Operations & Training

Woman Killed in Boyds, MD, House Fire

Dec. 3, 2024

Montgomery County firefighters, who encountered hoarding conditions, found the victim on the second floor.

Susan Nicol

A woman was found dead by firefighters following a blaze in Boyds early Tuesday.

Neighbors called 9-1-1 after midnight saying they saw heavy smoke coming from the house on White's Ferry Road.

Crews encountered heavy fire and cluttered conditions in the two-story house, WJLA reported.

The fire remains under investigation.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

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.