🚒🚓It's the last weekend before Halloween! Looking for some costume inspiration? 😀 Have a safe and Happy Halloween from your friends MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire and MCPDnews! We had a GREAT time at the Manchester Farms Annual Halloween Party! #community

Fire Station 18, led by the talented Captain Ford, were busy today talking fire safety w/ the community as part of the MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire Fire Chief's 3-Day Safety Blitz today.

🛵Hot topic: Dangers of e-bikes/scooters following Friday's apartment fire. 📲bit.ly/3Wdc0Q6

⬇️It's a critical survival message that MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire fire officials repeat over & over & over. When escaping a fire:
Close the door
Close the door
Close the door . . . behind your on the way out - It likely saved lives in yesterday's apartment fire!
#kids #families #home

🎃What your #pumpkin wants you to know:
Please DON'T use lit 🕯️candles. Not only is it a big fire hazard--look at what it does to us! 😱

Any time there is an open flame, there's a fire risk. Keep it safe. Use flameless candles (and keep us beautiful). #Halloween #besafe #kids

🏘️Only 26% of families have a practiced plan for navigating out of a home fire. Is your family one of them? (ARC data)

Plan AND practice a home fire drill today. Know 2 ways out of every room & have a designated meeting place. #Halloween2022In4Words #heyother74 % #kids MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire

Units located burnt food with no fire or injuries. Pete Piringer (@DavidPazos15) 's Twitter Profile">PazosPete Piringer Pete Piringer

📢Look for us! 3-Day Safety Blitz
It's the last weekend of Fire Prevention Month & Community Risk Reduction efforts are spanning across #MoCo .

🛵Special focus: e-bike/e-scooter safety after fire on the 14th floor of non-sprinklered Silver Spring residential high-rise. MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire

It's Halloween weekend. Good Advice from safety advocates in Florida WalkSafe FLORIDA DOT & in Montgomery County MD MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire FFs remind you to please watch for trick or treaters as you drive. Celebrate safely so we don't have to treat you after a bad trick. Walk w/ Caution, Drive w/ Care.

Halloween 🔥 Facts:
More than two of every five (44%) of fires occurred because the decorations were TOO close to a heat source, such as a candle or hot equipment. More than one-third (36%) of these fires were started by candles. Consider flameless candles. #keepitsafe #halloween

As Veterans Day approaches on Friday, Nov. 11, Montgomery County is preparing to join the national #OperationGreenLight salute to veterans. The County’s Commission on Veterans Affairs is seeking additions to its virtual tribute to County veterans. ℹ️➡️ ow.ly/MoCM50LnUz8

DYK - you’re e-bike battery can start a fire……Be Aware, Be Informed, Be Prepared Montgomery County MD

ICYMI - Twin Towers, Silver Spring; non-sprinklered building; single occupant home at time & in bathroom, heard loud pops/explosions & saw scooter on fire (electric scooter charging in living room); occupant was injured trying to move scooter & exited to hallway (& closed door)

RT MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire Be careful when charging e-bikes, e-scooters, hoverboards & similar devices:

🔌 Use the correct charger
⚡️ Don’t overcharge them
🔋Don’t charge while sleeping

Important safety tips from our partners @nfpa 👇
bit.ly/3sBeeLr

Saturday October 29, Assistant Chief Dave Pazos be acting MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire PIO today (10/29) from 7am till 7am tomorrow. Please refer to Pete Piringer (@DavidPazos15) 's Twitter Profile">PazosPete Piringer Twitter page for any newsworthy MCFRS incidents. If need, call 24024377five7. Pete Piringer (@DavidPazos15) 's Twitter Profile">PazosPete Piringer MontgomeryCo(MD)FirePIO

⬇️It's a critical survival message that MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire fire officials repeat over and over and over. When escaping a fire:
Close the door
Close the door
Close the door . . .
It likely saved lives in yesterday's apartment fire!
#kids #families #home

🛵YES, your e-bike battery can start a fire!
Lithium ion batteries--commonly found in everything from cell phones & laptops, to e-bikes, scooters, & electric cars--can store large amounts of energy. Improper care, charging & storage of batteries can result in fires. MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire tips:

ICUMI~Updating with a picture from the scene. Fuel from the leaking saddle tank has been removed by MCFRS hazmat crews and vehicles have been towed from the scene. Pete Piringer (@DavidPazos15) 's Twitter Profile">PazosPete Piringer Pete Piringer

NOTICE: Saturday, Sunday, Monday - MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire Community Risk Reduction Public Education & Awareness Activities Montgomery County MD 10/28 fire on 14th floor of occupied ‘non-sprinklered’ Silver Spring residential high rise. Fire involved Lithium-ion batteries & a malfunctioning e-scooter.

Common cold, flu, allergies… Feeling sick? Flu Season seems to be here…& variants of COVID are lurking & likely just as contagious as before Montgomery County MD Montgomery County DHHS - know the symptoms… stay positive & test negative!!!