Pete Piringer
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Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue Service - an Internationally Accredited Combination Career & Volunteer Public Safety Organization
- Update - Gaithersburg, Maryland, @MontgomeryCoMD small plane into powerlines & tower plow, suspended about 100 feet in the air, two persons on board uninjured at this time, @mcfrs on scene, Widespread power outages, some roads closed in area,Update / Gaithersburg/Montgomery Village, plane crashed into powerlines, @mcfrs ‘high-angle rescue response HM728, TRT, RS729, E731, PE708, T725 assisting Small plane into Pepco tower and hanging 100 ft in the air, 2 occupants uninjured, large area of power outages
- Small Plane Crash IAO Rothbury Dr & Goshen Road, plane into powerlines dangling hundred feet in air, pilot and passenger trapped in plane, @mcfrs A734, A708B, PAT708, T734, RS717, PE734, HM728, SU725, BC705 & others responding
- Maryland Task Force 1 (MD-TF1) Prepared for departure for South Carolina #HurricanceFlorence initially US&R team of 80 personnel will deploy for 10-14 day mission - team members are assembling & preparing for ~6a departure
00:00 - Thank You @GovLarryHogan for Governor’s Citation recognizing my years of Public Service in Maryland & Washington, DC, as well as my recent @MontgomeryCoMD @mcfrsPIO response to assist Ft Myer’s Beach, Florida @FLSERT during Hurricane Ian @TownofFMB @FloridaPIOs
- 🌪️June 5th Tornado Summary 🌪️ 7 Confirmed Tornadoes Poolesville/Gaithersburg, MD @MontgomeryCoMD EF1 - 105mph Arbutus, MD - EF1 - 105mph Middle River, MD - EF1 - 105mph Leesburg, VA - EF1 - 95mph Columbia, MD - EF1 - 95mph Eldersburg, MD - EF0 - 85mph Inwood, WV - EF0 - 75mph
- Poolesville, MD @MontgomeryCoMD Northern Lights - Geomagnetic Storm - no cause for alarm, but good time to check your smoke alarms (Take 10 on 10/10) bit.ly/3zJfBiB
- Update / small Plane crash into power lines in Gaithersburg area, plane, 2 occupants on plane are OK, plane was headed towards (landing) Montgomery Airpark, Airpark is now closed to air traffic @MontgomeryCoMD
00:00UPDATE @MCFRS Media Info Hotline 240.777.2442 Plane crash in Gaithersburg, MD Widespread power outages @MontgomeryCoMD - Update / Gaithersburg/Montgomery Village, plane crashed into powerlines, @mcfrs ‘high-angle rescue response HM728, TRT, RS729, E731, PE708, T725 assisting Small plane into Pepco tower and hanging 100 ft in the air, 2 occupants uninjured, large area of power outagesSmall Plane Crash IAO Rothbury Dr & Goshen Road, plane into powerlines dangling hundred feet in air, pilot and passenger trapped in plane, @mcfrs A734, A708B, PAT708, T734, RS717, PE734, HM728, SU725, BC705 & others responding
- Update - IAO Rothbury Dr & Goshen Rd, police & @mcfrs fire activity, power out in area, small plane crash into power lines, trapped occupants of the plane are ok, tens of thousands of people reportedly without power @MontgomeryCoMD, this includes many traffic lights/signals
Training thunderstorms leading to multiple reports of Flash Flooding and water rescues on the northern half of the Beltway as heavy downpours soak the region. 🌧️






















