Montgomery Community Media

Some Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service first responders are among emergency personnel from across the country heading down to Louisianna to help with Hurricane Laura response efforts. About 45 specialized members from the Montgomery County MDTF-1 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team are heading to Baton Rouge, La. A caravan of more than a […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flash flood watch until Thursday evening in Montgomery County and throughout the region. There’s a chance of slow-moving thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rainfall. NWS officials say heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding. Potential impacts include rapid rises of water and flooded roads.  Drivers are urged to be […]

Los Servicios de Bomberos y Rescate del Condado de Montgomery respondieron al llamado de un árbol que cayó sobre un vehículo, alrededor de las 9:10 a.m. del martes. El automóvil estaba en movimiento cuando fue golpeado por un árbol en Westlake Drive, cerca de Tuckerman Lane, en Rockville. Un adulto fue trasladado al hospital con […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a sideways vehicle at around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday. The car had been traveling when it was struck by a tree on Westlake Drive near Tuckerman Lane in Rockville. One adult was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. MCFRS moved the tree out from the path of […]

A medida que la tormenta tropical Isaias se acerca a la región, el condado continúa monitoreando su camino. El impacto de la tormenta se sentirá a lo largo de la costa este, incluso aquí en el condado de Montgomery, a medida que avanza hacia el norte durante la semana, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. El […]

As Tropical Storm Isaias approaches the Mid-Atlantic region, the county continues to monitor its path. Impact of the storm will be felt all along the East Coast, including here in Montgomery County, as it moves northward throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service. Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard says […]

One person was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision in the Brookeville area on Sunday evening. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials responded to the 21700 block of New Hampshire Avenue near Gaithers Meadow Lane around 10:30 p.m. The crash caused one of the vehicles to flip over, […]

The Montgomery County Police Department continues to investigate the undetermined death of a man whose body was found in the Wet Bottom area of the Potomac River on Tuesday. On Thursday, police identified the man as 30-year-old Ankit Kumar of McLean, Virginia. Earlier this week, on Tuesday, a resident who was kayaking called 911 after […]

A severe storm swept across Montgomery County on Wednesday evening, causing a significant amount of lightning—leaving lots of downed trees and hundreds of homes without power. There were several downed wires and trees, especially in the Rockville and Kensington area, as well as the Bethesda and Colesville area. There were also numerous reports of lightning […]

Wednesday afternoon’s turbulent weather wreaked havoc on the region and kept Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services quite busy. Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for MCFRS, tweeted that firefighters responded to more than 100 911 calls related to weather between 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. ABC7’s Lindsey Mastis reported on Twitter that more than 700 people […]