Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating an incident involving a student who brought a vial of mercury and opened it on a school bus that was headed to Francis Scott Key Middle School before 9 a.m. today (April 30). Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were approximately 25 students on that bus when it arrived […]

UPDATED: Two Montgomery County public schools were evacuated Tuesday morning (April 29) following bomb threats, according to Montgomery County police. Northwest High School in Germantown and Northwood High School in Silver Spring were evacuated following calls that were placed ten minutes apart, according to Montgomery Police Spokesperson Angela Cruz. In this MyMCMedia extra, parents wait […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a fire at a Burtonsville townhouse at 3614 Childress Terrace on April 25. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that the fire started in the basement exercise room. He said a smoke alarm activated and the alarm company notified the residents of the fire. According […]

Detective Mario Mastrangelo, a 20-year veteran of the Montgomery County Police Department, is being hailed as a hero today (April 24) after he rushed into a burning house to save the life of an elderly woman from a fire at 13520 Jamieson Place in Germantown. He was accompanied in the rescue by a retired Montgomery […]

Montgomery County firefighters were called to the scene of a garden-style apartment building fire at 3:20 a.m. at 3744 Bel Pre Road in Aspen Hill on April 23. Battalion Chief Jim Resnick said the call was for the report of smoke in an apartment. Once on scene, he said firefighters found a fire in a […]

Here are five things to know today, April 15, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s Tax Day! 2. Montgomery County firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at a Rockville business on Monday that caused one million dollars in damage and displaced several businesses. 3. The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch for Montgomery County that […]

A family of four, one adult and three children, was forced out of their Heron’s Cove condominium after a fire was sparked in their home at 19030 Mills Choice Road in Montgomery Village after 9 p.m. on April 13. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire caused approximately $15,000 […]

Over 60 Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire in the 13600 block of Pine View Lane in North Potomac on April 11. Pete Piringer, the public information officer for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, described efforts to extinguish the blaze as a “firefight” on his Twitter account. Piringer said four occupants escaped […]

Montgomery County police and fire are reporting on Twitter that several lanes of southbound I-270 between exits 8 and 9 are currently shut down because of a collision and there are several injuries. Traffic is backing up. Traffic Advisory – SB I270 near I370, @mcfrs on scene, heavy property damage, EMS evaluating at least 3 […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen and other Council staff visited the aftermath of last week’s three-alarm fire at Gables Upper Rock today (April 7). The county officials gathered at an adjacent site that overlooks the scene, and they were joined by officials from the permitting department as well. At today’s debriefing, Montgomery County Fire Chief […]