Montgomery Community Media

Over 60 Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire in the 13600 block of Pine View Lane in North Potomac on April 11. Pete Piringer, the public information officer for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, described efforts to extinguish the blaze as a “firefight” on his Twitter account. Piringer said four occupants escaped […]

Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of a three-alarm building fire at Shady Grove Road and Gaither Road at an apartment complex in Rockville known as the Gables Upper Rock. Pete Piringer, public information officer for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, reports the call came in about 4:15 a.m. today (April 1). […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a two-alarm blaze that occurred at the Manor Apartments at 14300 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring on March 27. Public Information Officer Pete Piringer reports on his Twitter account that dozens of residents were evacuated from the three-story structure. He said eight apartments were damaged in the blaze and multiple […]

UPDATED A house fire in the 14600 block of Snapdragon Circle in North Potomac caused $375,000 in damage. Montgomery County firefighters responded to the blaze in the basement of the house at 9:30 p.m. on March 23. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Beth Anne Nesselt said the first arriving units reported smoke showing and requested additional […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a two-alarm fire at 12100 Sweet Clover Drive in Silver Spring on Jan. 25. The call was dispatched at 4:30 p.m. and additional resources were requested at 4:43 p.m., according to Spokesperson Beth Anne Nesselt of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. “Firefighters arrived on the […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a fatal kitchen fire in Kensington. It happened at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 22 in the 3900 block of Decatur Avenue. At the scene, firefighters found a 70-year-old man severely burned in the kitchen area of the home. According to a fire official, preliminary information indicates the man was […]

UPDATED A four-year-old boy was killed in a two-alarm fire at the Cider Mill apartment complex on Jan. 8 and several other residents were injured, according to Montgomery County fire officials. The blaze was reported shortly after 4 p.m. in the 18200 block of Lost Knife Circle in Montgomery Village. Firefighters used ground ladders to […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters responded to the report of a fire on the roof of the Days Inn at 8040 13th Avenue in Silver Spring shortly before 8 p.m. on Sept. 23. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham reports on his Twitter account that the fire is out and no injuries have been reported. According to […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) units were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 9300 block of Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring about 3:43 p.m. on Aug. 27 for the initial report of smoke in the building. First-arriving units reported heavy smoke conditions and fire showing and requested additional units. A […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to the the scene of a house fire at 13217 Moran Drive in North Potomac on Aug. 20. Assistant Chief Scott Graham reports the fire was on two of three floors of a single family house. He said the blaze was quickly put out and there have been no reports of […]