Montgomery Community Media

A house fire in the 5400 block of Wilson Lane in Bethesda caused an estimated $90,000 in damages on Saturday morning and displaced two residents, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze was caused by improperly placed fireplace ashes next to the house at […]

Three Montgomery County Search and Rescue teams headed to D.C. to help in the search for anyone injured when a parking garage collapsed at a Watergate complex. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, Montgomery County sent three live search and rescue teams with one handler and one dog on each team to aid […]

A Boyds family escaped a fire in their home thanks to one of their dogs who alerted them to the blaze early Tuesday morning The family told firefighters that at about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday one of their five dogs alerted them to a small fire in the house. It is unclear the origin of that fire. […]

A two-alarm apartment building fire at 3904 Blackburn Lane in Burtonsville has displaced 12 families, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the overnight fire originated in a mattress in a bedroom on the third floor of the four-story building on April 25. He said one person was […]

UPDATED April 19 It took over seven hours but Montgomery County firefighters have successfully rescued a small dog from a a six-inch pipe  that was buried about 12′ below ground, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the call for help came in from the Pomeranian’s owner around 6:30 p.m. […]

Montgomery County fire investigators are looking for an arsonist after several vehicle fires were reported in a Bethesda neighborhood on Wednesday. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, three vehicles in the Edgemoor area were damaged. He said damage is estimated at $100,000. Piringer is encouraging anyone with information to call the Arson Tip […]

UPDATED A kitchen fire in a first floor apartment at 392 North Summit Avenue caused $75,000 in damage and displaced nine residents, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said some of the building’s occupants had to be helped out of their apartments by firefighters on April 15. Piringer […]

UPDATED, April 14, 9:15 a.m. – The fire at an apartment building in Silver Spring was contained to the apartment that it started in, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. Piringer said other areas of the building do have heat, smoke and water damage. More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police and firefighters were called to a gas leak in Silver Spring on Monday afternoon. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were evacuations in the area of Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street. According to Piringer, a backhoe struck a 4-inch, high pressure natural gas line near the site of the […]

UPDATED – Smoke alarms alerted a sleeping family in Derwood that their house was on fire and everyone was able to get out safely, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. About 65 firefighters battled the blaze Friday morning at the large three-story home on Granby Road. Piringer said damage is estimated at […]