Montgomery Community Media

Officials from Montgomery County, Maryland and federal agencies heard first hand how residents who lost their homes in Silver Spring explosion are coping. Fifty-three families have been staying at the Long Branch Community Center, the temporary shelter for displaced residents. County Executive Ike Leggett and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin met with some of the now […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police and firefighters were called to the scene of a gas leak on Thayer Avenue between Nolte Avenue and Houston Street in Silver Spring on Dec. 18. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, a dozen homes were evacuated in the vicinity of the incident before the leak was […]

UPDATED 8 p.m -Officials report that Quince Orchard Road has reopened and the gas leak has been capped. ORIGINAL POST- Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of a high pressure, gas line leak in the 100 block of Ridgepoint Place in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the […]

UPDATED, Oct. 27, 2:15 p.m.- Montgomery  County Police are reporting that people are being allowed back in buildings around the gas leak at Woodmont Avenue. Gridley Lane however will remain closed as Washington Gas crews dig up the road to repair the gas leak. ORIGINAL –  Montgomery County Fire and Rescue are on the scene of […]

A gas leak in Clarksburg has nearby Little Bennett Elementary School in a shelter in place order and some homes evacuated. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer reported in a tweet that the leak near Overlook Park Drive has been stopped and that crews are evaluating the scene. Clarksburg Gas leak, backhoe struck […]

Montgomery County police and firefighters responded to a gas leak at 19500 Scenery Drive in Germantown overnight. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that a car struck a building. U/D – Hazmat Scenery Dr, Gas Co on scene, FFs checking Community Ctr & nearby residences, MCPD also on scene investigating […]

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 fire and rescue crews are on the scene of a major gas leak in the 9700 block of Fields Road in Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer is reporting that a high pressure line was struck by a backhoe. He said some nearby areas are being evacuated as a precaution. Fields Road […]

An apartment complex was evacuated on Nov. 11 after a car crash struck a building on Snowbird Terrace in Silver Spring. A fire official said there were no injuries. MCFRS Update- Snowbird Terr vehicle struck the gas device. No inj, garden apt evac to complex rec ctr. More when avail. Thx, Scot — Scott Graham […]

Montgomery County police and fire rescue crews were called to a site in front of the future Wegman’s  store in Germantown at 7:16 a.m. on July 31 for the report of a four-inch main gas line struck by workers. On his Twitter account, Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said there were no injuries in the […]