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Volunteer Firefighter, Chief In PA, MD Dies Suddenly, Fund Says Volunteer Firefighter, Chief In PA, MD Dies Suddenly, Fund Says
Volunteer Firefighter, Chief In PA, MD Dies Suddenly, Fund Says A volunteer firefighter serving in Maryland and Pennsylvania for over 40 years has died "unexpectedly", a GoFundMe launched to help launch his family announced on Saturday, Sept. 7.  Chief Tracy L. Tomlinson, 57, of Kirkwood, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 5, according to his obituary posted on Shivery Funeral Home, Inc.'s website. He was born in West Grove and was a graduate of Solanco High School. The Robert Fulton Fire Company explained his career as follows: "He became a member of Robert Fulton Fire Company in September of 1983, joining…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Support Swells For Employees Of Galvinell Meat Company Following $2.5M Fire In Maryland Support Swells For Employees Of Galvinell Meat Company Following $2.5M Fire In Maryland
Support Swells For Employees Of Galvinell Meat Company Following $2.5M Fire In Maryland Gone, but not forgotten. A community is rallying around the owners and employees of the Galvinell Meat Company in Cecil County to support them after a massive two-alarm fire burned down the building and caused upwards of $2.5 million in damage late last month, though they have vowed to rebuild. On Tuesday, April 30, an early morning fire destroyed a well-known Cecil County meat butchering shop, causing an estimated $2.5 million in damages.  Community Fire Company of Rising Su "Our beloved family business, Galvinell Meat Company, was tragically destroyed in a fire," a family me…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Killed In House Blaze May Have Been Trying To Extinguish It: Maryland Fire Marshal Man Killed In House Blaze May Have Been Trying To Extinguish It: Maryland Fire Marshal
Man Killed In House Blaze May Have Been Trying To Extinguish It: Maryland Fire Marshal A 55-year-old man was killed - while possibly trying to extinguish - an attic fire that broke out in a Cecil County home on Friday morning, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Jeffrey Scot Jackson has been preliminarily identified by fire investigators as the person who was pulled from a Cooper Street home by members of the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun.  The fire was reported at approximately 4:20 a.m. on April 19.  First responders in Rising Sun and other nearby agencies were called to the one-story home, where they were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dog Killed In Cecil County When Camper Goes Up In Flames: Fire Marshal Dog Killed In Cecil County When Camper Goes Up In Flames: Fire Marshal
Dog Killed In Cecil County When Camper Goes Up In Flames: Fire Marshal A Maryland family is mourning the loss of a pet who was killed when a camper caught fire in Cecil County over the weekend. Crews from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun were called into action shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, when a blaze broke out on McGrady Rose, officials said. It took a team of more than two dozen firefighters just 10 minutes to get the flames under control, but not before a dog perished in the fire. The fire caused an estimated $8,000 in damage. Officials say that the fire was caused by a rear electrical cord reel that heated up and sparked the fla…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mushroom Farm Damaged By Fast-Moving $500K Cecil County Fire Mushroom Farm Damaged By Fast-Moving $500K Cecil County Fire
Mushroom Farm Damaged By Fast-Moving $500K Cecil County Fire Hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages were reported when a massive fire broke out at a large mushroom farm in Cecil county overnight. An employee at the West Coast Mushroom Farm on Ebenezer Church Road reported a fire that broke out at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 30, prompting a heavy response from first responders. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it took a team of more than three dozen firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun and nearby agencies approximately a half hour to get the flames under control, though the damage was already do…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation
Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation Fire investigators in Maryland declared a garage in Cecil County a complete loss after an early morning blaze broke out in Colora, authorities announced. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, a 20-foot by 20-foot wood-framed garage in the 2500 block of Liberty Road went up in flames, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, though it remains unclear what caused it. A crew of 20 firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun took an estimated half-hour to get the flames under control, but the blaze caused approximately $20,000 in damage to the destroyed gar…

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by Zak Failla
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Accidental Shed Fire Causes Thousands Of Dollars In Damage For Maryland Homeowner Accidental Shed Fire Causes Thousands Of Dollars In Damage For Maryland Homeowner
Accidental Shed Fire Causes Thousands Of Dollars In Damage For Maryland Homeowner An accidental shed fire in Maryland caused thousands of dollars worth of damage for a Cecil County homeowner, according to the state fire marshal. A structure fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5 in the unit block of Colonial Way in Rising Sun, when smoke was found coming from the inside of a shed in the yard of an area home. Six firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun responded to the property, and were able to extinguish the fire within minutes, though the shed sustained extensive damage to both the interior and exterior of the structure. In tota…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Accused Of Setting Estranged Wife's Mustang On Fire: Officials Maryland Man Accused Of Setting Estranged Wife's Mustang On Fire: Officials
Maryland Man Accused Of Setting Estranged Wife's Mustang On Fire: Officials A serial burner is facing charges in Maryland after being busted for allegedly setting a Mustang on fire that belonged to his estranged wife, authorities announced. In Cecil County, Aaron William Repsher, 35, was arrested following an investigation into a car fire that was reported inside a Rising Sun garage that was intentionally set on Sunday, June 26. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Deputy State Fire Marshals responded to a Wilson Road home after the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun extinguished a fire within a detached, two-car garage, officials said. Firefighters told inves…

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by Zak Failla