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January 20, 2015 | Krista Brick

Home Safety Check Helps Seniors Stay Fire Safe

A new initiative to help seniors in the county with free safety evaluations showed that more than 90 percent of smoke alarms checked in the home visits were either not working on past their usable life span. The fire department recently launched a “Home Safety Check” program for seniors in the county. Initial results from […]

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January 15, 2015 | Sonya Burke

House Fire on Littleton Street in Aspen Hill

Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of an early morning fire at 3911 Littleton Street in Aspen Hill. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said a smoke alarm alerted ten residents, seven adults and three children, who were able to evacuate the residence. Piringer described damage from the fire as “moderate” and said […]

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April 20, 2014 | Staff Writer

Smoke Alarm Reminder (Video)

The importance of a smoke detector can not be underestimated when it comes to protecting your family. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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October 10, 2013 | Staff Writer

New Smoke Alarms (Video)

Aaron Smith of the Rockville Fire Marshall’s office explains the important safety features of the new smoke alarms mandated by law. As we recognize National Fire Prevention week, Smith explains the common causes of in home fires and how to prevent them. Rockville 11’s Jennifer Ligsay reports. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more […]

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July 16, 2013 | Staff Writer

Maryland Law Requires New Smoke Alarms

On July 1, the Maryland Smoke Alarm Law was updated to require the use of sealed-in, long-life batteries. This law requires homeowners to replace older battery-only operated smoke alarms with units powered by sealed-in, long-life batteries. The law also requires residential battery-operated smoke alarms be equipped with a “hush-button” feature that will temporarily silence the […]

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November 2, 2012 | Staff Writer

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Turn Your Clocks Back (Video)

Don’t forget to turn your clocks back this weekend. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov 4 at 2 a.m. This is also the perfect time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue firefighters will be in neighborhoods and going door-to-door this weekend educating residents on […]

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