Montgomery Community Media

Olney mother Mannie Wong was reunited with two retired fire and rescue officials who saved her life Feb. 1 at an automated external defibrillator (AED) and CPR training session hosted by the Olney Rotary Club. Retired Paramedic and Captain Jeremy Gruber of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) and Retired Battalion Chief Henry […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce recognized public safety officers for acts of heroism at their annual Public Safety Awards breakfast on Friday. MyMCMedia spoke to Montgomery County Police Officers Bradley Feldman and Michelle Barger about what they did to receive an honor from the community. Feldman, Shortfall Honored for Saving Teenagers from Knife-Wielding Man in […]

It will surprise no one that many of the top stories in MyMCMedia’s web traffic over the past week revolved around public safety, particularly at schools. Three stories are directly related to Rockville High School. Two, however, are older stories. One involves a Wheaton home invasion March 1. The other describes how police are still looking […]

A Gaithersburg man received an “Everyday Citizen Hero” award from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services for his quick-thinking and calm composure for applying CPR and using an automatic electronic defibrillator to save a man who had a heart attack. Kevin Owens, 47, said he was leading a cycling class at the Rockville Life Time […]