Keep Your Deck Safe with Free Inspection
In an effort to prevent deck collapses and injuries, the county is offering free deck inspections during May as part of Building Safety Month. The Montgomery County Department of Permitting… Read More
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Prevent Deck Collapse with Free Inspection
There were at least two major deck collapses in the county last year, one in Rockville and the other in Germantown. In an effort to prevent this, the county is… Read More
How Safe is Your Deck?
So far this summer in Montgomery County, there have been two major deck collapses. One in Germantown where six people were hospitalized and another in Rockville where two people were… Read More
Two People Sent to Hospital After Deck Collapse in Rockville
A deck collapse in Rockville on Friday sent two people to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. The… Read More
‘Mass Casualty Incident’: Deck Collapse Hospitalizes Six With Non-Life Threatening Injuries
A townhouse deck collapsed in a Germantown neighborhood Sunday night, sending six adults to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete… Read More
Six Adults Hospitalized After Deck Collapse in Germantown
Six adults were taken to a local hospital after a townhouse deck collapsed Sunday night in the 12400 block of Walnut Cove Circle in Germantown, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue… Read More
County Offering Free Deck Inspections to All Residents
The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services (DPS) is offering free deck inspections as a part of Building Safety Month. The free ‘Check Your Deck’ is open to all Montgomery… Read More