Montgomery County Fire and Rescue

Every summer we’re reminded that fun on the water can turn dangerous in a split second. News4’s Mark Segraves has some safety tips if the river is on your outdoor list this year.

The CDC recommends allowing the sanitizer to dry before working with electrical tools and keeping it in well ventilated areas. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.

A car exploded into flames Thursday evening in Maryland when a driver used hand sanitizer while smoking a cigarette, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

Loudoun County firefighters have been called to numerous outside fires Sunday amid a red flag fire weather warning, according to a spokesperson, while Montgomery County firefighters battled an at least 5 acre blaze.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Somara Theodore has the forecast.

A woman who was rushed to a hospital after being pulled from a Maryland house fire has died of her injuries.

A deadly fire in Darnestown claimed the life of Judy Marion, 72, who worked to find homes for over a thousand dogs. Her friends say she devoted her life to animals, and they spoke with News4’s Aimee Cho about how they’re grieving her loss.

Montgomery County’s retired master firefighter Eric Fessenden is one of many first responders who have faced depression. Now, he wants people to now it’s OK to not be OK. News4’s Melissa Mollet takes an inside look at the mental health struggles first responders face.

After a Maryland firefighter committed suicide, Lt. Matt Trivett urges others to use resources available to them. News4’s Melissa Mollet takes an inside look at the mental health struggles first responders face. If you are struggling or in crisis, you’re not alone. Please seek help by calling SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.

A fire at an apartment building in Gaithersburg displaced over 50 adults, children and pets Sunday, although all escaped without any injuries.

No one is hurt but families are displaced after a fire late Saturday in Gaithersburg. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Frontline workers have toiled tirelessly, especially over the past year, to take care of the public, and that includes over the holidays. A pair of married emergency responders won’t be getting together to celebrate on Christmas because they find themselves on duty.

Many frontline workers will be on duty and away from their families this Christmas. News4’s Mark Segraves introduces a husband and wife team of first responders who will work through the holidays for the public good.

Montgomery County first responders rescued a person from the bottom of an elevator shaft Thursday after they were struck and injured by falling debris, authorities say. Debris at a construction site fell several floors, striking someone at the bottom of an elevator shaft at 7750 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said. Montgomery County…

A 2-year-old boy died after he fell “possibly 40 feet” out of a window of an apartment building in Takoma Park on Sunday, officials say.  The child was rushed to a hospital after falling from a third-floor window in the 700 block of Ethan Allen Avenue in Takoma Park at about 1:30 p.m., a Montgomery County fire department spokesman said. …

Update on Oct. 12: The toddler has died, police said. Reporting by News4’s Darcy Spencer on Oct. 11: A 2-year-old boy is critically injured after falling from a third-story window in Takoma Park, Maryland.

A Maryland man accused of intentionally setting fires at a religious facility and scrawling swastikas on a synagogue told his girlfriend he wanted to vandalize more than a dozen faith buildings, according to police documents obtained by a news outlet. Police arrested Andrew Costas, 28, and Rebecca Matathias, 25, Sunday on charges of defacing religious property, arson and malicious destruction…

A driver who spilled hot tea in their lap lost control and crashed into a Starbucks in Rockville, Maryland, Monday evening, fire officials say.

Multiple people are hurt and a cyclist was pinned against a utility pole in a crash on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington, Maryland, Wednesday evening, fire officials say.

A stretch of the Beltway Outer Loop in Bethesda, Maryland, was closed for hours Saturday evening because a tractor-trailer leaked fuel.