montgomery county fire

April 10, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Shady Grove Metro Brush Fire

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a brush fire today near the south end of the platform near the track bed of the Shady Grove Metro. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were no injuries. U/D – Shady Grove Metro – East brush fire ‘knocked down’ south end of platform, some units clearing while others still […]

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April 1, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Gables Upper Rock Building Fire

Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of a three-alarm building fire at Shady Grove Road and Gaither Road at an apartment complex in Rockville known as the Gables Upper Rock. Pete Piringer, public information officer for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, reports the call came in about 4:15 a.m. today (April 1). […]

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March 24, 2014 | Sonya Burke

House Fire on Snapdragon Circle

UPDATED A house fire in the 14600 block of Snapdragon Circle in North Potomac caused $375,000 in damage. Montgomery County firefighters responded to the blaze in the basement of the house at 9:30 p.m. on March 23. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Beth Anne Nesselt said the first arriving units reported smoke showing and requested additional […]

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February 12, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Nebel Street Fire

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters responded to an automobile fire in a commercial garage at 11801 Nebel Street at 6 a.m. on Feb. 12 in North Bethesda. The first arriving firefighters at the scene of the blaze reported heavy fire from the garage bay unit and requested additional units. A second alarm was dispatched a few […]

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January 26, 2014 | Staff Writer

Fireplace Safety Tips from MCFRS (Video)

Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham talks about the dangers of using a fireplace and not disposing of the ashes in the right way. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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October 14, 2013 | Sonya Burke

Pool House Fire

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are still trying to determine what caused a pool house blaze in the early morning hours of Oct. 13 at the 14800 block of Stonebridge View Drive in North Potomac. Fire officials said the cause is undetermined and remains under investigation. Damage estimates are $250,000 to the structure and $150,000 to […]

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September 28, 2013 | Sonya Burke

House Fire on Connecticut Avenue

UPDATED This just in: Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of a house fire at 6800 Connecticut Avenue. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 28, Assistant Chief Scott Graham reported on his Twitter account that heavy fire was visible on multiple levels. Thirty minutes later, Graham said the fire was out and there were […]

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September 28, 2013 | Sonya Burke

Deer Park House Fire (Photo)

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire at 221 East Deer Park on Sept. 28 in Gaithersburg. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham reported on his Twitter account that there were no injuries and that the cause and origin of the blaze remain under investigation. MCFRS – on scene 221 E. Deer Park SFH fire […]

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September 28, 2013 | Sonya Burke

House Fire

Montgomery County Fire Rescue crews responded to a single-family house fire at 9612 Glencrest Lane around 7 a.m. on Sept. 28. Assistant Chief Scott Graham reports the fire was confined to the basement. He wrote on his Twitter account that there were no injuries and the exact cause and origin remain under investigation. MCFRS – […]

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September 7, 2013 | Sonya Burke

Three-Alarm House Fire in Chevy Chase (Photos)

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a three-alarm house fire on Leland Street in Chevy Chase on Sept. 6 during rush hour. Assistant Chief Scott Graham reports on his Twitter account that there were no injuries. According to Graham, the house was under construction and the origin and cause of the blaze remain under investigation. RT […]

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