Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Council and County Executive Isiah Leggett on May 5 reminded all of the need to adhere to the highest levels of construction safety by joining in the national recognition of May as Building Safety Month. One theme of the ceremonies in Rockville was for homeowners to request a safety inspection of their […]

The Montgomery County Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of Fire Chief Steve Lohr at its Feb. 4 meeting. Chief Lohr had his family with him for the appointment and reflected on his long career that took him back to his first structure fire some 43 years ago. Lohr will be paid a salary of $205,000. […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 on the proposed White Oak Science Gateway Master Plan. The plan would guide major transformation of the area around Route 29 in White Oak. The public hearing will conclude a full day for the County Council and its committees. The […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers interviewed County Executive Isiah Leggett’s appointee, Steve Lohr, for the position of Montgomery County Fire Chief today (Jan. 28). Lohr is currently serving as the Interim Fire Chief. Councilmembers thanked Lohr for his service and asked him questions about his background, challenges facing the department, the affordable care act, ambulance fees, quality […]

Fire Chief Steve Lohr provides some fire prevention and safety tips. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. For more information visit Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services website.

County Executive Isiah Leggett has named current interim Fire Chief Steve Lohr as the counties new fire chief to manage and oversee a $218 million budget. Prior to his appointment, Lohr was chief of operations since 2008 supervising nine assistant chiefs, 26 battalion chiefs and more than 1100 uniformed fire fighters and civilian staff.   […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has named current Interim Fire Chief Steve Lohr as the County’s new Fire Chief. As Interim Chief, Lohr currently supervises four division chiefs and 13 civilian managers who oversee a $218 million operating budget. Chief Lohr is actively engaged in the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) Fire Chiefs Committee […]

As the cold season officially arrives, residents are reminded that fireplace and wood-stove ashes retain enough heat to ignite other combustible materials for several days after a fire and should NEVER be disposed of in the trash. “Ashes can remain hot enough to rekindle a fire for several days and the exact amount of time […]

MyMCMedia asked Montgomery County residents to tell us what they are thankful for this year. One of the common denominators in almost all the responses, received so far, appears to be how much residents love their community. Take a look: “I am thankful that my family is healthy and that we are all so fortunate […]

With the holiday shopping season approaching, County Executive Isiah Leggett Nov. 21 launched an education campaign to address the growing number of pedestrian collisions occurring in parking lots and garages in Montgomery County. In 2012, parking lot and garage collisions comprised nearly one-third of all pedestrian collisions in the County. What is even more surprising […]