2008 News Releases

December

Warning - Possible Fire Inspector Impersonators (December 30, 2008)
Have an Escape Plan - Get Out Alive and Uninjured (December 19, 2008)
Responding to Emergencies can be Difficult in Frigid Weather (December 16, 2008)
Child Safety Seat Inspections (December 16, 2008)
Fire Safety Holiday Gift Ideas (December 16, 2008)
ESCAPE - Fire and Life Safety Inspections Save Lives (December 16, 2008)
Your Life is Our Mission (December 15, 2008)
Toys for the Holidays ....Help Us Help Others (December 10, 2008)
Have an Escape Plan - Get Out Alive and Uninjured (December 10, 2008)
Firefighters going door-to-door checking smoke alarms (December 4, 2008)
Three Children in Critical Condition After Being Rescued from a Bethesda House Fire (December 3, 2008)
ESCAPE - Fire and Life Safety Inspections Save Lives (December 1, 2008)

November

Firefighters going door-to-door in Chevy Chase neighborhood checking smoke alarms (November 26, 2008)
Cooking is the Leading Cause of U.S. Home Fires (November 25, 2008)
Hear Us, See Us, Clear for Us (November 25, 2008)
PEPCO Donates Smoke Alarms (November 25, 2008)
Toys for the Holidays ....Help Us Help Others (November 24, 2008)
Safety In Our Neighborhoods (November 21, 2008)
Media Safety Guidelines (November 17, 2008)
Holidays are Approaching – Are You Fire Safe? (November 15, 2008)
Cooking is the Leading Cause of U.S. Home Fires (November 14, 2008)

October

Halloween Safety Tips (October 31, 2008)
Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery (October 28, 2008)
Fire Chief Tom Carr will Retire and Become City of Charleston (SC) Fire Chief (October 27, 2008)
Halloween Safety Tips (October 27, 2008)
Montgomery County Fire Fighters Want Residents to Check Smoke Alarms - Put a Finger on It! (October 27, 2008)
Montgomery County to Break Ground For Takoma Park Fire Station # 2 Renovation (October 22, 2008)
Senior Citizen Fire Safety Task Force Presents Final Recommendations to Leggett and Carr (October 22, 2008)
Prevent Fires - Save Lives - Here's How (October 21, 2008)
Montgomery County Fire Fighters want Residents to Check Smoke Alarms - Put a Finger on It! (October 20, 2008)
Blood Drive in Memory of Fire Fighter (October 15, 2008)
Interim Fire Chief Named (October 13, 2008)
Fire Fighters Promote Pedestrian Safety and Healthy Walking (October 7, 2008)
Prevent Fires - Save Lives - Here's How (Octgober 3, 2008)
National Fallen Firefighters to be Memorialized (October 1, 2008)

September

The Great Escape - Life-Safety Expo and Open House (September 30, 2008)
Fire Chief Tom Carr to Retire, Named City of Charleston (SC) Fire Chief (September 29, 2008)
GROUNDBREAKING: GERMANTOWN - MILESTONE FIRE STATION # 34 (September 23, 2008)
Fire and Rescue Service Veterans Promoted and Reassigned (September 18, 2008)
Life-Safety Expo and Open House(s)Coming Up (September 16, 2008)
Kensington and Silver Spring Serial Arsonist Arrested (September 16, 2008)
Maryland Search and Rescue Team in Louisiana (September 15, 2008)
Maryland Search and Rescue Team Activated (September 11, 2008)
Life-Safety Expo and Open House(s)Coming Up (September 10, 2008)
Kensington and Silver Spring Fires Under Investigation (September 9 , 2008)
Fatal Silver Spring Apartment Fire (September 9, 2008)
Emergency Crews Ready to Handle Flooding Emergencie (September 6, 2008)
WARNING – Flash Flooding and Severe Weather Possible (September 4, 2008)
Fire Dynamics for the Fire Service (September 2, 2008)

August

MONTGOMERY COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ‘FILL THEIR BOOTS’ FOR MUSCULAR DYSTRPHY ASSOCIATION (August 25, 2008)
Hear Us, See Us, Clear for Us (August 25, 2008)
Montgomery County Fire Service Leaders Recognized at Fire-Rescue International Conference (August 19, 2008)
Fire Fighter Recruits to Graduate (August 11, 2008)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service and Many County Agencies to Participate in 60th Annual Montgomery County Fair (August 8, 2008)

July

Investigators had Sought 18-year-old Bethesda Man (July 30, 2008)
Explosives and Weapons Retrieved from Bethesda House (July 29, 2008)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Inks Contract for Dozens of New Fire Apparatus (July 24, 2008)
Nation’s First Responders Converge to Maryland (July 22, 2008)
WARNING: Emergency Responders Take Precautions (July 18, 2008)
Montgomery County Hosts Training for Nation’s First Responders (July 16, 2008)
Fire Safe Cigarettes – A New Reality (July 1, 2008)

June

S O S - Summer of Safety (Pool Safety) (June 30, 2008)
S O S - Summer of Safety (Fireworks)(June 30, 2008)
Thousands will Convene at 116th Annual Convention and Conference - Maryland State Firemen’s Association (June 12, 2008)

May

Fireworks and celebrations go together, especially during the Fourth of July (May 30, 2008)
Fire and Rescue Budget Highlights (May 29, 2008)
Gaithersburg Man Arrested for Explosives, Weapons (May 21, 2008)
Your Life is Our Mission (May 19, 2008)
Fire at Wilson Health Care Facility in Gaithersburg (May 7, 2008)
UPDATE: Injured Montgomery County Fire Fighters (May 7, 2008)
Twinbrook Fatal Fire Review (May 6, 2008)
Fatal Rockville Apartment Fire (May 3, 2008)

April

Get the Scoop – 31 Cent Ice Cream to Honor Nation’s Firefighters (April 15, 2008)
Deadly Week ………..simple safety tips for family fire safety! (April 4, 2008)

March

Fire Safety Experts Say Most Home Fires Preventable (March 31, 2008)
Vision 20/20 Meeting About Fire-Loss Prevention Strategies (March 28, 2008)
Assistance to Firefighters Federal Grant for Emergency Communications Equipment (March 18, 2008)
Public Safety Valor Awards (March 13, 2008)
Emergency Crews Ready to Handle Flooding Emergencies (March 7, 2008)
Montgomery County Fire Fighters "Spring into Action" to Get Residents Ready (March 4, 2008)
Emergency Crews Ready to Handle Flooding Emergencies (March 4, 2008)
Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery (March 3, 2008)

February

9-1-1 – the Vital Link (February 15, 2008)

January

Responding to Emergencies can be Difficult in Frigid Weather (January 21, 2008)