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UPDATED Montgomery County police were called to Walter Johnson High School, 6400 Rock Spring Drive in Bethesda, at 12:54 p.m. today for the report of a stabbing involving two students and a pair of scissors. Police Spokesperson Janelle Smith said one student was transported to the hospital. Fire Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer confirmed on Twitter […]

UPDATED Montgomery County fire investigators have determined what sparked a house fire in the 3300 block of Brooklawn Terrace in Chevy Chase overnight. According to Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the fire started in the basement of the two-story house around 11 p.m. on May 11 and was electrical in nature. He said the fire has […]

Montgomery County police and fire rescue units responded to a multi-vehicle accident in the 2000 block of University Boulevard West around 9:30 p.m. on May 8 in Silver Spring. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that eight patients were transported to area hospitals with injuries, including one trauma patient. At this hour, […]

Montgomery County police and fire responded to an overturned vehicle at Crabbs Branch Way and East Gude Drive shortly before 8:30 a.m. on May 1. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports on his Twitter account that there were four injuries, including two children. He said the injuries do not appear to be life threatening. So far, […]

Montgomery County firefighters are responding to calls for help from several motorists whose cars are stranded in high waters from today’s flooding rains. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports rescues are underway at Burning Tree Road and Melody Lane, Bradley Boulevard and Fallen Oak Drive, Littleton Street and Bushey Drive, Democracy Boulevard and Fernwood Road, and […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a fire at a Burtonsville townhouse at 3614 Childress Terrace on April 25. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his Twitter account that the fire started in the basement exercise room. He said a smoke alarm activated and the alarm company notified the residents of the fire. According […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a house fire that caused $1.5 million in damage late last night (April 24) at 15137 Rollinmeade Drive in Darnestown. Montgomery County Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer said a family of six, two adults and four children, were displaced from their four-level, 3,800-square-foot home by the blaze. According to Piringer, investigators […]

Detective Mario Mastrangelo, a 20-year veteran of the Montgomery County Police Department, is being hailed as a hero today (April 24) after he rushed into a burning house to save the life of an elderly woman from a fire at 13520 Jamieson Place in Germantown. He was accompanied in the rescue by a retired Montgomery […]

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A family of four, one adult and three children, was forced out of their Heron’s Cove condominium after a fire was sparked in their home at 19030 Mills Choice Road in Montgomery Village after 9 p.m. on April 13. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire caused approximately $15,000 […]