🚨Join us in Montgomery Village! We’ll be hosting a Public Safety Town Hall to hear directly from neighbors, share updates, and discuss community priorities with local law enforcement. 📅 Monday, October 13 - 7PM 📍 North Creek Community Center Come be part of the conversation!

🎃Montgomery County Fire/Rescue Invites You To: 👻Public Safety Trunk or Treat 📅Wed, Oct 29 🕓4pm-7pm 📍Public Safety HQ 100 Edison Park Dr. Gaithersburg More info is a click away: bit.ly/4nHKJCJ

Oct 5-11th Fire Prevention Week! National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)’s theme is “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium Ion Batteries in Your Home.” Recycle at a safe recycling location. Visit call2recycle.org for recycling spot #bccrs #lithiumionsafety #nfpa #staysafe

50+ in Montgomery County 254 October 2025 youtu.be/SIuBaSDWs3o?si… via YouTube The show is called "50+ in Montgomery County" but regardless of age please watch/learn what Chief Smedley & I discussed. Proud to represent MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire IAFF Local 1664 MoCo(MD) Vol. Fire

🐾Spotted: Sparky in Aisle 9! While Sparky's affection for smoke alarms is endless, your smoke alarm's lifespan isn't. If it's from 2015 or earlier, it's time for a replacement. A perfect #Saturday reminder: show your alarms some love. MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire NFPA #FirePreventionMonth

🚨Spotlight on Safety! Ever wonder what goes on during a Home Safety Check? Come along with Council Vice President Marilyn Balcombe and MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire Community Risk Reduction and find out! @FirePreventionMonth #BeSafe ➡️bit.ly/46YDOhe

Join us!!! Next Saturday, October 18th from 11am to 4pm for our Station Open House and Family Fun Day! 5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda MD! Public Parking lot #36 on Auburn/Del Ray Ave 1 block away and walking 0.6 distance from Bethesda Metro. #familyfun #openhouse #bccrs #october18th

Our good friends at Fire Safety Research Institute have done it again, bringing state-of-the-art training materials and methods to the fire service and to the public. This time it's New Resource Library & Hands-On Toolkits on the FSA (Fire Service Academy) MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire Maryland State Firefighters Association IAFF Local 1664 MoCo(MD) Vol. Fire

Sunday, November 2 @ 2 am Your annual reminder from Cher to change your clocks on Sunday and check your smoke & CO alarms from MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire Cher with your friends! #BeSafe #cher #DaylightSavingTime

💚From one uniform to another — thank you, veterans, for your courage and sacrifice. MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire glows green with pride in your honor. #GreenLightAVet

The BEEP that could save your life. When you change your clocks, test your alarms! Smoke alarms are designed to WAKE you & give you time to safely escape during a fire. Smoke alarms? One of the smartest ways to #besafe. MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire Chief Smedley's Top 8⃣ tips: bit.ly/438CirM

BCCRS with Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc, at 6th annual Rescue Skills Company Training Weekend including search-rescue, rapid intervention, self-rescue, auto extrication, heavy lifting, rope rescue. THANK YOU sponsors: AMKUS Rescue Systems, Cláudia Braga RescueProd, Geyers Towing & Recovery, RentalsUnlimited

Melanie Diaz Act: Montgomery County strengthens fire safety laws after Silver Spring death | FOX 5 DC fox5dc.com/news/melanie-d…

If you are making plans for a fun Christmas Season Holiday out on the town with friends & family, or anywhere in Washington, DC Metro area, MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire FFs want you to think about your safety, as well. Check out ‘Safety in Public Places’ for planning what do in an EMERGENCY

Who knew?? ARTIFICIAL TREES can burn too, fires involving, artificial' trees may be more difficult to get started, but if they do, it'll likely be disastrous, most fires involving 'artificial' trees are result of electrical issues ie. wiring, lights/bulbs

Go back to bed! And Happy New Year!!!

Coming Up Media Briefing 1230p WARNING….. Dry Christmas trees are DANGEROUS this time of year, most of these type fires occur between Dec 22 & Jan 5th - keep it WATERED or better yet, GET IT OUT of your house - start the New Year off right & fire safe

Dangerous time of year for area residents & busy time for Montgomery County MD Government local area FFs (cool nights/heating, cooking)..SEE MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire Safety First montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs-info/tip… Cooking, Heating, electrical, Fireplace Ashes Check Smoke Alarms & Close Doors closeYourdoor.org

This week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, A,B,C shifts) MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire MCFRS_EMIHS will host Montgomery County MD Government Semi-Annual EMS Awards Ceremony honoring outstanding work from MCFRS & partner agencies, as well as a few civilian ‘Every Day Hero’s’