Silver Hill, Morningside fire stations among nation's busiest

The Silver Hill and Morningside fire departments were among the busiest stations nationwide in 2009, according to a new survey released in August by Firehouse Magazine, an industry publication.

The Silver Hill station was ranked the 10th busiest in the U.S., and the Morningside station was the 14th busiest when it came to heavy rescue operations, such as pulling drivers out of overturned cars or other rescue operations that require more than the usual amount of equipment, according to the magazine's 29th annual survey. The magazine collected data from 287 jurisdictions in 47 states, the District of Columbia and six Canadian provinces that chose to take part in the survey this year. Prince George's County and Baltimore city were the only jurisdictions in Maryland to participate.