Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Pepco officials say they are investigating reports of power outages in Washington, D.C. and some areas of Maryland. Following the reports, Pepco issued the following statement: “Shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday we experienced a dip in voltage in the Washington D.C. area. This was caused by an issue with a transmission line. There was […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to the report of smoke in a Metro tunnel between the Bethesda Metro and Medical Center Metro stations on Tuesday morning, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that a smoking insulator was found on one track. He said there […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on April 6 on Spencerville Road just west of Peach Orchard Road in Spencerville. Police said the collision involved a motorcycle and large truck designed for hauling refuse. According to police, arriving units confirmed that the motorcyclist involved in the […]

Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters have contained a large brush fire that burned between 10 and 15 acres at Seneca Creek State Park, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 75 firefighters remained at the scene working on numerous hot spots, shortly before 8:30 p.m. on April 6. […]

UPDATED A kitchen fire has displaced a Gaithersburg family of four from their townhouse in the 1100 block of Knoll Mist Lane today, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported heavy smoke was showing when firefighters first arrived on scene around 9:30 a.m. on April 6. He said […]

A heat lamp may have caused a chicken coop fire at 17409 Chiswell Road in Poolesville on Sunday morning, according to Montgomery County fire and rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said six chickens died in the accidental blaze that also damaged the exterior siding of the adjacent house. According to Piringer, a resident sustained burns […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue are on the scene of a gas leak on 3512 Raymond Street in Chevy Chase. Two houses had to be evacuated as a precaution. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesman Pete Piringer reported no fire, and gas company is also on the scene. 3512 Raymond St, Chevy Chase, FFs […]

UPDATED, April 3, 7:30 a.m. – Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say they cleared both the Glenmont and Wheaton stations to return to service. According to MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer, a ‘standpipe valve’ in the tunnel resulted in water coming in contact with an insulator causing a light haze in the tunnel between the two stations. Glenmont […]

UPDATED, April 1, 2:45 p.m. – Ten passengers on a Metro bus were injured when the bus they were riding in collided with a dump truck on New Hampshire Avenue near Tracey Drive in White Oak. One child and nine adults were injured in the collision including the bus driver, according to Montgomery County Fire and […]

UPDATED, APRIL 1, 6:45 a.m. – Wind gusts and a resident burning yard debris combined to start the fire that consumed more than 50 acres in the Laytonsville area Tuesday. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the flaming debris ignited the woods nearby setting off the fire that took more than 125 […]