All Inquiries should be directed to the Baltimore City Fire Department’s Community Outreach, Recruitment and Education Division located at 401 E. Fayette Street 6th. fl. (443-984-3878 or 443-984-2632), email bcfd.core@baltimorecity.gov.

For any emergency please call 9-1-1. If you have a specific question about your neighborhood please call your Patrol District office.

If you have been a victim of domestic violence and are interested in seeking a protect order you can find more information on the Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice's (MOCJ) web site. There are several organizations in Baltimore providing assistance to victims of domestic violence who can help navigate the process and provide additional resources. You can also visit the MOCJ web site to see a full list of organizations and their contact information. Here are two organizations from that list that can help:

• Turnaround Inc. 443-279-0379
• House of Ruth 410-889-7884

Operation Crime Watch is designed to prevent and reduce crime in Baltimore by creating and supporting neighborhood-based block watch and citizen patrol programs through a partnership between the citizens of Baltimore, the Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice, the Baltimore City Police Department and the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). Citizens and police officers will support each other in preventing and reducing crime thorugh more effective communication and by creating problem-solving relationships appropriate to each community.

Many City buildings are designated as emergency shelters, but not all will be operating during an emergency. Please tune into the news (WBAL 1090 AM radio is our primary alerting partner) or check our Facebook and Twitter pages to find the closest, open shelter.

Connect with the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management and get alerts via Facebook, Twitter, eMail and SMS.

For Parking Citations, you can send a written request to Patapsco District Court, 700 East Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD. 21225. Include in your response a brief explanation as to why you are unable to attend on the assigned date, your name, citation number, and tag number. If you would like to discuss this with District Court, contact them at 410-878-8300. For Red Light Camera Citations, you can send a written request to Wabash District Court, 5800 Wabash Avenue, Baltimore, MD. 21215. Include in your response a brief explanation as to why you are unable to attend on the assigned date, your name, citation number, and tag number. If you would like to discuss this with District Court, contact them at 410-878-8000.

 You can pay online, over the phone, by mail, or in-person.

The Baltimore City Fire Department investigates and produces a report on any fire or when someone is treated and transported to a hospital. To obtain a report, you can mail a request to the Fire Department at 401 E. Fayette St, Sixth Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202 ATTN: Incident Reports or you can visit the same location to obtain a report. The cost is $25 payable by check or money order.

At this time, fees cannot be paid online. To make a payment, please contact the Office of the Fire Marshal at 410.396.5752.