Update: 10:19 pm EST: Fallen Firefighter Identified. Firefighter Mark Falkenhan, 43, died after being injured at a 4 alarm apartment fire in Baltimore County. Falkenhan had retired from Baltimore County as paramedic about five years ago and went to work for U.S. Secret Service and was a volunteer for Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company. Falkenhan was married and had two children.
All apologies for errors in information last night. I had misspelled the firefighters last name.
Update: 9:31 pm EST: There are confirmed reports that a Firefighter from the Lutherville Volunteer Fire Department has died as a result of injuries from this fire in Baltimore County.
The firefighter was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Towson, where he later died.
Update: 9:14 pm EST: There isn’t a lot of news on this fire yet…details are still emerging.
The fire was contained to one apartment building and was believed to have started on the second floor. Credit Doug Donovan SOURCE HERE
Four Alarms have been sounded for a fire at the Crossing apartment complex at 30 Dowling Circle in Baltimore County. The call came in around 7pm tonight.
A firefighter and two others have been transported to area hospitals for injuries sustained in the fire.
The firefighter was rescued by other firefighters after transmitting a Mayday.
Visit the Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company online here
Visit the Baltimore County FD online here
More Coverage links direct to the story:
- Firefighter Nation
- CBS Baltimore
- ABC 2
- Baltimore Sun
- Fox 45 Baltimore
- WBALTV
- STATter911.com
- SideCharlie.com
Mark’s last name was “Falkenhan” not Faulkenhan. He worked for the Baltimore County Fire Department for over a decade as a paramedic and firefighter and was also the past chief at Middle River Rescue in the county. He did not retire from the department. He left to take a job as a paramedic with a tactical response team for the Secret Service a little over five years ago and he was also a former trainer with MFRI at the University of Maryland.