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Members from West Friendship and surrounding companies responded tonight for the rescue assignment on Route 32. At 20:51 units were alerted for a collision involving entrapment and fire on Route 32 near Burntwoods Road. Upon arrival Chief 3 located a two vehicle head on collision with one of the vehicles on fire and two trapped. Fortunately bystanders were able to remove one patient from the vehicle ... (Full Story & Photos)

It's almost Fair Time! The Howard County Fair this year is August 3-10, 2019 and we hope you can come! This is one of our largest fundraisers each year and we are excited to once again operate the Snowball Stand, Funnel Cake Stand, Bingo, Dunk Tank, Nevada, and Raffle Stand as well as provide fire and EMS protection for the Fairgrounds.
Please stop by our booths, and don't miss the Grand Opening ... (Full Story & Photos)

This evening Station 3 was alerted for the report of an injured bicyclist in Sykesville. At 19:43 units responded to the 600 block of River Road to find a single patient in the roadway and commenced patient care. Maryland State Police aviation was requested and a landing zone was established nearby by Carroll Engine 124. MSP Trooper 3 transported the patient Priority 1 to the R Adams Cowley Shock ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 14:54 members responded for a rescue with unknown injuries in Marriottsville. Callers reported a vehicle into a pole east of the Route 32/Old Frederick Road intersection and that nobody had gotten out of the vehicle. Chief 3A arrived at Old Frederick Road near Mount View Road to confirm a single vehicle into a utility pole with one occupant trapped and requested aviation. Tower 3 extricated the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters responded this afternoon to a serious vehicle collision in Ellicott City. At 16:48 units were alerted to respond to Eastbound I-70 near the Route 40 split for an accident with unknown injuries, which was quickly upgraded with subsequent reports of one person trapped. Paramedic 35 arrived to find a single vehicle with a single patient who was heavily trapped in the vehicle and was pronounced ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 14:19 this afternoon units responded to the Walnut Springs Nursery in the 3000 block of Route 97 for the reported barn on fire. The caller advised that the structure was used to store plant pots and that there were no animals or chemicals inside. Units arrived to find two large structures fully involved and began defensive operations. Water Supply 3 and Carroll Engine 124 set up draft sites to ... (Full Story & Photos)

This evening members participated in the monthly company training session at the Howard County Public Safety Training center, where rural water supply topics were covered. This discipline is especially important as much of our response area does not have fire hydrants. Members discussed the county Standard Operating Procedure for rural water supply and the different types of water sources available ... (Full Story & Photos)