Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) began a county-wide program Jan. 1 to give “cold responses” to certain non-life threatening emergencies. The program will be ongoing. Under the program, emergency vehicles might not flash their lights or use sirens when responding to non-critical emergencies, like fractures. Emergency medical dispatchers would determine whether or not […]
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January 9, 2020 |
March 12, 2019 |
Firefighters Rescue Worker Trapped in Ditch in Germantown
Firefighters rescued a worker who was trapped in a ditch at a worksite on Germantown Road. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue, provides the details: Here’s how Piringer described the rescue via Twitter: Update – Germantown Technical ‘trench’ Rescue, Rt118 Germantown Road between Middlebrook Road and Wisteria Drive, 1 adult male worker […]
February 15, 2015 |
MCFRS Ambulance Crew Hospitalized After Being Struck by A Vehicle
UPDATED A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) volunteer ambulance crew is hospitalized with serious injuries today after being struck by a vehicle overnight while on duty at I-495 between River Road and I-270. Maryland State Police have identified the volunteers as Glen Echo Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Thomas Schryver, 26, and […]
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