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Photo and article courtesy of Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services At 1:30 a.m. the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services was dispatched to the 6600 block of Carlinda Avenue in Columbia to assist Howard County Police. Special Operations units arrived and reported a driver trapped in a vehicle submerged Continue reading Crews Rescue Elderly Woman from Vehicle in Pool A man was freed from a trench in Savage. At approximately 7:00 PM, rescuers were dispatched to the 9300 block of Ridings Way in Savage for a report of a man trapped in a trench. Personnel arrived and began to stabilize the area around the trench, including the use of boards around the area Continue reading Trench Rescue in Savage GUILFORD, MD – A crash left one person pinned in a car and sending three people to area hospitals, including one to Shock Trauma. Rescuers were dispatched to the intersection of Guilford Road and Kindler Road in Guilford. As they were responding, 9-1-1 telecommunicators received additional information advising that the driver of a vehicle Continue reading Crash in Guilford Sends Three to Hospitals What originally began as a check on the welfare of a person at a Laurel hotel grew into 11 occupants of the building being transported to local hospitals. At 8:32 PM, emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the Sleep Inn hotel on North Second Street for a check up of a subject who had Continue reading Fire & Rescue Personnel Treat, Transport Multiple Patients at North Laurel Carbon Monoxide Incident A tower ladder operates on the fireground. Photo by, and courtesy of, Lt. Greg Frank, Tower 2, B shift. ELDERSBURG, MD – Firefighters from Howard County’s second battalion assisted Carroll County firefighters in battling a fire in a large vacant building. At approximately 7:30 PM, units from stations 2 (Ellicott City), 8 (Bethany) Continue reading Howard County Firefighters Battle Vacant Building Fire in Carroll County LAUREL, MD – Firefighters from Howard, Prince George’s and Montgomery counties battled a fire on the roof of a North Laurel elementary school. At approximately 12 noon, firefighters were dispatched to Hammond Elementary School, located in the 8100 block of Alladin Drive in Laurel, for a reported building fire. First arriving units encountered heavy Continue reading Firefighters Battle School Fire in North Laurel LAUREL, MD – Firefighters from the Savage station assisted Prince George’s County firefighters in battling a garage fire in the Montpelier section of South Laurel. At approximately 1:15 PM, units were dispatched to the 12800 block of Cedarbrook Lane. Prince George’s County Fire Department personnel arrived to find heavy smoke showing from the garage Continue reading Truck 6 Assists Prince George’s County on House Fire in South Laurel COLUMBIA, MD – Firefighters were afforded the opportunity to train at the Guilford Gardens apartment complex just prior to several buildings being razed. Department personnel were tasked with operating at the scene of an apartment fire (fog machines were used to simulate smoke, and produced a very dense fog). Personnel were evaluated on their Continue reading Garden Apartment Training in Guilford Gardens LAUREL, MD – An overturned box truck with live electrical wires down closed Route 1 for hours, forcing motorists to find alternate routes. At approximately 11:00 AM, public safety personnel were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash with unknown injuries on Route 1 near Whiskey Bottom Road. While the crash did not cause any Continue reading Overturned Box Truck Shuts Down Route 1 for Hours COLUMBIA, MD – A fire in a three story apartment building has left two firefighters injured and displaced several residents. At approximately 10:15 AM, firefighters were dispatched to a reported apartment fire in the 5600 block of Columbia Road. As personnel were approaching the scene, a large column of smoke was observed and a Continue reading Apartment Fire in Columbia Injures 2 Firefighters |
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