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An overturned dump truck caused some lengthy traffic delays for Monday morning commuters traveling along East Gude Drive and Crabbs Branch Way. Hazmat crews were called to the scene to help with the fuel spill cleanup. Traffic jam near Gude Dr and Crabbs Branch Way, #Rockville @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/dU7pjGYhAp — Michael Walsh (@GetMikeWalsh) June 1, 2015 […]

Four families have been displaced by a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex today on Congressional Lane in Rockville, according to a Montgomery County fire official, who said a firefighter was also injured battling the blaze. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the firefighter’s injury is not life threatening. Piringer said two children […]

Lifeguards pulled a 13-year-old boy from a pool in Rockville late this afternoon, according to a Montgomery County fire and rescue official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the near drowning occurred in the 14400 block of Bauer Drive in Rockville at 4 p.m. at the Manor Woods Pool. Piringer said the teen was […]

UPDATED A seven-year-old boy was transported to the hospital on Memorial Day after nearly drowning at a community pool in the 1600 block of Yale Place in Rockville, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that a bystander initiated CPR on the boy. Piringer […]

A two-alarm fire at a four-level townhouse in Clarksburg has displaced two families and caused an estimated $500,000 in damages, according to a county fire spokesperson. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 100 firefighters responded to the blaze at 22187 Fair Garden Lane on Sunday evening. Piringer said smoke alarms alerted […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer stresses the importance of fire safety. Take a look:

Montgomery County fire and rescue crews extricated a woman from under a train at the Silver Spring Metro, 8450 Colesville Road, earlier today. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports the woman was transported as a priority one patient to a local hospital. During the response period, there were some road closures on Colesville Road […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer describes the scene at a two-alarm house fire at 113 Leekes Lot Way that occurred on May 14th in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. He said over 100 firefighters responded to the blaze and it took several hours to extinguish it. According to Piringer, […]

UPDATED Five firefighters were injured as they battled an overnight house fire in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the two-alarm blaze at 113 Leekes Lot Way began in the chimney and extended to the roof and wood shingles. Piringer said the […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue crews extricated one person from a one car collision in the 12400 block of Kemp Mill Road in Silver Spring overnight, according to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said a 19-year-old has been transported to the hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries. According to Alert Montgomery, […]