Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service aided in a rope rescue for an injured hiker at Sugarloaf Mountain on Sunday. An adult hiking on the Sugarloaf trails suffered non-life threatening injuries in a fall Sunday morning, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesman Pete Piringer. Dozens of rescue workers responded […]

Montgomery County leaders are slated to cut the ribbon on $8 million in improvements to Stringtown Road in Clarksburg on Aug. 31. Once a winding two lane road, Stringtown Road is now four lanes and safety improvements have been made to turns and hills along the roadway. “Since taking office in 2010, I’ve advocated on […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. A hiker died after he was trapped under some rocks along the Potomac River on Sunday. 2. It’s been a deadly holiday weekend on Montgomery County roads. One teen was killed and two others were injured in a crash on Saturday morning […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old hiker that occurred on a trail along the Potomac River on Sunday afternoon. Police said there is no indication of foul play. At approximately 4:38 p.m., on Aug. 31, fire and rescue personnel and officers from the 2nd District responded to a call for a […]

On May 20, 2014 at 7:07 p.m., Frederick County Fire Rescue personnel were notified that a 21-year-old hiker had fallen approximately 30 feet from the side of a cliff. Due to steep, remote terrain and the nature of the victim’s injuries, the Maryland State Police Aviation Command was requested to perform an aerial hoist rescue. […]

Montgomery County’s swift water rescue crews helped rescue an injured hiker on the edge of the Potomac on April 6. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the woman hiker was not seriously injured. On his Twitter account, Piringer said multiple agencies assisted in the rescue on the Billy Goat Trail at […]