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Former Kensington Volunteer Fire Department Chief James Stanton recalled the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, vividly. He was at the fire station on Connecticut Avenue when someone alerted him that a plane had flown into the World Trade Towers in New York City. As he stood near a large piece of metal retrieved from the […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice is hosting a public safety town hall for residents of Montgomery Village on Nov. 9 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Speaking at the town hall will be Montgomery County Police 6th District Commander Michael Ward, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Chief Scott Goldstein and Sheriff Darren Popkin. .@RicePolitics I'm […]

La clase de reclutamiento de bomberos y rescate del condado de Montgomery ha sido suspendida temporalmente, en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19. El jefe de MCFRS, Scott Goldstein, dice que tres participantes resultaron sintomáticos la semana pasada, mientras estaban en la academia de entrenamiento. Las autoridades dicen que una persona dio positivo por COVID-19 […]

The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue recruit class has temporarily been suspended in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. MCFRS Chief Scott Goldstein says three recruits became symptomatic last week while in the training academy. Officials say one person tested positive for COVID-19 while the other two had symptoms. The recruit class and their support […]

Like everyone else, first responders are facing major changes when it comes to everyday life during the coronavirus pandemic. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Goldstein says although the dispatch call volume has gone down compared to past daily averages, the goal for first responders is to stay prepared. With several closures and […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services recently got a total of 24 new fire engines that are in the process of making their way into service. MCFRS Chief Scott Goldstein says the new and improved engines will provide desperately needed support. “We’re very happy to now be placing in service part of this 23-unit engine […]

On Thursday morning, Councilmember Will Jawando hosted a launch event for the safe driving initiative, #DrivingItHome, at his alma mater of Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring. The initiative was started in Feb. 2019 by Prince George’s Council Member Monique Anderson-Walker. Anderson-Walker launched the initiative after a series of deadly collisions on Indian Head […]

The Montgomery County Council approved a plan Tuesday to install 10 new radio towers in the county, which completes a new emergency communication system. In total, the county will have 22 radio towers. One of the towers will be built in Olney on Georgia Avenue near the Intercounty Connector. Before the vote, State Sen. Ben […]

Fire Chief Scott Goldstein talks about the Mother’s Day outage that silenced emergency communications for 14 hours and what the county is going to do about it. Hear his comments on the latest Montgomery Talks.   Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, TuneIn, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. Please […]

What is it like to be in a firefighter or paramedic’s shoes? Elected officials including County Executive Mark Elrich found out today as part of an exercise at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in College Park. Jordan Lindsay has the story.