Bomb Squad Conducts Explosives Training in Poolesville

Residents in the Poolesville and Dickerson area, do not be alarmed when you hear loud “booms” on Thursday.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service’s Bomb Squad and Montgomery County Police Department will be conducting an explosives training at the Outdoor Shooting Range located on Elmer School Road in Dickerson. Training will take place all day Thursday but “boom” sounds should be expected between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The last explosives training took place June 26 and no issues were reported.

There will be no road closures in the area.

NOTICE: @MontgomeryCoMD @mcfrs ‘Bomb Squad’ will be conducting ‘explosives’ training IAO @MontgomeryCoMD Outdoor Shooting Range, on Elmer School Rd in Dickerson. Residents in the Poolesville & Dickerson area may hear louder than usual “booms” on Thursday 7/11 in that area pic.twitter.com/GSeq0nPnaG

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 11, 2019

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