Operations & Training

Vacant School Destroyed by Blaze in Silver Spring, MD

Sept. 25, 2024

Heavy fire was showing when Montgomery County firefighters responded to the scene late Tuesday night.

A massive fire that consumed a vacant elementary school in Silver Spring overnight continues to burn Wednesday morning.

Heavy fire was venting from the roof when firefighters got the call Tuesday night, WUSA9 reported.

Firefighters from Prince George's County joined the effort to battle the fire in the school that was slated to be razed.

The fire was difficult to access as the building was fenced off,

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.