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Montgomery County firefighters rushed to the scene of a house fire in the 3900 block of Woodbine Street during rush hour on Oct. 1 in Chevy Chase. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said when firefighters arrived the fire was smoldering in the walls. According to Graham, there were no injuries. The cause and origin of […]

UPDATED This just in: Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of a house fire at 6800 Connecticut Avenue. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 28, Assistant Chief Scott Graham reported on his Twitter account that heavy fire was visible on multiple levels. Thirty minutes later, Graham said the fire was out and there were […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire at 221 East Deer Park on Sept. 28 in Gaithersburg. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham reported on his Twitter account that there were no injuries and that the cause and origin of the blaze remain under investigation. MCFRS – on scene 221 E. Deer Park SFH fire […]

Montgomery County Fire Rescue crews responded to a single-family house fire at 9612 Glencrest Lane around 7 a.m. on Sept. 28. Assistant Chief Scott Graham reports the fire was confined to the basement. He wrote on his Twitter account that there were no injuries and the exact cause and origin remain under investigation. MCFRS – […]

Magruder High School was evacuated on Sept. 19 shortly after 2 p.m. or around dismissal time after staff members complained about the odor of gas. Crews from Montgomery County fire rescue responded to the call and treated several students and staff who were complaining of headaches and nausea. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham reports seven […]

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) will commemorate the continued significance of 9/11 on the Montgomery County community with a memorial event on September 11 from noon until 1 p.m. USG will host community members and local leaders for the event, which will feature County Executive Isiah Leggett along with military and local fire and […]

Montgomery County fire rescue units responded to an overturned canoe at Stubblefield Falls, not far from Great Falls Park, on the Potomac River on Aug. 31. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham reported on his Twitter account that fire rescue units were responding to the report of two people who had flipped a canoe in the […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to the the scene of a house fire at 13217 Moran Drive in North Potomac on Aug. 20. Assistant Chief Scott Graham reports the fire was on two of three floors of a single family house. He said the blaze was quickly put out and there have been no reports of […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating a drowning that occurred at Great Falls on the Potomac River on July 11. According to police, at 4:17 p.m. fire rescue received a call for a drowning of a 23-year-old kayaker. Following an extensive search by air, land and water, the victim’s body was recovered by fire rescue […]

UPDATED According to MCPD, on July 1 at approximately 2:25 p.m., Montgomery County Fire & Rescue recovered the body of 21 year old Vincent Crapps from the water. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Montgomery County Police search and rescue officers were on scene during the recovery efforts. Montgomery County Police detectives are […]