Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) volunteer ambulance crew is hospitalized with serious injuries today after being struck by a vehicle overnight while on duty at I-495 between River Road and I-270. Maryland State Police have identified the volunteers as Glen Echo Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Thomas Schryver, 26, and […]

An electrical light fixture malfunction is the cause of a fire at a home in Colesville that has displaced five adults, two kids and the family dog, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) official. MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the home in the 600 block of Hollywood Avenue had no working smoke […]

A new initiative to help seniors in the county with free safety evaluations showed that more than 90 percent of smoke alarms checked in the home visits were either not working on past their usable life span. The fire department recently launched a “Home Safety Check” program for seniors in the county. Initial results from […]

UPDATED A construction worker is recovering after he was injured on the roof of a building to a balcony at 1800 Chapman Avenue in Rockville. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the department’s Aerial Tower was used to reach and extract the worker. According to Piringer, the worker was evaluated and transported to […]

UPDATED An accidental electrical fire caused approximately $250,000 in damage to a house at 9711 Admiralty Drive in Silver Spring on Sunday. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said nearly 75 firefighters responded to the scene around 9 a.m. on Jan. 11. According to Piringer, there were heavy fire conditions showing when […]

A Christmas Day fire has displaced a family of eight in Gaithersburg, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer. Fortunately, there were no injuries. Piringer said the Dec. 25 fire at 36 Anna Court originated in a second floor bedroom of a three-level, condominium style townhouse. According to Piringer, 65 […]

UPDATED: A utility worker was burned while working on power lines in Clarksburg Monday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the accident at about 11 a.m. Monday. Todd Meyers, Potomac Edison spokesman, told MyMCMedia that the man was a contracted lineman doing work for Potomac Edison in the area of Gateway Theater. […]

UPDATED, Oct. 31, 4:30 p.m.- All those involved in a major collision in Sandy Spring appear to have non-life-threatening injuries, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesman Pete Piringer. All five kids and two adults in the minivan involved in the accident survived thanks to passenger safety seat and child seats, Piringer said. The […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews are at the site of a construction accident in the 8800 block of Ridge Road where a man fell and is now being flown from the scene by Medevac helicopter. The Medevac helicopter picked up the man at Bradley Hills Elementary School on Hartsdale Avenue about 6 p.m. Friday, […]

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