Montgomery Community Media

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue has joined the national campaign for the third year in an effort to raise awareness about the cause and money for cancer research and programs. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women and it is estimated that there are […]

UPDATED These photos tell the story of a dramatic rescue scene at a Silver Spring apartment building, on April 2, where several residents had to be rescued from a top floor balcony by firefighters. Over 100 firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze that was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. at the Montgomery Towers apartment […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a brush fire in the 16700 block of Riffle Ford Road at approximately 5 p.m. on March 10. According to Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham, 85 firefighters were called to the scene of a 15-acre brush fire. Graham posted two photos of the fire scene on his twitter account. He […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters responded to a single-family house fire in the 10000 block of Meyer Point Terrace in Potomac around 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 26. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham reports that three people were displaced by the blaze that caused over $150,000 in damage. According to Graham, the cause of the fire was […]