Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what caused a house fire at 12909 Brushwood Terrace in Potomac on Nov. 22 that caused an estimated half a million dollars in damage. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, firefighters reported heavy fire conditions upon arrival as flames were shooting through the roof early Saturday morning. The […]

Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports a rash of chimney fires this past weekend in Montgomery County. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Piringer reminds residents to check and clean their fireplaces this fall and winter. Take a look: U/D Midsummer Dr, chimney fire w/ possible extension, fire under control — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November […]

UPDATED Nov. 20, 4:30 p.m. According to investigators, it was an arsonist that ignited a two-alarm house fire in the 300 block of Horners Lane in Rockville on Wednesday. Officials said damages are estimated to be in excess of $400,000. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said investigators have charged Carlos Peralta with first […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating why a motorist collided with a house in the 22100 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the driver’s injuries are minor. According to Piringer, the occupants of the house and their pets have been displaced because of significant structural damage to […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a chimney fire at 12875 Climbing Ivy Drive in Germantown overnight. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said two adults and two cats were displaced from their end row townhouse by the blaze. He said damage is estimated at $150,000.   U/D Climbing Ivy Dr, Germantown, chimney fire w/ extension, […]

UPDATED, Nov. 14,  9:15 p.m. – A juvenile is charged with arson in the Friday fire at Forest Oak Middle School in Gaithersburg. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, the fire was intentionally set in the second floor boys’ bathroom and caused $10,000 damage to the school. Three students were transported […]

Two pedestrians were injured when a minivan crashed into a Rugged Warehouse store in Gaithersburg Thursday afternoon. The van went nearly 50 feet into the building on North Frederick Avenue, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. 2 pedestrians injured, 1 serious, Pri 2 trauma, when a minivan crashed into G'Burg Rugged […]

An unattended candle is to blame for a fire that caused $100,000 at a townhouse at 3808 Gawayne Terrace in the Silver Spring area, according to a Montgomery County fire and rescue services official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze displaced eight adults and one child from the home. One person was […]

UPDATED A 17-year-old Wheaton High School student is hospitalized in critical condition after he was involved in a hit and run collision on Nov. 6. Montgomery County Police say it happened around 7 p.m. in a parking lot in the shopping center at the intersection of Veirs Mill Road and Randolph Road. Montgomery County Fire and […]

UPDATED, Nov. 4, 4:30 p.m.- Police have identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed today in Silver Spring as Tschimid Moshkin, 77, of the 13600 block of Montvale Drive in Silver Spring. Mark Wesley Chambre, 64 of Silver Spring was driving the car that hit Moshkin, according to police. UPDATED at 9:24 a.m.-  Montgomery County Police are investigating […]