Montgomery Community Media

Thunderstorms ripped through the county again Wednesday afternoon and evening, causing toppled trees, loss of power, vehicle accidents and stranded cars in high water. At one point during the storm, about 10,000 customers were without power due mainly to downed trees on power lines. By Thursday morning, 899 customers remained without power due to 77 […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials said no injuries were reported after a tractor trailer pulled wires down in Rockville Wednesday afternoon. According to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for MCFRS, crews responded to the 15800 block of Frederick Road around 4:30 p.m. after reports of downed wires on a tractor trailer, vehicles, and pole damage near the […]

UPDATED 8:03 p.m. Montgomery County police officers are investigating a one car fatal collision that occurred Friday afternoon in Beallsville. According to police, it happened at 3:40 p.m. at the intersection of Darnestown Road and Beallsville Road. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling westbound on Darnestown Road near Beallsville Road, […]

An overnight crash on River Road and Partnership Road brought down a utility pole and wires in Poolesville shortly before 1 a.m., according to a Montgomery County fire and rescue official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said River Road is closed in both directions between Partnership Road and Hunting Quarter Road while emergency utility […]

Montgomery County fire and rescue crews extricated one person from a one car collision in the 12400 block of Kemp Mill Road in Silver Spring overnight, according to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said a 19-year-old has been transported to the hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries. According to Alert Montgomery, […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a brush fire last night at Cheshire Drive and Berkshire Drive in Bethesda. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire was caused by downed wires in the area. Piringer said there were power outages in the area because of the incident. U/D Wildwood Neighborhood, vicinity Berkshire Dr & […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to the scene of a large tree that toppled over in the 7400 block of Holly Avenue in Takoma Park on the evening of July 28. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the tree struck a pedestrian, who was evaluated by EMS crews for minor injuries. According to Piringer, the […]

Montgomery County fire rescue crews were called to “wires down” near North Summit Avenue and South Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg around 8 a.m. on April 15. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported the incident on his Twitter account. According to Pepco’s online outage maps, approximately 947 customers, primarily in the Gaithersburg area, were without power. Pepco […]

This just in: Montgomery County police report that Glen Road is closed at South Glen Road (Potomac) for wires down across the road and repairs are needed. Montgomery County police report that reopening the road may take take at least 1.5 hours. TRAFFIC UPDATE: Downed wires – Glen Rd. is closed at S. Glen Rd. […]

Montgomery County has issued an update (Oct. 30 as of 12:15pm.) on road closures because of the storm. Updated 12:15pm October 30 Due to High Water the following roadways are closed: Colesville Rd. US.29 from University Blvd. (MD.193) to Lockwood Dr. both northbound and southbound. Beach Dr is closed from the DC Line to Grosvenor […]