****** UPDATE: From The Montgomery County, MD. Fire Chief ****//

An update from Montgomery County Fire Chief Corey Smedley on the Line of Duty Death of a Firefighter is below.

It should be noted that the name of the Fallen Firefighter was announced on the fire department radio-and that unfortunately, was heard by untold radio listeners, and it was "grabbed" and posted on several sites, and shared with several venues including us at USFRA. It was our understanding that the radio message was public and we certainly regret any untimely information we passed on. We have pulled it until the name of the fallen Firefighter is officially and formally released by MCFRS.

The fallen Firefighter was part of a mutual aid "box alarm" response in nearby Prince George's County for the working house fire, when that FF went down.

LISTEN: A Message From Montgomery County Fire Chief Smedley: