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A fire at the White Oak Laundromat on New Hampshire Avenue caused an estimated $300,000 in damage Friday evening, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire was first reported by employees who smelled smoke and called 9-1-1. When firefighters arrived on scene, heavy smoke was […]

An electrical light fixture malfunction is the cause of a fire at a home in Colesville that has displaced five adults, two kids and the family dog, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) official. MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the home in the 600 block of Hollywood Avenue had no working smoke […]

A driver crashed into a neighbor’s home in Wheaton causing significant damage to the house Wednesday afternoon. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Spokesman Pete Piringer, the family living in the home off Loxford Terrace in Wheaton may be displaced from the home after a review of the damage by a building inspector. […]

UPDATED A construction worker is recovering after he was injured on the roof of a building to a balcony at 1800 Chapman Avenue in Rockville. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the department’s Aerial Tower was used to reach and extract the worker. According to Piringer, the worker was evaluated and transported to […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue units are on the scene of a multi-vehicle collision at 355 and College Parkway. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said several patients are being transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. Motorists are advised to expect slowdowns in this area. Update – […]

UPDATED on Jan. 14 A GoFundme account for the residents displaced by a fire in Damascus on Jan. 10 has raised over $4,200 in one day. Find out how you can help the residents who lost their family’s home, here. UPDATED on Jan. 11 Over 70 firefighters responded to the scene of a two-story house […]

Two workers stuck in a bucket lift more than 100 feet high inside the atrium of an FDA building on New Hampshire Avenue had to be extricated via an outside window early Wednesday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue workers had to remove a window of the building from the roof outside to reach the […]

UPDATED A fire at a sign shop at 9103 C Gaither Road caused an estimated $600,000 in damage, according to a Montgomery County fire official. When the first units arrived on scene, Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said smoke was coming from the building which is located near Shady Grove Road. According to […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Captain Joe Bell explains how firefighters practice an ice rescue from a frozen pond in Potomac. Take a look: The message from firefighters: “stay off the ice.”

Montgomery County firefighters have a message for residents: stay off the ice. Firefighters say no frozen pond is ever 100-percent safe in Montgomery County. In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Captain Joe Bell tells us what to do if you do fall thru the ice at a frozen pond. Take a look: For more coverage on […]