A Potomac man looked out his kitchen window Friday afternoon and saw an animal in a pond.At first “he thought it was an otter,” said Capt. Oscar Garcia, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.Looking more closely, the man saw that it was a big dog. He called 911.Among the first on the scene: Firefighter Rashad Surratt, who donned his water rescue gear, got himself tethered to the shoreline, and went in.

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Beallsville, MD – The Montgomery County Firefighters Pipes and Drums hosted their first annual “Fall BBQ and Football Challenge” on Saturday, November 7th, from 11am-4pm at the Upper Montgomery County VFD. Proceeds from this fall fundraiser supported not only the band, but the National Fallen Firefighters Pipes and Drums, a coalition band consisting of the MCFFP&D, Baltimore Fire Brigade, and NOVA FF’s Emerald Society Pipe Band.

Station 10 firefighters on B shift coordinated a team along with a few volunteers to help support such a noble cause. It was a lot of fun for an awesome cause. Continue reading →

[singlepic id=686 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=left]Bethesda, MD – On October, 19th 2009, Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department will be introducing our newest addition to the Cabin John apparatus family, Engine 710. Cabin John has proudly purchased this new fire engine in order to work seamlessly with the county-wide Compressed Air Foam Systems (CAFS). The new fire engine will be dedicated and placed in full service on the 19th, and will start service to the community as soon as the dedication is over. Cabin John is excited and eager for the new fire engine to start serving the community and help save lives.

Bethesda, MD – Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department proudly welcomes everyone to come join us for our Open House! Come down to Station 10 at 8001 River Road this Saturday, October 10th, 2009. We’ve got a lot of things planned for this special day. The Open House will be from 11AM to 4PM and there will be a number of great events happening. Join us for food, drinks, balloons, and hats. The firefighters of Cabin John will be demonstrating the use of our tools in emergency situations and allow to experience first-hand what we do on a regular basis. Eat cotton candy while petting different animals in our petting zoo! We look forward to seeing you there! Click on the Special Events page for more details.

Bethesda, MD – Friday, September 4th, 2009, Engine 710, Truck 710, and Ambulance 710 responded to an accident on the Inner Loop of the Beltway at 3:00PM. The units on-scene worked swiftly to secure each patient and transport them to the hospital. The accident was deemed to be cause by driver negligence. This is an important reminder for every driver to be alert and vigilant while driving their vehicles.

Cabin John, MD – 1700 hrs on  Tuesday February 24, 2007: the Cabin John Park Fire department responded for the car fire in the 7900 block of 76th street. Engine 710 arrived on scene with Ambulance 710 to find a car fully engulfed in fire. After further investigation, the fire was deemed to have been started by a cigarette that fell in the passenger compartment. Engine 710 quickly mobilized water resources to extinguish the car fire. The automobile fire took a total of one hour to successfully extinguish and clean up. There was irreparable damage to the car but luckily, no one was hurt.

Cabin John, MD- It was just before eight o’clock on a weekday morning, two days before Christmas, when suddenly without warning the heavens opened onto River Road, or maybe it was Hell heaving skyward.

A 66” water main running from the Washington Sewer and Sanitary Commission’s Potomac Filtration Plant north of the village of Potomac, supplying much of Montgomery County and a portion of Prince George’s County, suddenly broke apart and blew up through the ground spewing 150,000 gallons per minute of treated water skyward!
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