Two Montgomery County firefighters were acquitted of charges Friday related to a July incident in which the Montgomery Blair High School baseball field in Silver Spring was soaked with water from a fire apparatus hose at an adjacent fire station. Water sprayed onto Montgomery Co. high school field during baseball game

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Capt. Chris Reilly and firefighter Alan Barnes were charged Sept. 22 with three misdemeanors, including malicious destruction of property, conspiracy to commit malicious destruction of property and disorderly conduct in connection with the July 17 incident. Both men are career—not volunteer—firefighters who were working at Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department Station 16 at 111 University Blvd. East. They were suspended fr

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