Per MCPD:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 4, 2022
MCFRS
Two women and one man were pronounced dead after an SUV and snowplow collided on Monday evening in Fairland. A fourth person was taken to the hospital and is currently listed in critical condition.
The crash occurred around 6:45pm on Columbia Pike near Briggs Chaney Road, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Pete Piringer.
Several crashes have been reported across the county, according to tweets by MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer. Montgomery County remains on Blue Alert with over 25 of 43 available EMS transport units committed on calls or at the hospital.
12:45- NB I270 IAO prior to Montrose Rd, collision, single vehicle into a wall
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units successfully rescued a dog from Sligo Creek on Sunday morning, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
MCFRS received a call at around 11:20am about a dog that was stranded on a rock in Sligo Creek, near Big Millpond, in the Forest Glen area of Silver Spring. When units arrived they found the dog, which appeared to be a puppy, stranded on a rock in the middle of the creek.
A collision on the outer loop of the beltway has blocked all lanes near Georgia Avenue this morning after a fire engine that was on the scene assisting with a previous accident was struck by a passing motorist, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the fire engine was initially trapped in their car before MCFRS extricated the driver. No word on the condition of the driver.
Go to Fire Engine Struck by Motorist; Closes Outer Loop of the Beltway Near Georgia Avenue
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A truck started leaking carbon dioxide after a fitting broke causing a hazmat situation near Robert’s Oxygen on Railroad Avenue & Oakmont Ave in Washington Grove, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Peringer.
CSX railroad traffic was temporarily stopped in both directions and some local roads were closed in the area.
We accept Christmas trees year-round in our curbside yard trim collection. Set your Christmas tree at the curb by 7 a.m. on your recycling collection day.
Christmas trees are given a new life after being composted or chipped for mulch, so keep the tree in a natural state.
The condos at Plymouth Woods, 872 College Parkway near Nelson Street Rockville, were evacuated on Tuesday morning after an underground water main break led to flooding in the garden style condos.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue was onnthe scene soon after being alerted and helped with the evacuation process, which required buses for transport to temporary shelter, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
Currently 110 career and 23 volunteer personnel are unable to work due to the virus.
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Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Pete Piringer tweeted today that Mauro Anderson Rodrigues, 44, has been arrested and charged in connection to several arson fires.
Rodrigues was arrested for several crimes including setting two ATMs on fire at a Bank of America on University Blvd W, attempting to ignite a Mercedes-Benz on fire on Tenbrook Dr, and attempting to ignite a dispensing fuel nozzle at a Shell gas station on Georgia Ave on 12/27, as well as igniting a fire while pouring gasoline from the pump onto the ground at the Sunoco Gas Station at 8384 Colesville Rd on 12/28.
Two adults and a one pet are displaced after their home on Falls Bridge Lane in Potomac caught fire on Thursday around 3:30pm.
The cause of the fire appears to be combustibles too close to/malfunction with the chimney, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer.