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It took over 75 firefighters to get a house fire under control in Damascus on Thursday morning. It happened at 8130 Damascus Road. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer described the scene as a “firefight” and he said the roof partially collapsed. According to Piringer, this is a non-hydrant area. There […]

UPDATED 8.2.15 Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire in the 900 block of Stonestreet Avenue in Rockville shortly after midnight on August 1st. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the blaze caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the structure. The house was vacant at the time 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 […]

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, […]

UPDATED Five firefighters were injured as they battled an overnight house fire in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the two-alarm blaze at 113 Leekes Lot Way began in the chimney and extended to the roof and wood shingles. Piringer said the […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire at 9109 McDonald Drive in Cabin John on Tuesday morning. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said over 50 firefighters responded to the blaze that began on the first floor of a bedroom. According to Piringer, there is major damage to the home and two […]

A Boyds family escaped a fire in their home thanks to one of their dogs who alerted them to the blaze early Tuesday morning The family told firefighters that at about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday one of their five dogs alerted them to a small fire in the house. It is unclear the origin of that fire. […]

UPDATED – Smoke alarms alerted a sleeping family in Derwood that their house was on fire and everyone was able to get out safely, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. About 65 firefighters battled the blaze Friday morning at the large three-story home on Granby Road. Piringer said damage is estimated at […]

A fire caused more than $600,000 in damages to a Glen Echo home on March 29, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. Piringer reported that the fire’s cause was electrical in nature. There were no injuries but the family was displaced and two dogs were rescued from the home on Bryn Mawr […]