Tuesday, October 30, 2012
NIneteen Silver Spring residents were displaced after a falling tree sheared off an apartment building's gas meter and caused a major gas leak.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responded to 371 calls from 5 p.m. Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday, as Hurricane Sandy brought heavy rain and high winds to the region. Calls for assistance peaked between 8 - 10 p.m. Monday, when personnel responded to 156 calls, according to an MCFRS update. Around 9 p.m., rescue officials said they were handling an increase in requests for assistance with trees and wires down. "Naturally, with the wind we've had and the rain, this is to be expected," said assistant chief Scott Goldstein in a video update. Responders were called out 47 times between midnight and 4 a.m. MCFRS responded to three calls for water rescues from residents trapped in their cars, but all three were out and safe when units …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Calls pick up for Montgomery County first responders.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue is seeing an "increased tempo" in storm-related response calls from across the county, according to a 9 p.m. video update. So far, there have been no reports of major injuries or damage, according to Bill Delaney, program manager for Community Life Safety Education and Social Media in Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services' Office of the Fire Chief. Fire and Rescue personnel have been responding to calls, including downed trees on the roadway and trees falling on homes and on wires, along with water rescues. Two citizens who called for water rescues from their cars were out and safe when responders arrived, Delaney said. MCFRS has dedicated six swift boat teams to water rescue response, according to …
Friday, September 9, 2011
Patch took a river tour with Cabin John Station 10 to learn about the dangers of the river.
When someone dies in the Potomac River, one of the easiest ways to find the body is to wait until it begins to float. Over a period of days or weeks a drowned person’s chest and abdomen begin to fill with methane and other gases produced by the breakdown of proteins, causing it to float to the surface, according to David R. Fowler, Maryland's chief medical examiner. Finding these bodies is just one of the jobs carried out by the firefighters at Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department Station 10. On a beautiful, sunny day Lt. Pat Mitchell positions himself at the bow of a small, inflatable boat directing Capt. Frank Doyle through the rocks and rapids of the Potomac River. Mitchell is a tall, mustached man with decades of experience under…
Friday, August 19, 2011
Firefighters commemorate 9/11, a one-day produce deal and the Beatles create hysteria.
Good morning, Potomac. We've made it to the end of another work week. Here's your five things to know today. 1. Friday will be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the upper 80s. Cloudy conditions will continue into the evening with a 40 percent chance of rain. Temperatures will dip into the upper 60s. 2. On Saturday, Aug. 20, more than 50 members of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, including Fire Chief Richie Bowers, will climb 110 stories at the North Bethesda Market East Tower in honor of their colleagues (343) who died in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Organized by firefighter TJ Monahan of Station 33 in Potomac, the event commemorates the 10th anniversary…
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Spice up your life and save the lives of others.
Imagine kicking down the door of a flaming apartment building and forcing your way into a smokey corner of a house to whisk away a child in danger. Or visualize slapping on latex gloves and performing CPR to save a man in cardiac arrest. That could be you, but you have to hurry. This week is the last week of the year to sign up to be a firefighter or EMT at the Montgomery County Fire Rescue Service. The deadline is July 8. Those interested in applying for a position can visit the Montgomery County website to fill out an online application. There is a little red tape to wade through, of course. Applicants must possess Firefighter II Certification, Hazardous Material Operations Certification and one of the three EMT Certifications. A small …
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