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Washington
Police & Fire
Driver Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Rollover Crash Down 80-Foot Embankment Driver Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Rollover Crash Down 80-Foot Embankment
Driver Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Rollover Crash Down 80-Foot Embankment A Maryland State Police helicopter came to the rescue of a driver who was involved in a rollover crash and landed down an 80-foot embankment on Friday morning, according to officials. Shortly before 7 a.m. on May 3, state police say that their Aviation Unit was requested in Allegany County where there was a driver trapped over the embankment.  "While on scene, the crew of Trooper 5 was able to make contact with the patient and rescue crews," officials said.  "Based on patient condition, high-angle terrain and the extended extrication time, Trooper 5 was requested to perform an ae…

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by Zak Failla
Washington
Police & Fire
Poorly Placed Portable Space Heater To Blame For Hagerstown House Blaze: Fire Officials Poorly Placed Portable Space Heater To Blame For Hagerstown House Blaze: Fire Officials
Poorly Placed Portable Space Heater To Blame For Hagerstown House Blaze: Fire Officials A portable space heater is to blame for a blaze that created several heroic neighbors in Washington County, fire officials say. At approximately 11:20 p.m. on Monday, April 22, crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department were called to the 700 block of Chestnut Street following reports of a house fire with people trapped inside a two-story home. Chestnut Street Fire Update The Hagerstown City Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the cause of the Chestnut Street... Posted by Hagerstown Fire Department on Thursday, May 2, 2024 Upon arrival, officials say that firefighters were met by …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Fire Rips Through West Falls Church Home Fire Rips Through West Falls Church Home
Fire Rips Through West Falls Church Home A fire ripped through a home in West Falls Church on Tuesday afternoon, April 30. Firefighters posted an update from the scene around 5 p.m. showing a charred roof of a home on the 7000 block of Lee Park Court. Flames were shooting from the attic and rear of the house when responders arrived. No injuries were reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Man Dies At Hospital After Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Randallstown House Fire Man Dies At Hospital After Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Randallstown House Fire
Man Dies At Hospital After Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Randallstown House Fire One person died at an area hospital following an early morning house fire in Baltimore County on Sunday morning. Randallstown resident Darris Chandis Lilly, 38, has been identified by officials as the person who was rushed to the hospital following the two-alarm fire in the 4200 block of Wards Chapel Road, where he later died from injuries sustained in the blaze. Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department and nearby agencies were called at around 1:20 a.m. on April 21 to the home, where they were met by heavy fire showing from the residence. Firefighters were advised that a man may be…

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by Zak Failla
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police
Woman Rescued From Deadly Monroe County House Fire: State Police Authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire in Hamilton Township early Thursday, April 18.  A home on North Easton Belmont Pike was "fully engulfed in flames" when troopers arrived around 2:15 a.m., state police said in a release.  First responders rescued one woman from the blaze and a man was found dead inside, according to officials.  The woman was taken to the Lehigh Valley Regional Burn Center, and some responding troopers were treated for minor injuries at the St. Luke’s Monroe Campus, authorities said.  State police are investigating…

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by Mac Bullock
Greenwich
Police & Fire
Man Drives Car Off Greenwich Roadway Into Coastal Rocks Man Drives Car Off Greenwich Roadway Into Coastal Rocks
Man Drives Car Off Greenwich Roadway Into Coastal Rocks First responders rescued an elderly driver in Fairfield County after he drove off the end of a roadway and landed on the rocks keeping him from driving into Long Island Sound. According to Assistant Chief Mark Zuccerella of the Greenwich Police, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, when the man drove off the end of Steamboat Road. "Due to low tide, no water rescue was needed," Zuccerella said. The driver sustained an ankle injury and was transported to Stamford Hospital.  Greenwich Police did not identify the driver.  The investigation into why the sub…

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by Kathy Reakes
Capital District
News
Total Solar Eclipse Rescue: Injured NY Woman Pulled To Safety From Mountain In Path Of Totality Total Solar Eclipse Rescue: Injured NY Woman Pulled To Safety From Mountain In Path Of Totality
Total Solar Eclipse Rescue: Injured NY Woman Pulled To Safety From Mountain In Path Of Totality An injured woman was rescued during the height of the solar eclipse in an area in upstate New York that was in the path of totality. According to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, the incident began in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, April 8, at Adirondack trailheads in Franklin County, in the town of Santa Clara. Just after 4:30 p.m., authorities received a call about a hiker with a lower leg injury near the summit of Mount Saint Regis.  Due to the terrain and trail conditions, Forest Rangers called for assistance from the New York State Police (NYSP) Avia…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bergenfield
Police & Fire
HEARTBREAKING HISTORY: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years HEARTBREAKING HISTORY: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years
Heartbreaking History: Suicidal Teen Rescued From Hackensack River For 4TH Time In Two Years A troubled young local girl brought rescuers to a bridge over the Hackensack River for the fourth time in less than two years on Friday.  And like twice before, she nearly drowned. The girl also had guardian angels on her side once again -- this time a group of New Milford police officers. The youngster, now 16, was sitting on the edge of the Old New Bridge when Lt. Nelson Perez arrived around 2 p.m. April 12, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. The officer had gotten within 10 feet when she jumped, the chief said. The teen was treading water when Perez climbed over the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Keyport Man Rescued After Blowtorch Melts His Shoes To Basement Floor Keyport Man Rescued After Blowtorch Melts His Shoes To Basement Floor
Keyport Man Rescued After Blowtorch Melts His Shoes To Basement Floor A Monmouth County man was rescued after a blowtorch melted his shoes into the ground and fumes caused him to pass out, authorities said. In a Facebook post, Keyport police said it happened on the morning of Sunday, Apr. 7. According to Lincoln Hose 2273, Keyport firefighters responded to the home on Green Grove Avenue at around 6:30 a.m. Police said the older man was using the blowtorch when it caused his shoes to melt and get stuck to the ground. The torch and fire smoke caused him to pass out from the fumes. Officers carried him out of the basement and gave him oxygen. Firefighters quick…

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by Chris Spiker
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued From Water Under Dock On Hudson River In Westchester Woman Rescued From Water Under Dock On Hudson River In Westchester
Woman Rescued From Water Under Dock On Hudson River In Westchester Thanks to quick action from police and first responders, a woman was rescued from the Hudson River after jumping from a pier in Westchester.  The incident happened on Wednesday evening, March 27, when a woman jumped from a pier in the downtown waterfront area of Yonkers. A short time after, a retired Yonkers Police member found her shoes, glasses, and a note left on the pier and alerted authorities that some may have tried harming themselves, Yonkers Police announced on Monday, April 1.  Officers soon began looking at camera footage and confirmed that a woman had jumped into the H…

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by Ben Crnic
Baltimore
News
Drone Flight Restrictions In Place Following Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Drone Flight Restrictions In Place Following Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Drone Flight Restrictions In Place Following Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse A series of flight restrictions have been put in place for drone pilots by the Federal Aviation Administration as crews carry out rescue efforts following the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, March 26. RELATED: 2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse The restrictions surround five nautical miles of the Baltimore Vortac and have an altitude up to and including 2000 feet MSL, or “mean sea level.” See the map below from the FAA: Drone pilots: The FAA has flight restrictions in place around the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Do not interfere wit…

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by Valerie Musson
Greenburgh
Police & Fire
Injured Hiker Rescued From Trail At Park In Hartsdale Injured Hiker Rescued From Trail At Park In Hartsdale
Injured Hiker Rescued From Trail At Park In Hartsdale A woman was rescued from a narrow wooded trail in Westchester after suffering an injury while hiking, firefighters said. The events leading to the rescue happened on Saturday, March 16 around 2:20 p.m., when a hiker was injured while walking on a trail in Hart's Brook Park and Preserve in Hartsdale, according to the hamlet's fire department.  After a quick search of the area, first responders eventually found the woman on the Orange Trail about a quarter-mile into the woods and realized she would not be able to walk out of the park.  Because of this, the department loaded the wom…

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by Ben Crnic
Westport
Police & Fire
18 Rescued Following Westport Rowing Club Accident At Compo Beach 18 Rescued Following Westport Rowing Club Accident At Compo Beach
18 Rescued Following Westport Rowing Club Accident At Compo Beach Eighteen teens and juveniles, in addition to several others, were rescued after three rowing sculls overturned and the chase boat took on water at a Fairfield County beach. The incident occurred off Westport off Compo Beach on Long Island Sound around 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 20. According to Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police, police, fire and EMS responded to Compo Beach on a report that numerous people were in the water after a boat capsized. Responding units found a chaotic scene of youths swimming to shore, arriving by boat, and some still in the water near Cockenoe Isla…

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by Kathy Reakes
Frederick
News
Injured Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter In Frederick County Injured Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter In Frederick County
Injured Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter In Frederick County A Maryland State Police helicopter was required on Friday to rescue a hiker who got hurt and needed a save in Frederick County. On March 15, a 23-year-old needed aerial rescue after becoming injured while climbing at Chimney Rock, officials said.  First responders from Thurmont and other nearby agencies responded to the area to help the hiker until the helicopter arrived to the area.  A paramedic was lowered to the area, secured the hiker on a board, the two were hoisted to the helicopter and flown to Meritus Medical Center for treatment and evaluation of undisclosed injurie…

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt
Police & Fire
Person Lying On Tracks Rescued At Croton-Harmon Train Station Person Lying On Tracks Rescued At Croton-Harmon Train Station
Person Lying On Tracks Rescued At Croton-Harmon Train Station Rail traffic at a Northern Westchester train station was temporarily halted when an unconscious person was found lying on the tracks, fire officials said.  The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 15 around 2:45 p.m., when Croton-on-Hudson firefighters and police as well as MTA Police found an unconscious person on the tracks, the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department announced on Friday night, Feb. 16.  Metro-North officials then stopped rail traffic and disconnected power to the high-voltage third rail, allowing rescuers to reach the person. Soon, the patient was placed in a bask…

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by Ben Crnic
Teaneck
Police & Fire
MURDER-SUICIDE BID? 3 Hospitalized After Arsonist With Gasoline Ignites Teaneck Basement Fire MURDER-SUICIDE BID? 3 Hospitalized After Arsonist With Gasoline Ignites Teaneck Basement Fire
Murder-suicide BID? 3 Hospitalized After Arsonist With Gasoline Ignites Teaneck Basement Fire UPDATE: Two people have died following a suspicious gasoline-fed overnight basement fire in Teaneck that sources said was an attempted murder-suicide earlier this week. Firefighters were dousing the 12:30 a.m. blaze at a multi-family home on Palisade Avenue when they discovered and rescued three people trapped in a basement apartment on Monday, Feb. 19, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He identified them as Manjit Kaur, 47, 35-year-old Ranjodh Singh IV and an as-yet-unidentified woman. All three were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, but Manjit Kaur and the woman we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Four Injured In North Philadelphia Blaze, Fire Dept. Says Four Injured In North Philadelphia Blaze, Fire Dept. Says
Four Injured In North Philadelphia Blaze, Fire Dept. Says Three people were rescued from a burning home in North Philadelphia early Thursday morning, Feb. 8, fire officials told Daily Voice.  PFD was called to the 5200 block of C Street near Rising Sun Avenue in Olney around 1:20 a.m., a spokesperson said.  First responders arrived to find heavy fire on the first floor of a two-story home with multiple people trapped inside, according to authorities. The fire reached "all-hands" status and more than 60 firefighters eventually responded to the scene, the department said.  Four people were treated for injuries at the scene and then t…

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by Mac Bullock
North Rockland
Police & Fire
Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Falling 7 Stories In West Haverstraw Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Falling 7 Stories In West Haverstraw
Worker Airlifted To Hospital After Falling 7 Stories In West Haverstraw An employee of a Hudson Valley power plant is in critical condition after falling seven stories into the hopper in ductwork.  The incident took place in Rockland County around 5 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Bowline Power Plant in West Haverstraw. According to Chief Bob LaGrow of the West Haverstraw Fire Department, the worker fell into the shaft of the hopper of the ductwork and fell seven stories, landing on a base platform.  Firefighters searched for the employee, finding him on the second floor of the hopper, LaGrow said. Thinking they may need a technical rescue, a cal…

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by Kathy Reakes
Danbury
Police & Fire
House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced In Danbury House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced In Danbury
House Fire Sends Firefighter To Hospital, 14 Residents Displaced In Danbury A Fairfield County firefighter was taken to the hospital and 14 residents were left homeless following a two-alarm house fire. The blaze started in Danbury just after 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17 on Locust Avenue. Arriving firefighters found a 3-story, multi-family home with heavy smoke emitting from multiple sides, said Capt. Kevin Lunnie of the Danbury Fire Department. As crews made entry into the home they found a significant fire in the basement extending into the upper floors, Lunnie said. Occupants reported multiple individuals unaccounted for, prompting an immediate upgrade to a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Baltimore
Police & Fire
Families Displaced By Three-Alarm Windsor Mill Apartment Fire Days Before Christmas Families Displaced By Three-Alarm Windsor Mill Apartment Fire Days Before Christmas
Families Displaced By Three-Alarm Windsor Mill Apartment Fire Days Before Christmas Several families were displaced days before Christmas in Baltimore County when a three-alarm fire tore through an apartment and left them out in the cold. At least one person had to be rescued by fire crews who were called to the Tuscany Woods Apartment fire in Windsor Mill that broke out shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning on East Bend Court. WINDSOR MILL EAST BEND CT 3 ALARM FIRE. FIRE THROUGH THE ROOF @PVFC32 @ArbutusVFD — Baltimore Co. Volunteer Firefighter’s Association (@BaltCoVolFire) December 20, 2023 Investigators said that they were met at the building by flames coming…

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by Zak Failla
Chester
Traffic
5 Hurt When Chesco Police Chase Ends In Crash: Authorities 5 Hurt When Chesco Police Chase Ends In Crash: Authorities
5 Hurt When Chesco Police Chase Ends In Crash: Authorities Five people were taken to an area trauma center after a police chase ended with a car crash in Uwchlan Township late Monday night, Nov. 13, according to officials.  The three-vehicle crash happened near North Pottstown Pike and Gordon Drive around 11 p.m., said Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS. Photos from the scene showed severe damage to two sedans and a tractor-trailer separated from its back set of wheels.  Accident With Entrapment In Uwchlan Township On November 13th, 2023, At 23:01 hours the Lionville Fire Company along... Posted by Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS on Monday, Novembe…

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by Mac Bullock
West Orange
Police & Fire
Port Jervis Woman Rescued After 25-Foot Fall Down Embankment Port Jervis Woman Rescued After 25-Foot Fall Down Embankment
Port Jervis Woman Rescued After 25-Foot Fall Down Embankment A Hudson Valley woman who fell more than 25 feet down an embankment was rescued by police and firefighters. The incident took place in Orange County around 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2 in Port Jervis near the Mid-Delaware Bridge and the Delaware River.  Port Jervis Police officers responded to the area of Pike Street and Water Street near the bridge for a 911 report of a woman calling for help, the department said. Officers located the 37-year-old Port Jervis woman who had fallen down a steep embankment. After making their way to the woman, officers found the woman had significant injuri…

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by Kathy Reakes
Charles
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Boater Stranded On Marshy Island After Midnight Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Boater Stranded On Marshy Island After Midnight
Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Boater Stranded On Marshy Island After Midnight A Maryland State Police helicopter was required to save a boater who found himself in a precarious position after getting stranded when his boat ran aground. At around 12:40 a.m. on Thursday morning, state police received a call about a 22-year-old boater who got stranded in a marshy section of Taylor's Island in Dorchester.  The initial call came from the Dorchester County Fire and EMS Department after they were unable to get to the island by boat or by foot, leaving them in need of an aerial rescue. Pilots arrived about 50 feet above the boater at around 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. …

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk MA
News
Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail
Injured Mass Woman Rescued From New Hampshire Hiking Trail A 30-year-old Massachusetts woman was carried out from a popular New Hampshire hiking trail over the weekend after she suffered a "significant lower leg injury," authorities announced.  Leenah Hassan, of Boston, was hiking with friends on the Lonesome Lake trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire, around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. Hassan stopped along the three-mile loop to take a photo of the lake, slipped on a wet rock, and fell "awkwardly" on her leg, NH Fish and Game Conservation Officers said.  Cell phone service in that area is "spotty," but authorities received a 911…

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by Josh Lanier
Bedford
Police & Fire
Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford
Injured Hiker Rescued From Wooded Preserve In Bedford After becoming injured miles-deep in the woods at a nature preserve in Northern Westchester, a hiker had to be rescued by first responders.  The rescue happened on Sunday, Aug. 20 around 10:45 a.m., when the Banksville Fire Department received a report of an injured hiker at the Mianus River Gorge Preserve in Bedford.  According to the department, the hiker was around two miles deep into the forest and was unable to leave the preserve without help from first responders.  Minutes later, fire crews arrived at the preserve and used all-terrain vehicles to help get the hiker out…

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by Ben Crnic
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Poughkeepsie Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue Poughkeepsie Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue
Poughkeepsie Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue A Hudson Valley man was rescued by firefighters and EMS after he rolled his lawn mower down a steep embankment. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4:20 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18 in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh, the fire department responded to a report of an injured man who had rolled his lawn mower down a steep embankment on Cardinal Road. Paramedic Engine 32-15 arrived on the scene and found the man approximately halfway down a steep embankment in the rear of a single-family home. Due to the steep slope of the embankment, it w…

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by Kathy Reakes
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Three In Two Separate Missions Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Three In Two Separate Missions
Maryland State Police Helicopter Crew Rescues Three In Two Separate Missions Maryland State Police helicopters were busy in neighboring West Virginia on Sunday. A state police helicopter crew crossed state lines twice on Sunday to rescue three people in a pair of back-to-back hoist missions on Sunday, Aug. 13. The long day began shortly after 7:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, when crews were called to a stretch of woods in Tucker County, where a father suffered an injury while hiking with his 13-year-old son the day before. Once overhead, the 49-year-old injured hiker, and his teen son were located along the Red Creek Trail in Dolly Sods along the river, where they ho…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Woman After Car Plunges Off Cliff Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Woman After Car Plunges Off Cliff
Maryland State Police Helicopter Unit Rescues Woman After Car Plunges Off Cliff Maryland State Police troopers came to the rescue of a woman in West Virginia after she was driving and took a precipitous fall off a cliff. A 19-year-old driver was trapped in her vehicle after it went off the road, over a cliff, and down a 70-foot embankment above the Cacapon River near the Maryland-West Virginia state line. The crash siteMorgan County EMS via Maryland State Police The crash was reported at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Monday in Morgan County, West Virginia. Troopers were able to extricate the woman from her vehicle and place her on an inflatable raft. She was then flo…

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by Zak Failla
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
Forest Rangers Rescue Lost Hiker In Olive After Hours-Long Search Forest Rangers Rescue Lost Hiker In Olive After Hours-Long Search
Forest Rangers Rescue Lost Hiker In Olive After Hours-Long Search A lost hiker in the Hudson Valley was rescued by forest rangers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation after a search that took several hours. The incident took place in Ulster County around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 31 in the Slide Mountain Wilderness area in the town of Olive. The search began when Forest Ranger Horn overheard radio traffic on the Ulster County 911 channel about a lost hiker with early signs of dementia near Bradkin Road in the Slide Mountain Wilderness, DEC officials said. A 73-year-old had last been seen by her husband while hiking an unmarked tra…

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by Kathy Reakes
Washington
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves One Injured, Displaces Residents In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves One Injured, Displaces Residents In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Leaves One Injured, Displaces Residents In Maryland (Developing) First responders in Washington County made some bold rescues after a two-alarm fire broke out in a three-story Hagerstown apartment on Friday morning. Shortly after 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department were called to the 100 block of East Washington Street, where there was reports of smoke coming from the building with people trapped inside. Upon arrival, firefighters found a blaze on the second floor of the building, and at least one resident of the apartment had to be rescued from a window on the front of a building. A second alarm was called as bystand…

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Resident Rescued From Burning Home In Philadelphia, Authorities Say Resident Rescued From Burning Home In Philadelphia, Authorities Say
Resident Rescued From Burning Home In Philadelphia, Authorities Say One person was pulled from their burning West Philadelphia home and treated for injuries early on Tuesday, Aug. 1, according to authorities.  It happened near the corner of North 57th and Harmer streets around 6 a.m., the Fire Department confirmed to Daily Voice.  The resident was rescued, evaluated at the scene by first responders, and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, PFD said. His condition as of Tuesday afternoon was not clear.  The cause of the blaze is under investigation by the Fire Marshal, a department spokesperson added.

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by Mac Bullock