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Station 14's Fire Department Memorial Page
The Baltimore
County Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of Retired Division
Chief A. Danelle England-Dansicker.
Kind words from the Chief of the Baltimore County Fire
Department, John J. Hohman:
Our Department this week mourns the loss of Ret. Division
Chief A. Danelle England-Dansicker, who died April 21 at age 52. Some of our
younger members may not be aware that Danelle was the first woman firefighter in
the Baltimore County Fire Department, and the highest-ranking woman in the
Department's history. She was a true pioneer, and I want to take this
opportunity to share a little information about her.
Danelle came from a firefighting family; the Englands were, and continue to be,
active members of the Pikesville VFC. Danelle was determined to become a career
firefighter, even though at that time the field was virtually closed to women.
She joined the Department in 1978, and, over the course of a distinguished
27-year career, she destroyed the myth that firefighting was for men only.
Anybody that came after her knew women could do the job.
Danelle loved the more challenging physical aspects of firefighting. She was a
member of the original advanced tactical rescue team and relished activities
such as rappelling out of helicopters to perform high-rise rescues.
Danelle was promoted to battalion chief in 2001 and to division chief in 2005.
She was tough, but fair and considerate, when dealing with personnel in the
station and on the fireground. She asked for no favors. Indeed, she probably
would be a bit dismayed that we remember her as a pioneer for women, because all
she really wanted was to be remembered as a good firefighter. Which she was.
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It is
with great sadness that the Baltimore County Fire Department announce
the Line of Duty Passing of FADO Tom Rice (Station 1B) on 1/21/09
Tom was a Fire Apparatus Driver and Operator (FADO) with
22 years of service in the Baltimore County Fire Department. He served
at numerous stations, including the
Parkville Fire Station 10 and
Towson Fire Station 1. He was an instructor with the Maryland Fire
and Rescue Institute (MFRI) as well as the BCoFD Fire Rescue Academy.
In addition, he was a member of the Providence Volunteer Fire Company
and served as Captain for a number of years. He fought a hard battle
with pancreatic cancer in true "TR" style. He will truly be missed.
Links to information on Tom:
http://www.iafflocal1311.org/DEATHS.htm
http://www.pvfc29.com/
http://www.iaff.org/HS/lodd/lodd_announce.asp
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made in Tommy's memory to: Metropolitan Fire fighters Burn Center fund,
P.O. Box 480, Pasadena, Maryland 21122 (410) 426-2876 |
It is with great
sadness that the Baltimore County Fire Department announce the Line of Duty
Passing of PM/FF Brian Neville (Station 11A) on October 16, 2008.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of Local 1311
member Paramedic/Fire Fighter Brian D. Neville, Station 11-A (Hillendale, Loch
Raven Boulevard), this date. Brother Neville was working in a higher capacity as
EMS Lieutenant, Station 17-A (Texas, York Road). Although he was only a member
for just under eight years, he touched many in the Fire Department family, as
well as the citizens he served in his short but dedicated career.
Brother Neville would have been 33 years of age this December. Just as he was
dedicated to the Fire Service, he was also a dedicated family man, and sadly
leaves behind his young wife, Catie, and three small children, Carson (5 yrs),
Cameron (4 yrs), and Carleigh (2-1/2 mos.). Brian’s passing is considered by the
IAFF, Local 1311, and the Baltimore County Fire Department to be a Line of Duty
Death (LODD).
All arrangements will be with full Fire Department honors, as appropriate for
a LODD.
At this point, viewings will be held at Ruck Funeral Home in Towson (1050
York Road, at West Road). Exact times for viewings are still to be determined. A
full Fire Department with interment at Dulaney Memorial Gardens is anticipated.
More information will be forthcoming as soon as it is available.
We want to take this opportunity not only to pass on condolences to both
Stations 11 and 17, but commend them as well on their expressions of brotherly
love and support today. In the meantime, please keep the entire Neville family
and Fire Department Family in your thoughts and prayers.
Respectfully,
Michael K. Day Sr.
President
 Local
IAFF 1311 information about Brian
 Harford
County Foundation information about Brian
It is with great
sadness that the Baltimore County Fire Department announce the Line of Duty
Passing of FADO Jarrett Dixon (Station 5B) on January 12, 2008.
Jarrett
was more than just a member of our department. He was a mentor, teacher,
advisor, and friend to so many. He spent assignments at the Fire Rescue
Academy as a recruit instructor and served as the Battalion Training Facilitator
for his division on B shift. He orchestrated the continuing education of
his brothers and sisters because he knew the value of keeping oneself safe by
being proficient at one's job. He recently contacted Station 14 in an
effort to arrange HAZMAT Training for his shift and, in true Jarrett fashion, he
ended his communication by saying "As always ...offering any assistance you
need". He ended that e-mail the way he lived his life - offering a
piece of himself to advance others. He will be truly missed by his
immediate family and by the members of his extended Baltimore County Fire
Department family.
In
addition, a photo gallery from the service is available at the following link:
It is with great
sadness that the Baltimore County Fire Department announce the passing of Lt.
Chris Frock of Station 56 B Shift. He was laid to rest on November 29,
2007. He will be greatly missed.
Comments from FS Yogi Schreiber (15-D) and
Captain Joe Griebel (6-C) appear in the Dundalk Eagle.
Click on this icon to see a
music driven Power Point about our fallen brothers:
The Audio Clips of the fatal
fire are available here.
Firefighter John McCruden
14 C
Shift
August 5, 2004
John Michael McCruden, a retired Baltimore County firefighter and paramedic who
played the bagpipes at many police and firefighter funerals, died of cancer
Sunday at his Brooklandville home. He was 62.
Attired in his McKenzie, Royal Stewart or County Cork plaid kilts, he frequently
played "Amazing Grace" on World War II-vintage ivory-and-silver pipes.
"Firefighter McCruden was the most recognized and most requested ambassador from
our department in 25 years," said Baltimore County Fire Chief John J. Hohman.
Born of Irish and Scottish descent in Baltimore, and raised on Jonquil Avenue
and in New York City, he earned money by walking horses at Pimlico Race Course.
He dropped out of high school and joined the Maryland National Guard's 19th
Special Forces detachment -- the Green Berets.
After he broke his leg in an Army parachuting accident and left the service, he
was hired by the County Fire Department in 1970. The next year, he was assigned
to the Brooklandville station, Old Court and Falls roads, remaining there until
he retired in 2002.
The hardest moments in his job were helping children and their families at fire
scenes, said his wife of nearly three years, Elizabeth Clagett Nuttle.
Family members said that as a child living in New York, he often broke away from
his family when he heard marching bands in parades. "He loved the bagpipers and
watching the joy they brought the spectators," his wife said.
In 1974, he began taking formal instruction in bagpipe playing.
"Piping was the love of his life. When John was piping, he dreamed his dreams,"
said Jim Quigg, his Glasgow-born instructor and pipe major of the Loch Raven
Pipe Band.
Mr. McCruden was a pipe major in the John F. Nicoll Pipe Band, which marched in
the 1988 procession through Baltimore to mark the bicentennial of the U.S.
Constitution and the naming of Federal Hill. He played at the annual Fallen
Heroes ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens and at the National Fire
Academy's annual October memorial service at its Emmitsburg campus for
firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Mr. McCruden, who maintained a library of Irish music, played at weddings and
family reunions, as well as the opening day of Roland Park Country School.
Family members said he enjoyed explaining the music and history of bagpipes.
At funerals, he would usually play "Amazing Grace" as he walked away from the
grave site, explaining to mourners that he was piping the departed soul to
heaven. Then Mr. McCruden would begin playing a Celtic jig or reel -- as a sign
that the soul had the opportunity to reach its final destination.
At the time of his retirement from the county department, Mr. McCruden was given
honorary firefighter status by the Baltimore City Fire Department in honor of
his devotion to playing the pipes for many burial details.
"He never turned down any family," city fire Battalion Commander Raymond O.
Devilbiss Jr. told The Sun at the time.
His funeral, with county Fire Department honors, will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include three sons, Michael G. McCruden of
White Marsh, Chad Edward McCruden of Owings Mills and Gregory M. Johnston of
Hillsborough, N.J. His wife of 22 years, the former Mary Ann Keogh, died in
1992.
Baltimore County Fire Department Line of Duty Deaths
 FS
Thomas Brown
Station 6 12/20/03
 FF
James A. Kimbel
Station 6 10/22/84
 FF
Henry W. Rayner, Jr Station 6
10/22/84
 FF
Walter J. Bawroski, Sr Station 6
10/22/84
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