From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: HARFORD COUNTY, MD. (February 15, 2015)- Deputy State Fire Marshals conducted a fire origin and cause investigation earlier today after being requested to respond to the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. At approximately 1:07 p.m., the automatic fire alarm activated and staff reported to the Harford County 911 […]
Aberdeen Hotel Sustains $100K in Damages After Internet Prank Convinces Guest to Trigger Sprinklers
An Aberdeen Hotel sustained significant water damage after an internet-based prank coerced a guest to bash the head off of a sprinkler system with a toilet tank lid, authorities said. The Holiday Inn Express on Beards Hill Road in Aberdeen sustained an estimated $100,000 in water damage as a result of the hoax, which occurred […]
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 […]
Sen. Glassman’s Senate Bill 948 – Modular Home Sprinkler Code Update, Advances to House Floor for Full Vote
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Senator Barry Glassman’s Senate Bill 948 – Modular Home Sprinkler Code Update received a favorable report on April 6th by the House Environmental Matters Committee. Glassman’s bill was passed with a unanimous vote on the Senate Floor on March 24th. This bill will now move to the House […]
Sen. Glassman Moves Modular Sprinkler Bill from Rules to Committee Hearing Friday
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Senator Barry Glassman’s Senate Bill 948 – Harford County – One or Two Family Dwellings Constructed as Industrialized Buildings – Sprinkler System Requirement moved quickly from the Senate Rules to the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs for a Friday afternoon hearing. Four or five Harford County families […]
Sen. Glassman Looks to Assist Harford Countians Caught in Modular Home Sprinkler Code Update
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Northern Harford County Senator Barry Glassman is attempting to assist the Harford Countians who applied for building permits prior to January 1, 2011 for construction of modular homes to be placed in Harford County. Modular homes are permitted under the State Department of Housing and Community Development under […]