Montgomery Community Media

Hank Greenberg is the Maryland state director for the AARP and his organization is partnering with Pepco and other emergency management types to remind residents about the importance of being prepared for summer storms. Find out more in this MyMCmedia extra: Visit AARP’s Operation Emergency Prepare for information on helping your community be prepared for […]

The National Weather Service’s Chris Strong recently talked about the importance of being weather ready and the four threats that hurricanes can bring to our region. Related:

Disasters happen more often than you think. That’s the word from CEO Linda Mathes, of the American Red Cross, who says it is important to prepare for the summer storm season and other emergencies before they happen. Nationally, she said the Red Cross responds to 70,000 disasters a year. She said most of those disasters […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Pepco’s Emergency Preparedness Manager Pete Pedersen tells us how the utility prioritizes restoration during a power outage.  Pedersen says severe weather is not the only cause of power outages. For example, he said a downed tree or a limb on a wire, wild animals, equipment failure and car accidents can result […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Pepco President Donna Cooper reminds customers of the potential of severe summer weather and stresses the importance of being prepared. She also shares what Pepco is doing to get ready for the summer storm season. Take a look: The 2014 hurricane season began on June 1. Customers can find additional storm […]

Here are five things to know today, June 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Pepco officials are holding a hurricane-storm preparedness news conference today in Rockville. 2. A groundbreaking ceremony will take place today at Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road for the new interchange that will reduce congestion and improve traffic safety. 3. Beverly McClellan headlines […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, learn about the dangers of a downed, live wire or powerline and the safety precautions taken during the restoration process of a power outage. Pepco’s Emergency Preparedness Manager Pete Pedersen narrates this demonstration. For more information, visit Pepco’s website. Related:

Montgomery County this week filed its initial brief with the Maryland Public Service Commission in Case No. 9336, Pepco’s most recent rate increase request. “While I believe that Pepco has improved its reliability since the Derecho of 2012, largely in keeping with recommendations made in a 192-page report by my Pepco Reliability Work Group earlier, […]

Montgomery County firefighters and emergency medics were called to the scene of what a fire official described as a “possible electrocution” in Chevy Chase shortly around 7 p.m. on May 24. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported that emergency medical crews evaluated three patients for electric shock in the 200 […]

A Pepco worker was injured while responding to a “down wire, no light” call in Rockville during the overnight hours of May 16. Pepco Spokesperson Bob Hainey said the incident occurred at 1:30 a.m. on Academy Way. “The worker remains hospitalized and the incident is under investigation,” said Hainey. No other information has been released.