Monday, April 1, 2013
Shore Drive in Joppa was shut down Friday because of the number of emergency vehicles at the scene.
More than two dozen firefighters trudged a mile into Joppa woods last week to combat a fire. The 25 volunteer firefighters had to go off road to access the fire, leaving the large engines and equipment behind. Around 6:18 p.m. Friday, someone called 911 after seeing smoke coming from a wooded area near the 700 block of Shore Drive in the Rumsey Island area of Joppa, according to a release from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia arrived a short time later, but fire engines were too big to drive off the main road. Crews instead used four wheel drive vehicles to get to the fire, located about a mile into the woods, according to the fire company. About a quarter of an acre of leaves and plants were …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The fire caused about $50,000 damage to a portable classroom.
Fire spread through a Forest Lakes Elementary School classroom in the early hours of Thursday morning and officials believe a malfunctioning heating unit is to blame. Around 1:20 a.m. Thursday, a Harford County Sheriff's Office deputy on patrol noticed a fire inside the school, located at 100 block of Osborne Parkway in Forest Hill, according to a release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Fire crews from Bel Air and Jarrettsville volunteer fire companies were called scene and quickly containted the blaze to the front area of a portable classroom and an outside heating unit where investigators believe the fire began, the release states. While the portable classroom did have a fire alarm and sprinkler system, they did not …
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100 Osborne Pkwy, Forest Hill, MD
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Monday, February 11, 2013
Investigators believe the fire started accidentally.
A fire in a detached garage in Joppa caused about $15,000 in damage Saturday. Shortly before 12:11 p.m. neighbors noticed the fire in the 500 block of Magnolia Road and called 911, according to a release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Twenty-five firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia, Abingdon and Bel Air Volunteer Fire Companies and Aberdeen Proving Ground professional fire department responded to the scene and controlled the blaze within half an hour, the release states. Deputy state fire marshals believe the fire began accidentally inside the 35-foot by 24-foot detached garage when sparks from a propane torch ignited nearby flammable material. No injuries were reported, but the fire caused about $10,000 damage to the …
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500 Magnolia Rd, Joppa, MD
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Fire officials believe two people were living in the tent.
A camping tent was damaged Saturday when an open flame heater set fire to flammable material inside the shelter. Fire officials believe two men were living in the tent at the time of the fire. Around 3:54 p.m. Saturday, fire crews were called to a wooded area near the intersection of Atwood Road and Marketplace Drive, not far from Target after the occupants of a tent in the area discovered the shelter was aflame, according to a release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Five firefighters from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company controlled the fire in the fabric tent within 15 minutes, the release states. The fire caused about $30 damage to the tent and about $30 damage to what was inside it. No injuries were reported. …
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-76.34865
S Atwood Rd & Marketplace Dr, Bel Air, MD
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Friday, February 1, 2013
A house fire in Riverside drew firefighters from throughout the county Friday afternoon.
A fire broke out in a Riverside townhome Friday afternoon, causing thousands in damage. Around 2:49 p.m. the homeowner noticed a fire inside the home in the 4300 block of Foxglove Court, according to a release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Thirty firefighters from Joppa, Abingdon, Aberdeen and Bel Air Volunteer Fire Companies responded and controlled the blaze within 10 minutes, the release states. The fire caused about $10,000 to the building and about $5,000 to what was inside it, according to deputy fire marshals. Investigators believe the fire started accidentally in the home's master bedroom.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Check out the top stories from this weekend.
Minister, Civil Rights Leader Dies Vernon Dobson, a minister and leader of the civil rights movement in Baltimore, died of a stroke, on Saturday. He also served in the Navy during World War II, according to The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore's VA Office Worst in Nation The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs takes a year on average to process claims from service members, and make more mistakes then any other office in the nation, according to The Baltimore Sun. Police Identify Man Shot at Lutherville Light Rail Stop Patch reports Harold J. Blandon, Jr., 35, was identified as the man shot and severly wounded at the Lutherville light rail station. Three Alarm Fire Damages Rosedale Shopping Center A fire broke out in the …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Units from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company and the Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire Department responded to the call.
A fire broke out on the porch of an Edgewood home Monday morning, and firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. Fire officials believe the blaze started when a hot soldering iron ignited nearby combustible materials, according to a release from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Around 9:30 a.m. someone called 911 reporting a house in the unit block of McCann Street in Edgewood, the release states. The Joppa-Magnolia fire chief arrived first at the scene to find a small fire inside the enclosed porch of the single family home. Fire trucks from the Joppa-Magnolia company's Edgewood Station arrived within minutes of the fire chief and put out the fire, the release states. No damage was found inside the home and no injuries were …
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-76.298967
1 McCann St, Edgewood, MD
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A Perry Hall man is facing charges in connection with two incidents in Abingdon Tuesday.
A Perry Hall man has been charged with setting shrubs on fire at two different places in Abingdon late Monday night. Police say John Paul Akin Jr. admitted to setting two fires—one at the intersection of MD Route 24 and I-95 and the other outside a residence not far away—because of "personal issues" and anger, according to a release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Akin, 22, of the unit block of Ripplebrook Court in Perry Hall, was charged by criminal summons Tuesday with two counts of malicious burning. Around 11:32 p.m. Monday a person driving in the area of MD Route 24 and I-95 noticed a fire burning in front of the Vietnam Memorial Veterans Highway sign and reported it to police, the release states. The Abingdon Volunteer…
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Fire officials suspect the blaze started with a candle.
Flames devastated a Forest Hill home Wednesday night and landed one person in a local hospital. Sign up for our newsletter, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Contact belair@patch.com with any news tips. Around 7:18 p.m. volunteer firefighters from Bel Air, Fallston and Jarrettsville companies rushed to the home in the 100 block of Marshall Drive, according to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company. When they arrived firefighters found flames coming from every window on the first floor. Crews controlled the blaze within 20 minutes, but not before the fire had caused extensive damage to the single-story house, according to the fire company's website. The fire caused an estimated $300,000 damage, according to the Bel Air …
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-76.36684
101 Marshall Dr, Forest Hill, MD
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Monday, October 22, 2012
The early morning fire damaged a home in the Street area.
A fire broke out inside a Street home early Monday morning, ultimately causing an estimated $275,000 damage, fire officials said. The occupant of a one-story rancher in the 2000 block of Mt. Horeb Road noticed his home was on fire around 3:20 a.m., according to a release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The fire went to a second alarm drawing fire companies from Jarrettsville, Whiteford, Fallston, Norrisville and Bel Air in Harford County as well as from companies in Delta-Cardiff, Fawn Grove and Jacksonville, according to the release. The estimated 50 firefighters moved to defensive fire fighting, according to a post to the official Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS Facebook page. Firefighters quelled the blaze after about…
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-76.473857
2000 Mount Horeb Rd, Street, MD
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6:27 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
A homeless dwelling? Really, it was a tent. And it shouldn't be there. I can't go camping in Bel Air, why can the homeless? So the cops see a tent and leave it alone? Terrible policy. IMO remove it and run'em out. What about sanitation issues? What about safety? I can't build a shed without paying the county. But a vagrant can prop up a couple of stolen pallets and cover it with a tarp and live … more ›