Fire engulfs building’s cupola in Baltimore

VIDEO: The cupola of a four-story building was fully involved in fire Thursday afternoon. SkyTeam 11 reported around 1 p.m. that firefighters were setting up a perimeter around the historic building at South Broadway and Eastern Avenue in the Fells Point area. City fire officials said firefighters were called around 12:45 p.m. to find the mixed-use building that contains a business on the first floor and apartments on the upper floors. Officials said firefighters had to use ladder trucks and deck guns to douse the flames. It took about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control. There was an initial concern about the structural integrity of the cupola due to extent of the fire, so firefighters cordoned off the surrounding area in case it collapsed, but it did not. Fire officials said no one was injured.
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Deputy State Fire Marshals Recognized for Lifesaving Efforts

Maryland Department of State Police Superintendent Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr. presented awards for outstanding service on Tuesday. Two of those recognized were Deputy State Fire Marshals Timothy McDonald and Cory Hurst for their lifesaving efforts. On December 12, 2022, Deputy State Fire Marshals Timothy McDonald, Kirby Travers, Christopher McIntyre, and Alex Chinn were having lunch in a restaurant on Nanticoke Road in Salisbury, Maryland. During their lunch, a woman entered the restaurant seeking assistance for her elderly mother, who was in medical distress inside a store beside the restaurant. All of the deputies quickly responded to the call for service. When they arrived, Senior Deputy McDonald found the woman lying on the floor and immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Vacation home in Kitzmiller catches fire as owner prepares for summer renters

PHOTO: A vacation home in Kitzmiller, Maryland went up in flames on Wednesday evening. On May 1 around 8:00 p.m., a two-story single-family vacation home on 3440 Kitzmiller Road caught on fire. 25 firefighters responded to the single alarm fire and had it under control in 10 minutes. Officials say the owner was in the process of preparing the house for summer rental and had just left the residence a short time prior to the fire. Nearby residents observed smoke in the area and notified an official with the Kitzmiller Fire Department who investigated and discovered the structure fire. Fire crews say the fire originated in the rear bedroom. The preliminary cause is still under investigation.
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Baltimore City Fire Department receives $10 million in ARPA funding

VIDEO: Fighting fires is risky, and it can be even more of a challenge without the necessary equipment. During the pandemic, Baltimore City firefighters felt the strain of this more than ever. Now the mayor’s office is hoping to ease that strain. “We approved $10 million of ARPA investments slated for the city fire department, its apparatus, and facilities," says Mayor Brandon Scott. Mayor Brandon Scott and Fire Chief James Wallace made the announcement on Wednesday. “Putting this money to use for what it was intended to as we’re coming out of the pandemic to make sure that our cities are safer and healthier and this is a direct use of that," says Mayor Scott. The $10 million will be divided into three parts.
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Region: 6 adults, 3 children displaced after 3 homes damaged in Northeast DC house fire

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Six adults and three children were displaced after a large house fire in Northeast D.C. that left three homes damaged Wednesday evening, according to D.C. Fire and EMS officials. Crews responded to the fire at a two-story, wood-frame home in the 3700 block of 24th Street, Northeast around 4:22 p.m., officials said. A video shared on social media shows the house fully engulfed in flames. According to officials, the fire spread to an adjacent home. A third home suffered heat damage. No injuries were reported. Officials said two residents of the first home safely escaped. Around 6 p.m., officials said the fire was under control and investigators were on the scene to determine the cause.
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Baltimore firefighters perform aerial rescue of crane operator in cardiac arrest

PHOTOS: Baltimore city firefighters were on the scene performing a high angle aerial rescue involving a crane operator on Wednesday morning. Officials say the incident was located at the 2500 block of insulator Drive in South Baltimore. At the scene, firefighters were advised that the crane operator had been unconscious and nonresponsive upon further assessment by fire department personnel. The crane operator was found to be in cardiac arrest. Fire department, high angle, aerial rescue team and special rescue operations command were in the process of rescuing this victim from as high as 180 feet in the air to return them to ground level.
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