Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED, July 1, 7:30 p.m. – Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission says 2.5 million gallons of water gushed out of a ruptured 16-inch water main Wednesday afternoon in Wheaton. The break along Georgia Avenue was reported about 1:30 p.m. and water flowed out of it and onto the road and nearby properties for about two hours, […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue workers are on the scene of a large home heating oil spill at a home in North Potomac. According to MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer more than 100 gallons of home heating oil spilled from an interior tank in the basement of a home on Winesap Terrace. Update – Winesap Te, […]

UPDATED, May 5, 11:15 a.m.- HazMat teams are now using a robot to assist with the containment of hazardous chemicals in a lab on the campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology campus in Gaithersburg. NIST Update – #mcfrs HazMat & Fire/Explosive Investigators (Bomb Squad) robot assist NIST Safety Team w/ containment pic.twitter.com/lN7HolmZeo […]

Three Montgomery County Search and Rescue teams headed to D.C. to help in the search for anyone injured when a parking garage collapsed at a Watergate complex. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, Montgomery County sent three live search and rescue teams with one handler and one dog on each team to aid […]

UPDATED, April 1, 2:45 p.m. – Ten passengers on a Metro bus were injured when the bus they were riding in collided with a dump truck on New Hampshire Avenue near Tracey Drive in White Oak. One child and nine adults were injured in the collision including the bus driver, according to Montgomery County Fire and […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire on Broadwood Drive that ignited in a crawl space under the house during the evening of of March 10. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze displaced one person and a dog from their home. Damage is estimated at $60,000, Piringer said. According to […]

Spring has sprung! At least as far as the clock goes. Daylight Saving Time starts March 8 so move your clocks forward one hour. And Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services urges residents to check your smoke alarms, too.   FREE home safety evaluation & smoke alarm check-up, For INFO MoCo residents can CALL 311 […]

UPDATED – A house fire at 6408 Olney Laytonsville Road caused an estimated $300,000 in damages to the home and $125,000 in losses to the contents, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 75 firefighters were engaged in a firefight at the height of the […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said one person was extricated from a two vehicle collision at Brink Road and Woodfield Road early today. He also reported several other injuries on his Twitter account. Woodfield Road at Brink Road is closed in both directions, according to an Alert Montgomery message. Commuters are […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said a large house fire on Friday night at 7704 Yellowstone Way in Derwood caused an estimated $600,000 in damage. Piringer said the cause of the fire was discarded smoking materials in a potted plant. 7704 Yellowstone Wy, 2285 Sq ft, 2-sty house; Damage, >$600K; Cause, […]