Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters battled a heavy house fire in Gaithersburg Wednesday afternoon. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the single family home is located at Quantum Place. The fire originated on the second floor of the home and extended to the attic, Piringer said. The owners of the home were away, but several workers […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers and Rockville city police officers responded to the report of a man with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of Montgomery College at 51 Manakee Street. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Bill Delaney said paramedics transported the man, described as in his 20s, to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. […]

UPDATE: River Road is now reopen in both directions. Montgomery County police officers and rescue services are on the scene of a two-vehicle collision on River Road (Route 190) in Bethesda. A portion of River Road between Bradley Boulevard and Seven Locks Road is closed. Authorities are advising drivers to expect significant delays and to seek […]

A car crashed through a glass entrance of a Rockville building located at 152 Rollins Avenue, Tuesday afternoon, according to a Montgomery County official. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said it happened at 2 p.m. and a passerby notified a nearby fire house that “a car ran into the building down […]

Montgomery County firefighters rescued a woman who was injured while sledding at the Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase on Monday afternoon. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the sledder was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to Piringer, the sledder collided with a tree on a golf course about […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a coop fire in Potomac that killed 25 chickens last night. It happened at 11:45 p.m. in the 11000 block of Woodthrush Lane off Glen Road. A nearby vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, was also damaged in the blaze, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer […]

Over 75 firefighters responded to a barn building fire at the Woodmont Country Club overnight in Rockville. It happened in the 1200 block of Rockville Pike last night around 11 p.m., according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the barn fire is contained and under control. The roof […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer provides some fireplace safety tips for this winter season: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Visit the MCFRS website for more information or to schedule a free safety visit by a firefighter.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue services are on the scene of an accident involving a school bus at Connecticut Avenue and Randolph Road in Wheaton. According to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer, the school bus was not transporting students at the time of the collision. Update (PDO) property damage collision – Connecticut Av & Randolph Rd, […]

UPDATED: Police report Dickerson Road is now open to traffic after earlier collision closes all lanes. ORIGINAL POST  Montgomery County police officers and rescue services are on the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on Dickerson Road (Route 28). A portion of Dickerson Road is closed at Monocacy Road. Commuters are advised to expect delays and […]