HdG Firefighters Help in Derailment Response

Havre de Grace assisted in the response to Tuesday's CSX train derailment near the Baltimore City-Baltimore County line.

The Susquehanna Hose Company reported that it sent an engine to Baltimore County's Station 16 (Golden Ring) so Baltimore could work the derailment/explosion scene.

Volunteers from Aberdeen, Bel Air, Abingdon, Jarrettsville, Joppa Magnolia and Fallston volunteer fire companies were also "relocating to Baltimore County stations," according to the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association. "Harford County stations and apparatus will continued to be staffed by additional volunteer fire and EMS personnel to handle both Harford and Baltimore County emergencies."

Baltimore County firefighters were working with CSX to determine the most effective method of extinguishing the fire late Tuesday, according to Baltimore County Fire Chief John Hohman.