Thursday, May 23, 2013
The surviving man was flown by helicopter to a trauma treatment center in Baltimore.
One man died and another was severely injured in the collapse of a portion of a parking garage under construction at the Westfield Montgomery mall Thursday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials said. The 50,000- to 55,000-pound slab collapsed on a ramp between the second and third levels of the garage near the Macy's department store, said Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a fire and rescue spokesman. The survivor was trapped for four hours before rescuers could free him, Graham said. He was flown by helicopter to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. He was alert and communicating with rescue and medical staff, Graham said. Both men are believed to be construction workers, and …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Metro suspended rail service between Takoma and Forest Glen stations Tuesday evening.
Update Service is back to normal at the Silver Spring Metro station, Metro announced via Twitter at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday. Original post A fire on the tracks that sent billowing smoke over downtown Silver Spring forced the evacuation of the Silver Spring Metro station at the peak of Tuesday evening’s rush hour. No one was injured as firefighters brought the fire under a Red Line train under control quickly, said Assistant Chief Scott Graham, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. NBC4 video from the scene showed thick white smoke after the fire was extinguished. The fire was in electrical insulation and connectors on the tracks, Graham said. Red Line service was suspended between the Takoma and Forest Glen stations, …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thomas W. Carr Jr. was the first to lead a restructured county fire department.
Thomas W. Carr Jr., a 31-year veteran of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service who served as its first countywide chief, died Wednesday in Charleston, SC, the county fire and rescue service announced in a news release. He was 59. Carr suffered from complications from multiple system atrophy, a rare neurological disorder that causes symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease. Ill health forced Carr to retire as chief of the Charleston Fire Department last year, the release said. Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan (D) appointed Carr the first chief of a unified county fire and rescue service in 2004. His appointment followed passage by the County Council of controversial legislation that led to reform of the department’s …
Friday, December 7, 2012
The Department of Juvenile Services is handling the case involving four juveniles, fire officials said.
An arson fire that destroyed playground equipment at Rockville Civic Center Park on Thanksgiving eve caused an estimated $160,000 in damage, county fire investigators said Thursday. Fire officials for the first time provided details of the arrest of four teenagers whom law enforcement officials say are responsible for the fire. Rockville Patch first reported the incident Tuesday. Temporary fencing and the remains of police tape surrounded the melted and charred remains of the playground equipment Thursday afternoon. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded shortly after 8 p.m. Nov. 21 to the playgroud on the Civic Center grounds at 603 Edmonston Drive, the fire and rescue service said in a news release. The playground was …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Holiday shopping traffic and less daylight mean more danger on the roads. Here's what to remember when driving, walking or biking.
With the approaching holiday season meaning more traffic on Montgomery County streets and in shopping center parking lots and the end of daylight savings time making it harder for drivers to see pedestrians, county officials on Tuesday launched the “Eyes” campaign to promote pedestrian safety. The county’s Department of Transportation offers these tips: Drivers: Pedestrians: Bicyclists: For more information see this news release on the “Eyes” and “Shop With a Cop” campaigns or click here to visit the county’s pedestrian safety website.
New campaign uses Ride On buses to promote pedestrian safety.
William Linkens sees it all the time. A pedestrian focused on a smart phone as they approach a busy street. “I see so many people come into the crosswalk—or maybe not even the crosswalk, just to cross the street—and their head never looks up,” said Linkens, a 12-year veteran driver of Montgomery County’s Ride On buses. Ride On is at the heart of a safety campaign that Montgomery County officials hope will prevent pedestrian fatalities on county roads. Two Ride On buses parked on East Montgomery Avenue in Rockville Town Center on Tuesday morning bore the campaign slogan, “Hey you, I’m looking at you!” above a pair of eyes. The eyes–two sets on two different versions of the bus-sized ads—belong to one current and one former student at …
Friday, October 26, 2012
The Fallsmead Elementary students suffered minor injuries, the driver serious injuries, in Friday morning crash on Wootton Parkway.
A school bus taking students to Fallsmead Elementary School collided head-on with a car shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday morning at Wootton Parkway and Hurley Avenue, sending four students and the driver of the car to the hospital, a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman said. The students suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital as a precaution, Assistant Chief Scott Graham said. The driver of the car, an adult male, was taken to a local trauma center with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service cleared the scene by about 9:15 a.m. There were 37 students on the bus at the time of the crash, said Dana Tofig, a county schools spokesman. A substitute bus took students who were …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
A woman was killed Sunday in a collision on Great Seneca Highway at Lakelands Drive in the Kentlands, according to Montgomery County police.
A Rockville woman was driving a car involved in a fatal crash Sunday evening on Great Seneca Highway at Lakelands Drive in the Kentlands area of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County police said in a news release. Elizabeth Colvin Colton, 69, of the 200 block of Hart Road in Gaithersburg, died in the two-car collision, police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that Rachel Leah Weintraub, 21, of the 13600 block of Anchor Cove Court in Rockville, was driving a 2003 Toyota Highlander south on Great Seneca Road when it struck a northbound 1999 black Lexus LS 400 that was attempting to make a left turn onto Lakelands Drive. The two vehicles collided in the intersection, police said. Colton was a passenger in the Lexus, which was driven by …
Monday, September 24, 2012
The bus was carrying students to Ritchie Park Elementary School.
Four Ritchie Park Elementary School students and their bus driver were among six people injured in a crash involving a school bus in front of Julius West Middle School on Monday morning, a county fire and rescue service spokeswoman said. The bus was carrying students on route No. 5104 to Ritchie Park, county schools spokesman Dana Tofig said. The crash occurred at Maryland Avenue and Great Falls Road, said fire and rescue service spokeswoman Beth Ann Nesselt. Police and fire and rescue units were called to the scene at 8:29 a.m. for a report of the incident involving a Montgomery County Public School bus and a black SUV, Rockville City Police Chief Terrance N. Treschuk said. Six people were taken to local hospitals, all with non-life-…
Monday, September 17, 2012
One man suffers life-threatening injuries.
A man suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision early Monday afternoon at the intersection of Executive Boulevard and Old Georgetown Road, near the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, a county fire and rescue spokesman said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responded to a call at 12:16 p.m. of a collision that left one of the vehicles on its side, said Capt. Oscar Garcia, a county fire and rescue spokesman. Firefighters worked for about 15 minutes to extricate the men, Garcia said. Both men were taken to a trauma center. One had serious, life-threatening injuries, Garcia said. The other had serious injuries considered non-life-threatening. Montgomery County police are investigating the …
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7:32 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
What is it with Montgomery County and concrete? If these structures are passing inspections as they are being built, there must be something drastically wrong. If I'm not mistaken, the Macy's garage at Westfield Wheaton was delayed due to faulty concrete construction, Costco was delayed due to faulty concrete, the Silver Spring Transit Center has faulty concrete construction, and now one … more ›