Fires

Firefighters respond to apartment blaze in Baltimore

2013-06-16 05:28:00

Baltimore City firefighters were on the scene of a three-story apartment fire in the 1600 block of Calhoun Street early Sunday, according to a fire department report. Firefighters responded at 4:30 a.m., with fire reported on the second floor. Some...

Decorated Bel Air police officer promoted to sergeant

2013-06-13 07:15:39

A nearly 30-year, decorated veteran of the Bel Air Police Department was promoted from corporal to sergeant Tuesday. Sgt. Frank Krick, a native of Whiteford, began working for the Town of Bel Air as a police dispatcher in the spring of 1985 and was hired...

Apartment house fire in Havre de Grace injures three, displaces several residents

2013-06-13 09:58:27

A fire in a Havre de Grace apartment house late Wednesday night injured three people and displaced at least seven residents of the dwelling, fire investigators said. The cause of the fire, originated in a second floor apartment bedroom, has been...

Fires deliberately set on Edgewood lawn, investigators say

2013-05-31 07:54:00

Fire investigators and police are seeking information about whomever set several small fires on the lawn of an Edgewood home on Thursday evening. The Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company was called at 6:50 p.m. for a report of a fire on the lawn of a single...

Fire damages Caterpillar tractor in Level

2013-05-28 13:45:36

A tractor was damaged by fire in the Level area of Harford County Thursday, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's office reported. About 10 firefighters responded to the 3000 block of Level Road after a 2002 Caterpillar 330 C tractor accidentally caught fire...

Harford public safety panel discusses paid medics vs. union dispute

2013-05-28 13:30:00

Harford County's fire and emergency medical companies and the county government are digging in and planning their own responses in the escalating battle between a union that won recognition rights for paid medics last year and about 20 employees who...

Train derails in Rosedale area

2013-05-28 19:43:00

A freight train smacked into a truck carrying garbage and careened off the tracks in Rosedale Tuesday afternoon, triggering an explosion felt throughout the region and sending up a plume of black smoke visible for miles. Authorities identified the driver...

Baltimore's fire chief stepping down

2013-06-07 18:01:49

Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack announced Friday that he will step down, ending a five-year tenure in which he oversaw historic lows in fire deaths but implemented budget cuts that critics said compromised safety. Clack, 52, the first chief hired...

Rosedale train derailment creates explosion that broke windows; smoke visible for miles

2013-05-29 09:20:00

Anne Arundel to hire 100 firefighters in wake of arbitration ruling

2013-06-05 16:03:00

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman said Wednesday she'll hire 100 firefighters now that the fire union has won an arbitration case dealing with firefighters' schedules. Neuman said she'll ask the County Council for $3 million to pay for the...

Derailment response gets high marks

2013-05-29 17:39:00

A column of smoke rose into the sky as firefighters raced to the scene of the train derailment. The earth heaved as an explosion rattled residents and pushed windowpanes from their frames. At least one tank car was on fire — no one was sure what...

Aberdeen shed fire ruled accidental

2013-05-28 13:29:14

Four people were displaced from a home in the 700 block of Schofield Road in Aberdeen after a fire destroyed a detached shed on the property and damaged the house Monday. The fire caused $30,000 worth of damage to the wood-frame structures and the...

Paramedics load a victim from a Little Village apartment fire into an ambulance early Saturday. The fire was at a 3-story brick building in the 2100 block of S. Millard Avenue.

2013-06-08 00:00:00

South Bend Tribune/GREG SWIERCZ Indiana State Fire Marshal James Greeson, right, speaks Thursday about fire safety at a news conference at the South Bend Fire Department with South Bend Fire Marshal Federico �Chico� Rodriguez, left.

2013-06-06 14:28:00

Firefighters put out the blaze at a poultry plant that caught fire in northeast China. More than 100 people were killed in the blaze in Jilin province's Mishazi township.

2013-06-03 00:00:00