Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on August 14 at the intersection of Columbia Pike and Stewart Lane. According to police, two cars and a motorcycle were involved in a collision while slowing for traffic. A Toyota Camry and a Suzuki Intruder motorcycle were traveling northbound on Columbia Pike. A Toyota […]

A 10-year-old girl is hospitalized in stable but serious condition after she was struck by a car while riding her bicycle in North Bethesda at approximately 5:40 p.m. on July 18. Police said it happened at Tuckerman Lane and Kings Riding Way on Friday night. During the police investigation, officers shut down Tuckerman Lane from […]

UPDATED Montgomery County fire and rescue crews were called to the scene of a gas leak in the 8700 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring on July 8. On his Twitter account, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported that some buildings were evacuated and some streets cordoned off. He said the […]

Montgomery County police are investigating two fatal motorcycle accidents that occurred on July 4. The first accident occurred at University Boulevard at Dennis Avenue and police described it on Twitter as a single motorcycle accident. On his Twitter account at 5:20 p.m., Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the motorcycle hit a pole. The […]

JUNE 15 UPDATE The search for a missing kayaker on the Potomac River is now over. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports the owner of the red kayak (see right), found in the Potomac River on June 13, has been located alive and well in Reston, VA. According to a Twitter post […]

Montgomery County emergency medical services crews transported a 14-year-old boy to the hospital as a priority one patient after he was struck by a vehicle on June 12 in Bethesda. The pedestrian accident happened at Rosemary Hills Drive and East West Highway. Police shut down East West Highway in both directions while the investigation was […]

It was a busy night for Montgomery County fire and rescue units who responded to dozens of calls following the strong storms that swept through our area on June 11. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said firefighters believe at least three house fires were started by lightning. Piringer said one of the fires ignited […]

UPDATED Montgomery County fire rescue units are on the scene of a partial retaining wall collapse in Gaithersburg along Quince Orchard Road and Ridgepoint Place in the Kentlands community. Public Information Officer Pete Piringer of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service says two homes along Ridgepoint Place are being evacuated as a precaution and […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, will review the Fiscal Years 2015-20 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) request of the Police Department. At 10:30 a.m., the committee will discuss the CIP request for the Fire and Rescue Service. The Public Safety Committee, which is chaired by Phil Andrews […]

With Halloween quickly approaching, the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service offers some important tips for a safe Halloween. “Recent research shows that children are four times more likely to be hit by a car on Halloween than any other night of the year, said Fire Chief Richard Bowers. “It’s a dangerous night because so […]