Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County fire rescue units will resume searching for a 24-year-old man who disappeared in the Potomac River not far from Angler’s Inn near the overlook at around 8 p.m. on Sept. 2. According to Assistant Chief Scott Graham, the man was on the Virginia side with friends when he began to struggle and went […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) units were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 9300 block of Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring about 3:43 p.m. on Aug. 27 for the initial report of smoke in the building. First-arriving units reported heavy smoke conditions and fire showing and requested additional units. A […]

When temperatures rise, so does the risk of an unimaginable tragedy – children accidentally left in hot cars. Nationally, the number of children who have died in cars as a result of the heat has already DOUBLED compared to the same time last year. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is teaming up with Safe Kids […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled an apartment fire early today (Feb. 18) in the 100 block of South Frederick Avenue at Cedar Avenue in Gaithersburg. On his Twitter account, Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said there were no injuries in the second floor apartment blaze. During the incident, police closed Cedar Avenue from Frederick Avenue to George […]

Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of a basement fire in Germantown at11709 Scarlet Leaf Circle. According to Assistant Chief Scott Graham, the fire is out and there are no injuries but two adults and five children have been displaced. The investigation continues.

Montgomery County fire rescue is on the scene of a major brush fire at northbound 270 between 495 and Rockledge at Old Georgetown Road, according to Assistant Chief Scott Graham. Police are reporting that three right lanes of I-270 NB are blocked because of the fire department’s response. Delays extend beyond exit 33 on the […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a fully engulfed single family house fire around 11 p.m. on Nov. 11 in the 21100 block of Beallsville Road. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said there were no injuries in the blaze. He reports the house is a “total loss” and said the origin and cause of the blaze […]

Forty Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire in the 7200 block of Garland Avenue shortly after 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 in Takoma Park. The fire began in the kitchen area and was quickly extinguished, according to Assistant Chief Scott Graham, with no extension to the house. The cause of the blaze has […]

October is Fire Prevention Month. To raise fire safety awareness, Montgomery County Fire Chief Richard Bowers held a demonstration of kitchen, house and mattress fires to show how easily they can spread. Bowers said it is important to have a working smoke alarm on every floor of your home. Take a look. Visit our PEG […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze at the Marlo building at 725 Rockville Pike. When firefighters arrived shortly after 6:10 p.m. on July 25 there were flames shooting from the second floor roof, according to Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham. Approximately 85 firefighters responded to the blaze and two suffered heat-related […]