BALTIMORE — Christopher Higgins, a veteran Maryland firefighter who died in the line of duty Saturday evening, started at a volunteer fire company in Anne Arundel County.
Higgins, a 46-year-old firefighter with the Montgomery County Fire Department, died while battling a fire on Bradford Lane in Laurel. He has spent 23 years as a firefighter, including his start at the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Company in Severna Park.
“It is with profound sadness and very heavy hearts that we share the untimely passing of Firefighter Christopher Higgins, a career Montgomery County Firefighter as well as a Volunteer Firefighter with Anne Arundel County, Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company in Severna Park,” the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said in a statement. “Chris made the ultimate sacrifice last night, January 11, 2025 while responding to a fire in Prince George’s County.”
According to the Montgomery County Fire Department, Higgins was working at a house fire in Prince George’s County when he collapsed. He was taken to the hospital where he was unable to be revived after “extensive resuscitation efforts,” according to the department…