Montgomery Community Media

Bundle up, it’s cold outside! Here are five more things to know today, Nov. 3, in Montgomery County: 1. A house fire in Bethesda on Sunday morning caused about $250,000 in damage. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner and State Senator Brian Feldman have written a letter to the Public Service Commission asking for a […]

UPDATED Nov. 2, 10:31 a.m. – Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a blaze that caused $250,000 damage at a home under renovation in Bethesda on Sunday morning. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the house fire was reported around 6:45 a.m. at 9519 Singleton Drive. Piringer said the two-story, single family […]

UPDATED, Sept. 4, 9:30 a.m. – The fire that caused the death of an 81-year-old Aspen Hill woman appears to have started in the basement, according to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said firefighters believe the home at 4610 Iris Street in Aspen Hill  did not have working smoke detectors. UPDATED, Sept. 4, 8:40 a.m- The elderly woman […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire at 4409 Bennion Road in Veirs Mill Village. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer said that when firefighters arrived on the scene there was heavy fire showing. According to Piringer, the fire originated from the back porch area. It took nearly 30 minutes for firefighters to get […]

UPDATED The fire is out but Montgomery County firefighters remain on the scene at 3101 Cummings Lane in Chevy Chase for overhaul. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports the fire began in the basement of the house and extended to the first floor. He said all the occupants were out of the structure and […]

Montgomery firefighters say a house fire overnight at 13311 Deerbrook Drive in Potomac caused $100,000 in damage. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the cause of the fire was accidental. He said the blaze was sparked by discharged fireworks that landed on the roof’s cedar shingles. According to Piringer, one […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what ignited a house fire at 14513 Brookmead Drive in Germantown on May 25. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports that smoke was showing from the house as the first units arrived at the scene on Sunday morning. Because the fire occurred in a non-hydrant area, additional water trucks […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire on Currier Court in Fallsmead on May 25. During the emergency response, local streets were blocked as Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer described the scene on his Twitter account as a “firefight.” According to Piringer, the bulk of the fire occurred in the basement. […]

UPDATED Over 50 Montgomery County firefighters battled a single-family house fire at 112 Monument Street in Rockville during the late afternoon of May 1. As firefighters arrived on scene, Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that heavy fire was visible thru the roof and additional units were requested. Piringer said there was […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire around 1 a.m. today (April 16) at 5708 Cromwell Drive in the Wood Acres community of Bethesda. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports on his Twitter account that the fire started in an electrical panel in the basement of a utility room at the house. When firefighters arrived […]