Bill would require Baltimore City firefighters to restrict scene of emergencies

Caution tape remains up at the scene of a deadly fire which claimed the lives of three Baltimore firefighters Monday, and left another one critically injured. The firefighters were inside the vacant rowhome in the 200 block of S. Stricker St. in the city's New Southwest/Mount Clare neighborhood when it partially collapsed. — Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun
Caution tape remains up at the scene of a deadly fire which claimed the lives of three Baltimore firefighters Monday, and left another one critically injured. The firefighters were inside the vacant rowhome in the 200 block of S. Stricker St. in the city’s New Southwest/Mount Clare neighborhood when it partially collapsed.

PUBLISHED: February 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM EST

Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos wants to see the city’s fire department do more to protect survivors of fires and other emergencies in the city. A bill introduced by Ramos Monday would require the Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) to put up yellow tape to establish a restricted perimeter around the scene of an emergency. […]