Montgomery Community Media

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce will honor Upcounty Police Officers, Special Operations Teams, Firefighters and Paramedics at their 19th Annual Public Safety Awards Breakfast. The event will be held on Friday, August 8 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Harvest Building, 16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg. This year we will honor 57 of the […]

County officials are alerting motorists that all southbound lanes of I-270 are closed at West Montgomery Avenue because of an accident. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that emergency medics are evaluating several injuries at this scene, including one possible trauma. No other information has been released to […]

UPDATE: The fire that destroyed a Gaithersburg townhome was likely caused by young adults who were burning paper on the back deck of the home, fire officials said Monday. Montgomery County firefighters responded to a two-alarm townhouse fire in the 18500 block of Cherry Laurel Lane in Gaithersburg on June 29. On his Twitter account, […]

  UPDATED: The fire at the Silver Spring parking garage is out and caused an estimated $100,000 in damage, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. Piringer is reporting that at least four cars are on fire in a parking garage in Silver Spring. According to his Tweets, the fire is on the […]

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 […]

UPDATED Montgomery County’s fire and rescue hazardous materials unit was dispatched to the Wheaton 4th District Police Station at 2300 Randolph Road shortly before 5 p.m. on May 28 after a suspicious envelope was received there with an unidentified white powder in it. Montgomery County Police Spokesperson Blanca Kling said the station was evacuated during […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled a blaze at a two-story, split-level house at 4905 Dowlais Court in Rockville on May 24. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that heavy fire was visible as first units arrived at around 9:45 p.m. According to Piringer, the fire caused significant damage to the home and it […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a kitchen fire on the second floor at Diamond Square Apartments, 80 Bureau Drive, in Gaithersburg on May 24. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the sprinkler system helped extinguish the blaze. He said there were no injuries. Residents were seen standing and sitting in the building’s parking lot […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police and fire rescue crews are on the scene of a pond in Montgomery Village for the report of a possible drowning. According to Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the call was dispatched shortly before 10 a.m. on May 20 at Russell Avenue and Montgomery Village Avenue near Lake Forest Mall. Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County police and fire rescue units responded to a multi-vehicle accident in the 2000 block of University Boulevard West around 9:30 p.m. on May 8 in Silver Spring. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that eight patients were transported to area hospitals with injuries, including one trauma patient. At this hour, […]