Montgomery Community Media

A large fire broke out at a townhouse on Oak Shade Road near Ramsdell Court in Gaithersburg at around 10 a.m, reported Montgomery County’s Fire and Rescue Service. 68 Oak Shade Rd. Near Ramsdell Court, Gaithersburg, townhouse FFs approaching scene w/ heavy smoke showing — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) February 25, 2020 Firefighters initially arrived at […]

Three pedestrians were struck Tuesday in Montgomery County.  The first incident occurred close to 6 a.m. this morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer’s Twitter account. A person was struck on Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road in Silver Spring, and had non-life threatening injuries.  The second incident was […]

Firefighters rescued an unconscious man from the second floor of a burning home early Saturday morning. The home is located on the 200 block of Plymouth Street in Silver Spring. According to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, firefighters responded to a 9-1-1 call from a passing neighbor around 9:30 a.m. […]

Actualización (4 de febrero): el Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery emitió una declaración sobre una colisión fatal de peatones en Rockville que involucró un tren, el lunes. La policía dijo que los oficiales del distrito de Rockville, los oficiales de la ciudad de Rockville y el personal de bomberos y rescate del condado […]

Update (Feb. 4): Montgomery County Police Department released a statement about a fatal pedestrian collision in Rockville involving a train on Monday. Police said Rockville district officers, Rockville City officers, and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were dispatched to the scene at 4:12 p.m. on Monday. A pedestrian was struck by a MARC Brunswick […]

El Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery tuiteó el lunes por la tarde sobre una colisión fatal de peatones, en Rockville, que involucra a un tren CSX. La policía dice que el incidente ocurrió en el bloque 6000 de Halpine Road. Mientras la policía investiga el incidente, Bou Avenue, detrás de la tienda Target, […]

Olney mother Mannie Wong was reunited with two retired fire and rescue officials who saved her life Feb. 1 at an automated external defibrillator (AED) and CPR training session hosted by the Olney Rotary Club. Retired Paramedic and Captain Jeremy Gruber of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) and Retired Battalion Chief Henry […]

Una familia de cuatro, dos adultos y dos niños, ha sido desplazada de su hogar en Kensington después de un incendio ocurrido el martes, según Pete Piringer, portavoz del Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate del Condado de Montgomery. Piringer dijo en Twitter que el incendio se originó en el sótano y se extendió hasta el […]

A family of four – two adults and two children –  has been displaced from their home in Kensington after a fire on Tuesday, according to Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Piringer said on Twitter that the fire originated in the basement and extended into the second floor and attic […]

On Monday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) investigated smoke inside of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located between Spring Street and Fenton Street in downtown Silver Spring. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for MCFRS, said the investigation caused Colesville Road, between Fenton Street and Spring Street to temporarily close. Piringer said many other […]