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Recently retired William “Alan” Hinde served Montgomery County for 45 years. On Friday, Hinde was recognized for his commitment to fire service at the 45th Public Safety Awards Luncheon, where he won the Chief Leslie B. Thomas Community Service Award. According to Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, as a child, Hinde “sustained serious burns to […]

A number of public safety officers were honored at this year’s 45 Annual Public Safety Awards Luncheon at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & County Conference Center in North Bethesda. The event was emceed by NBC4’s Leon Harris and Doug Kammerer. The event is organized by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. Make sure to […]

A fire in the Wheaton area has displaced “dozens,” according to Pete Piringer the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue. Piringer said on Twitter that firefighters responded to calls of a fire at a townhouse in the Ingram Terrace neighborhood at around 2:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Piringer said that the fire was caused by […]

According to Pete Piringer, the chief spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services, 24 apartment units at the Saybrooke Apartment building on Sunny Brook Terrace in Gaithersburg were affected by a fire Friday. The initial 911 call came at 1:30 p.m. from a passerby in the “area of mid-county highway and Woodfield Road,” said Piringer. Update […]

Firefighters responded to a home in Germantown around 5 a.m. Thursday morning to find the home engulfed in flames. Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, Pete Piringer says the homeowner discovered and reported the fire upon returning home. Piringer said the blaze occurred in the 21000 block of Emerald Drive. When entering the […]

Georgetown Hill Early School and Woodley Gardens Swim Club in Rockville caught fire Sunday, causing the daycare center to close Monday. After the fire, Peter Cromwell, CEO of Georgetown Hill, posted a comment to Georgetown Hill’s Facebook page. He said the damage to the buildings were “significant.” “At this time, we do not know the […]

Police have confirmed that a 50-year-old woman, who was struck by a car in Germantown yesterday evening, has died in the hospital. The pedestrian, who police identified as Joyce Asare Brown of Germantown, had been crossing eastbound Middlebrook Road at Ridgecrest Drive when she was hit by a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. Police say the driver […]

In less than a week, 33 individuals will graduate from Montgomery County and Fire Rescue’s training academy. Before they walk across the stage, however, they are putting their skills to the test in what fire officials call “hot mess.” “What that stands for is hands on training mock emergency scenarios,” said Pete Piringer, spokesperson for […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services dispatched units to contain a brush fire that burned about five to seven acres in a wooded area near Big Woods Road. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire burned close to a home. Firefighters were able to bring the flames under control. Piringer said firefighters and a […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services unit were dispatched at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday to a collision on the inner loop of the beltway between Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue, responding to a personal injury collision. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, one person was treated and transported with non serious injuries. […]