Montgomery Community Media

U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, together with U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen announced this week that the Gaithersburg – Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department (GWGVFD) will receive $278,736 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) program. “I know how important this funding […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred Thursday morning in Wheaton. At approximately 10:54 a.m., 4th District officers and Fire and Rescue units responded to the area of Randolph Road and Selfridge Road for a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates […]

UPDATED June 29 at 5 p.m.: Montgomery County police released the names of the individuals involved in the June 27 fatal collision at Shady Grove Road and Epsilon Drive. Police identified the driver of the tan Toyota Camry as Gerilynne Seigneur of the 16300 block of Grande Vista Drive in Rockville. The driver of the […]

An overnight house fire has displaced a Germantown family of eight, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said over 50 firefighters responded to the blaze at 2:30 a.m. on June 25th in the 11400 block of Staten Court. He said firefighters reported seeing smoke coming from the […]

A lightning strike ignited a house fire in the 24700 block of Kings Valley Road in Damascus late Thursday afternoon, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said over 65 firefighters responded to the house fire, which began in the attic of the house. According to Piringer, two adults and […]

A trash truck fire is snarling traffic along the southbound lanes of I-270 just north of I-370 in Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said firefighters have applied foam to the fire but the trash load is now in the highway. Commuters are advised to expect delays and to seek an alternate route. Traffic […]

UPDATED Montgomery County fire and rescue crews responded to a serious car accident at Scenery Drive and Germantown Road on Sunday evening. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that the driver was trapped inside a vehicle that struck a tree. According to Piringer, the 28-year-old man was extricated from […]

A two-alarm fire at a four-level townhouse in Clarksburg has displaced two families and caused an estimated $500,000 in damages, according to a county fire spokesperson. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 100 firefighters responded to the blaze at 22187 Fair Garden Lane on Sunday evening. Piringer said smoke alarms alerted […]

The Glenmont area will soon have a new fire station. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is scheduled to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony on May 18 at 11 a.m. The new Glenmont Fire Station Number 18 is a result of the a partnership between the county and the Maryland State Highway Administration’s grade-separated interchange […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer describes the scene at a two-alarm house fire at 113 Leekes Lot Way that occurred on May 14th in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. He said over 100 firefighters responded to the blaze and it took several hours to extinguish it. According to Piringer, […]