Baltimore City Truck 21 Crashes on Icy Road, Firefighters Hurt

The Baltimore rig was headed to a fire when it struck a parked semi near the Harbor Tunnel.
Jan. 19, 2026

Four Baltimore firefighters were injured late Sunday when their aerial rig struck a semi on an icy highway.

Truck 21 was responding to a fire about 11:30 p.m. when the collision occurred on Chesapeake and Maude Avenues near the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

Four firefighters aboard were treated for minor injuries, The Banner reported.

There was no word on the operator of the parked rig that was hit.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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