deputy State Fire Marshals have determined smoking materials smoldering inside a container initiated the blaze that caused an estimated $325,000 damage to the town house Thursday afternoon located at 620 Cider Press Loop in Joppa. The 2:31 p.m. fire was discovered by the homeowner when the odor of smoke […]