On Thursday, October 19, 2023, crews responded around 3:35 p.m. to the two-alarm fire at a two-story brick rowhome in the 5200 block of Linden Heights Avenue in Baltimore City. The fire spread to three other dwellings. Baltimore City Fire Chief James Wallace stated one firefighter sadly succumbed to their injuries and an additional four firefighters suffered various degrees of burns/injuries. Our local First Responders throughout Southern Maryland along with Washington D.C., and others came to support Baltimore City in January of 2022 when they suffered a tragic structure fire that claimed the life of three of their members. For the first time in its 225 year history, the entire Baltimore City Fire Department went out of service and members from all around, including Southern Maryland, came together to support Baltimore and provided fill in staffing at every station. While dealing with our own loss of Brice Trossbach earlier this year, Baltimore City provided fill ins to multiple stations in St. Mary’s County. (pictured below). Fire Chief, James W. Wallace released the following statement. “Dear Members of the Baltimore City Fire Department, In this time of profound grief, please know that our hearts ache alongside yours. The loss of our […]
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