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An unattended candle is to blame for a fire that caused $100,000 at a townhouse at 3808 Gawayne Terrace in the Silver Spring area, according to a Montgomery County fire and rescue services official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze displaced eight adults and one child from the home. One person was […]

UPDATED, Oct, 14, 5:45 p.m. – The fire at the Mallard Cove apartment building originated on the outside patio of the terrace level and caused more than $30,000, according to Montgomery  County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. The cause is still under investigation. Original – A fire in the Mallard Cove apartment building in […]

What should you do if someone eats something and they tell you their tongue feels itchy? Immediately ask them if they have a known allergy, ask them if they have an EpiPen and administer the dose of epinephrine, then call 9-1-1 (From www.foodallergy.org). Don’t wait – time is precious. On Friday night, my kids were […]

UPDATED, Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m. – A 51-year-old Laytonsville woman died in an accident in Olney Monday morning. At about 5:29 a.m., officers and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue responded to a collision on Olney-Laytonsville Road (Route 108) at Volunteer Drive. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2001 Ford F250 pickup truck was traveling west on Olney-Laytonsville Road. A […]

Two people were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after an early morning car accident at Bou Avenue and the CSX railroad tracks in Rockville. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said it happened in the 5800 block of Bou Avenue shortly around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday. According to Piringer, the vehicle crashed through […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, the citation of bravery is presented to firefighters Sarah Baker and Allen Durham at the Gaithersburg-Germantown Public Safety Awards ceremony on August 8. Related:

The 26th annual Great Falls Race took place on July 5 at the Potomac River Festival and what a beautiful summer day it was to watch this competition. This downriver race is described as a quick, adrenaline-packed descent of 60 vertical feet through the Potomac’s spectacular class V+ Great Falls. On this day, spectators could […]

UPDATE: The fire that destroyed a Gaithersburg townhome was likely caused by young adults who were burning paper on the back deck of the home, fire officials said Monday. Montgomery County firefighters responded to a two-alarm townhouse fire in the 18500 block of Cherry Laurel Lane in Gaithersburg on June 29. On his Twitter account, […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue are on the scene of a collision on I-270 where one person is trapped. That’s the word from Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer on his Twitter account: Traffic Advisory – Old Hundred Rd near I270, collision, overturned vehicle, 1 trapped — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 20, 2014

A teenage boy was transported to the hospital on May 26 after he nearly drowned in a pool at an apartment complex on Stewart Lane in White Oak, according to a fire and rescue official. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported the incident on his Twitter account. No other information about this […]