Crime & Safety
Rope Rescue on Savage Mill Trail is Training: Officials
Don't be surprised to see special operations personnel out in force in Savage on Friday.

SAVAGE, MD – Emergency personnel will be conducting a rescue drill on the Savage Mill Trail, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services advised Friday morning.
The drill is anticipated to last from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 15, according to the advisory.
Special operations crews will be conducting a rope rescue drill along the trail, officials said.
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Pictured, first responders trained near the I-70 bridge at the Howard-Baltimore county line in 2013. Photo Credit: Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.
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