A fire involving rooftop solar panels was reported Monday at a single-family home on Conrad Court in Damascus.
Crews from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responded to smoke coming from the roof and quickly extinguished the fire with no extension into the home.
Firefighters successfully deployed a recently acquired tool called “PVStop,” a handheld device that applies a liquid tarp to deactivate solar (photovoltaic) panels, improving safety during suppression efforts…