Fire department overtime spending soars MontCo bi13281664 Rachel Baye Examiner Staff Writer The County Fire and Rescue Service blew through half of overtime budget the first three months of the fiscal year, according to new county data. In the first quarter of fiscal 2012 -- July 1 to Sept. 30 -- the Fire and Rescue Service spent $4.8 million, or 47 percent, of $10.3 million overtime budget, according to CountyStat, the county's ..

Montgomery County agencies face smaller cuts bi13281664 Rachel Baye Examiner Staff Writer County agencies are facing a fourth straight year of cutting back as they prepare fiscal 2013 budgets, though officials say the cuts likely be minimal -- a relief after three years of major downsizing. County departments have been asked to prepare to cut 2 percent from operating budgets the coming fiscal year. Fire and Rescue ..

Montgomery County Fire Investigated bi13281664 Firefighters and emergency crews are investigating an explosion County late Wednesday night

Gazette.Net: Montgomery fire service improves response times bi13281664 County firefighters and medical personnel responded to emergencies faster fiscal 2011 than they did a year ago, according to an annual performance review of the fire and rescue service

Fire damages Jefferson Twp. house bi13281664 JEFFERSON TWP., County ? A house at the corner of Derby and Infirmary roads was heavily damaged by a fire Friday evening.No one was home at the time of the fire, but firefighters did rescue two cats from the home

Bureaucracy Run Amok: Montgomery Fire Fighters Initiative Sunk by Signature R bi13281664 County Volunteer firefighters fail to get an ambulance fee initiative on the November ballot because of not getting signatures exactly the proper format - bureaucracy that fails to meet the needs of the people. Contributor: Charles Ray Published: Aug 25, 2010..

Montgomery County firefighters slow to respond to fires, data shows bi13281664 Rachel Baye Examiner Staff Writer County firefighters aim to arrive on the scene of a fire six minutes or less -- but they only do that about half of the time, according to newly released data. In urban areas, generally have the fastest response times, the first engine arrived six minutes for 55 percent of the 607 calls the last fiscal year, the data show. For ..

Search For Missing Montgomery County Boater bi13281664 Emergency crews and police are searching for a missing boater the Tridelphia Reservoir County

Montgomery County Commissioners approve budget 17 percent tax hike bi13281664 The County Commissioners unanimously adopted a $417.4 million budget Wednesday for next year that increases taxes by nearly 17 percent

Montgomery County adopts budget; taxes to rise 17% bi13281664 COURTHOUSE ? The County commissioners unanimously adopted a $417.4 million budget Wednesday for next year that increases taxes by nearly 17 percent

Montgomery County passes budget 17 percent tax hike bi13281664 County has passed a $417 million budget for 2012 that raise taxes by nearly 17 percent - the first hike a decade - saving the parks and public planning departments from proposed elimination and most others from evisceration

Gazette.Net: Montgomery County upset at Pepco rate hike request bi13281664 County officials announced plans Wednesday to oppose a rate hike by Pepco that the electric company says needs to provide more reliable power

Montgomery County Contesting Pepco Rate Increase bi13281664 County gearing up to "vigorously contest" a requested rate increase put forth by Pepco

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