Frederick County plans to hire 32 firefighters in the coming years using money from an $8.6 million Federal Emergency Management Administration grant, County Executive Jan Gardner said Friday.
Battalion Chief Joshua Laird was a pleasure to be around. He always had that twinkle in his eye that betrayed his mischievousness. I first met Josh when he joined the Division of Fire and Rescue Services as a rookie. I would frequently see him at various fire stations, in particular Station …
Frederick County’s Division of Fire and Rescue Services should revise its standard operating procedures to provide strategies for fighting basement fires like the one that led to the death of a battalion chief in an August 2021 Ijamsville fire, according to a report released Friday.
As the family of fallen firefighter Battalion Chief Joshua Laird copes with the loss of a beloved father and husband, one less burden they’ll have to bear is the cost of a home mortgage.
While the Frederick Police Department and the Frederick County Fire and Rescue have been meeting on the gridiron for years now, organizers of the annual game said there was more on their mind this year.
Larry and Kristie Lofland don’t know the Laird family, but they know loss.
When Erin Laird had pictured what her father's end of life celebration would be like, she thought she'd be in her 60s.
In the days that followed Battalion Chief Joshua Laird’s death from injuries he sustained in an Ijamsville house fire, an army of people mobilized to support his family.
Hundreds of visitors waiting to honor a fallen hero in Emmitsburg Monday watched, through photos, as Battalion Chief Joshua Laird grew up before their eyes.
When the next class of rookies enters the Frederick County fire and rescue service, there’s a good chance they’ll hear the story of Battalion Chief Joshua Laird.
Words cannot adequately convey the loss our community is feeling following Wednesday’s line-of-duty death of Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services Capt. Joshua Laird.
Frederick County fire crews and officials on Thursday continued to investigate the two-alarm fire that claimed the life of one of their own the day before.
A Frederick County fire department captain died after falling through the floor of a house that caught fire in Ijamsville Wednesday night, according to officials.
Frederick County plans to hire 32 firefighters in the coming years using money from an $8.6 million Federal Emergency Management Administration grant, County Executive Jan Gardner said Friday.
Battalion Chief Joshua Laird was a pleasure to be around. He always had that twinkle in his eye that betrayed his mischievousness. I first met Josh when he joined the Division of Fire and Rescue Services as a rookie. I would frequently see him at various fire stations, in particular Station …
Frederick County’s Division of Fire and Rescue Services should revise its standard operating procedures to provide strategies for fighting basement fires like the one that led to the death of a battalion chief in an August 2021 Ijamsville fire, according to a report released Friday.
As the family of fallen firefighter Battalion Chief Joshua Laird copes with the loss of a beloved father and husband, one less burden they’ll have to bear is the cost of a home mortgage.
While the Frederick Police Department and the Frederick County Fire and Rescue have been meeting on the gridiron for years now, organizers of the annual game said there was more on their mind this year.
Larry and Kristie Lofland don’t know the Laird family, but they know loss.
When Erin Laird had pictured what her father's end of life celebration would be like, she thought she'd be in her 60s.
In the days that followed Battalion Chief Joshua Laird’s death from injuries he sustained in an Ijamsville house fire, an army of people mobilized to support his family.
Hundreds of visitors waiting to honor a fallen hero in Emmitsburg Monday watched, through photos, as Battalion Chief Joshua Laird grew up before their eyes.
When the next class of rookies enters the Frederick County fire and rescue service, there’s a good chance they’ll hear the story of Battalion Chief Joshua Laird.
Words cannot adequately convey the loss our community is feeling following Wednesday’s line-of-duty death of Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services Capt. Joshua Laird.
Frederick County fire crews and officials on Thursday continued to investigate the two-alarm fire that claimed the life of one of their own the day before.
