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Montgomery County, MD, Firefighter Struck on Beltway is OK

Sept. 13, 2024

The lieutenant was released after treatment at a local trauma center, Montgomery County Fire Rescue PIO Pete Piringer said.

Susan Nicol

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A firefighter hit and injured at a crash scene on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County early Friday will be OK.

The lieutenant was walking back to other firefighters when a vehicle entered the zone, struck two state police vehicles and him, Montgomery County Fire Rescue PIO Pete Piringer said.

He was able to get up and walk to the firefighters who immediately started treatment.

He was transported to a local trauma center and released after treatment, Piringer said.

No troopers were injured.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

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.