Monday, October 1, 2012
The bus was stopped at a bus stop when another vehicle crashed into it, according to a county spokeswoman.
A car collided with a Ride On bus that was stopped at a bus stop on Rockville Pike Monday morning, a county spokeswoman reports. The bus was stopped near 355 and Pooks Hill Road when another vehicle ran into the back of the bus, according to county spokeswoman Esther Bowring. The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. and minor injuries were reported, according to Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a fire and rescue spokesman. One lane on northbound Rockville Pike was getting by the accident shortly before 9 a.m., Montgomery County police reported. Ride On supervisors were investigating the accident, Bowring said.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services have responded to dozens of water calls this year.
Rescue workers have saved 23 people in water rescue calls this year, including a victim swept down a waterfall who clung to a rock, according to the latest numbers from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. As of Aug. 22, MCFRS river rescuers responded to 37 incidents according to a report from the river rescue team. Most of the calls came from the Potomac River area, including 12 swift water rescue calls, nine calls from the Billy Goat Trail, which passes along the Potomac River, and another three calls from the C&O Canal and towpath. Other calls were made for incidents in the county’s lakes or due to flash flooding and poor driving conditions. These statistics do not include a call made earlier this month, when first responders …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue describe possible hoarding conditions in home.
A woman and several dogs were found dead in a Bethesda home late Tuesday, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Officials responded just before midnight Tuesday for a welfare check on the woman who lived at a home in the 9400 block of Corsica Drive, according to Fire Spokesman Asst. Chief Scott Graham. When they arrived, they found an adult female dead in the home, Graham said. The cause of death wasn't yet known. Several dogs were also found in the home and there were possible hoarding conditions, Graham said. Responders discovered live and dead animals, some caged, and removed them from the home with the help of animal control officials, Graham said. Montgomery County police are investigating the incident as an unattended death…
Monday, September 10, 2012
The kids were stung during a fire drill.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue (MCFR) were dispatched to Temple Emmanuel of Maryland after 12 2-year-olds were stung by bees during a fire drill. The temple is located at 10101 Connecticut Ave. in Kensington. A tweet from MCFR Monday around 10:31 a.m. stated that 12 toddlers endured “multiple bee stings during a fire drill.” Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Assistant Chief Scott Graham says there weren’t any major injuries and that the kids were transported to an area hospital out of precaution. Officials at Temple Emmanuel had no comment.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
How did the county wind up with an ambulance fee?
Earlier this month, Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association announced it had signed an agreement that effectively ended the volunteer firefighters’ fight against an ambulance fee passed by the Montgomery County Council. This is Part Two of a two-part “Q & A” about the fee. Answers are taken from a county website with questions and answers about the new law, from Patch reports on the fee and from other local media, as noted. Click here to read Part One. Part Two discusses how the agreement on the fee came to pass: Q: Why is the county doing this now? A: “Montgomery County is about to be hit by a ‘tidal wave’ from Annapolis,” the county website says. The Maryland General Assembly in May approved a 50-…
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
What does the county's ambulance fee mean for you?
Earlier this month, Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire-Rescue Association announced it had signed an agreement that effectively ended the volunteer firefighters’ fight against an ambulance fee passed by the Montgomery County Council. In the days following the announcement, county officials worried that their message was not being heard and that some media reports had, in the words of Montgomery Fire Chief Richard Bowers, given “the impression that, starting in January, everyone will have to pay for an ambulance ride in Montgomery County.” “Nothing is further from the truth,” Bowers said in an email to Patch. Bowers referred residents to a county website with information about the fee. The website, at www.…
Monday, August 13, 2012
Volunteers and county reach agreement on funding; fee will take effect Jan. 1.
Montgomery County volunteer firefighters signed an agreement with the county on Monday that volunteers say will avoid a repeat of the 2010 ambulance fee referendum and allow the fee to take effect in January. The County Council approved the fee in May, 18 months after county voters rejected it by a 54-percent-to-46-percent margin in a 2010 ballot question. The county projects that the fee will generate $18 million a year that will go to additional fire and rescue service staffing, training, apparatus, facilities and equipment. “The bottom line is that the residents here in the county will be served much better because of the enhancements that will be made to the fire and rescue service with this EMS reimbursement,” said Montgomery County…
Monday, July 30, 2012
Ever wondered what a typical fire rescue response looks like in Montgomery County?
When one fire siren goes off in Montgomery County, it seems like dozens more follow. No matter what type of call, a normal response from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service includes at least nine trucks in all – five engines, two ladder trucks, one heavy rescue squad and one ambulance or medical truck. All of this is overseen by two battalion chiefs, and perhaps a couple of volunteer chiefs. “The dispatch will vary to some degree based on the type of structure or hazard,” said Beth Anne Nesselt, spokesperson for MCFRS. “For instance, if the reported fire is for a high-rise, we would typically add an engine and aerial unit to the initial dispatch. In rural areas of the county and non-hydrant areas, we would typically add a water …
Ever wondered what a typical fire rescue response looks like in Montgomery County?
When one fire siren goes off in Montgomery County, it seems like dozens more follow. No matter what type of call, a normal response from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service includes at least nine trucks in all—five engines, two ladder trucks, one heavy rescue squad and one ambulance or medical truck. All of this is overseen by two battalion chiefs, and perhaps a couple of volunteer chiefs. “The dispatch will vary to some degree based on the type of structure or hazard,” said Beth Anne Nesselt, spokesperson for MCFRS. “For instance, if the reported fire is for a high-rise, we would typically add an engine and aerial unit to the initial dispatch. In rural areas of the county and non-hydrant areas, we would typically add a water supply …
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Home appeared to be vacant, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
Firefighters Tuesday night were on the scene of a house fire on Old Georgetown Road but the home was for sale and was apparently vacant. Rescuers responded shortly after 8 p.m. to the 9900 block of Old Georgetown Road, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Bill Delaney, and reported heavy smoke from the home. Units knocked out a fire in the basement quickly, Delaney said. A miscommunication with a rescue unit, however, prompted a 'mayday' call as a precaution, Delaney said. Rescuers misunderstood a communication from the unit and thought it was a call for help, Delaney said. "The unit was able to get back and say, 'No, we're fine, we're not in trouble.'" Rescuers remained on the scene Tuesday evening checking for hot …
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