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An apartment fire has displaced about a dozen Damascus families from their homes, according to a county fire official. It happened in the 26000 block of Brigadier Place on Friday evening. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said flames were showing when firefighters arrived at the scene. Piringer said the blaze originated in a third […]

A trash truck fire is snarling traffic along the southbound lanes of I-270 just north of I-370 in Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said firefighters have applied foam to the fire but the trash load is now in the highway. Commuters are advised to expect delays and to seek an alternate route. Traffic […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue boat teams recovered a man’s body from the Potomac River near the Carderock recreation area on Sunday afternoon, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the man is not believed to be the swimmer reported missing on June 3rd. No other information […]

UPDATED, June 9, 12:15 p.m.- Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer says about six families will likely be displaced by the fire at the Chevy Chase Crest condominiums today. Piringer said no one was injured and the fire is out. Original –  Several homes have been evacuated in the 1700 block of East West […]

UPDATED The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Montgomery County effective from now until midnight on June 9th. An earlier tornado watch expired at 8 p.m. on Monday night. As thunderstorms rolled across Montgomery County, Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported a tree had fallen on a house […]

UPDATED Montgomery County fire and rescue crews responded to a serious car accident at Scenery Drive and Germantown Road on Sunday evening. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that the driver was trapped inside a vehicle that struck a tree. According to Piringer, the 28-year-old man was extricated from […]

UPDATED, June 5, 12:45 p.m.- A 21-year-old Virginia man who went swimming on June 3 in the Potomac River near Great Falls is still missing. According to Montgomery County and Fire Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer, the man is presumed drowned, but search efforts continued for the third day as Montgomery County Fire Rescue Search Teams […]

  A water rescue is underway at this hour in the Potomac River near Great Falls, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there was a report of two people in the water. He said the swift water rescue team has been deployed. According to Piringer, one person […]

UPDATED, June 2, 5:30 p.m. –  Firefighters have put out the fire that damaged three townhomes in Gaithersburg. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said one family will be displaced but there are no injuries. Piringer estimated damages in excess of $500,000 combined. Owners of one of the townhomes was expected to move in today. That […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials responded to a call on June 1 for an overturned truck and collision at the intersection of East Gude Drive and Crabbs Branch Way in Rockville. According to Pete Piringer, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson, the call came in at 7:45 a.m. during a busy commuting morning. […]