Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County firefighters and paramedics  responded to the report of a tree and wires down on a car in the 10800 block of Lockwood Drive on Tuesday night in White Oak. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the vehicle’s driver was transported to a local hospital as a priority three patient. According to Piringer, […]

UPDATED Two people were injured in an apartment fire at a high rise apartment building in Chevy Chase on Tuesday evening. Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters responded to the blaze at the Willard Apartments at 4701 Willard Avenue. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire originated on the 16th floor of […]

Montgomery County authorities are investigating the death of a Frederick man who was killed in an industrial accident on Monday morning. It happened at 24420 Frederick Road in Clarksburg. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the worker involved in the accident died from his injuries at the scene. Police have […]

Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters battled a fire involving a piece of equipment known as the, “Beast,” at the Transfer Station on Frederick Road in Derwood on Friday morning. The horizontal grinder and mulching machine caught on fire as workers were recycling Christmas trees. The fire extended to the debris. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete […]

UPDATED Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters responded to a two-story house fire, before sunrise, at 5905 Willow Knoll Drive in Derwood on Thursday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the first firefighters to arrive at the scene encountered heavy flames coming from the first floor of the house. He said a […]

Traffic on I-270 near I-370 was slowed this afternoon by a vehicle fire in Gaithersburg. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, some lanes on the southbound side were blocked. Vehicle fire on 270 SB. Police on scene. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/W91lvya8ez — Maureen Chowdhury (@MediaMaureen) January 6, 2016 Traffic Advisory – SB I270 near I370, vehicle […]

A vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Safeway grocery store in King Farm was captured on cell phone video in Rockville on Wednesday morning and shared with MyMCMedia. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the heavy fire could be seen from blocks away the scene. It happened in the 400 block of […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts this special edition of County Report This Week, which recaps some of the stories that defined 2015 in Montgomery County. Take a look:

A Gaithersburg family was displaced from their home on Christmas Eve after an SUV crashed into their residence at 374 West Deer Park Road. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the driver of the SUV lost control and the vehicle jumped the curb of the parking lot and crashed into the townhouse. […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a house fire at 18 Barrington Fare in Rockville on Saturday, Dec. 19th around 6:30 p.m. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer the fire originated in the kitchen due to unattended food on the stove. Piringer said there were no injuries and a dog […]