[connatix_element_embed script_id=2685ff62a4fc450d950513aa689feb76 player_id=7bc491b4-922b-4e8d-b1b1-150648e80442 video_id=480dca4e-357b-4491-b060-666302694afb align=right] Editor’s note: This story, originally published by Bethesda Today at 5:16 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2025, was updated at 5:50 p.m. on Nov. 10, 2025, to correct the statement that a judge acquitted Alan Barnes of the charges he faced. The charges were dismissed by the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office prior to trial.

Two Montgomery County firefighters no longer face criminal charges connected with a July incident in which the Montgomery Blair High School baseball field in Silver Spring was soaked with gallons of water sprayed from a fire apparatus hose at an adjacent fire station.

In Montgomery County District Court in Silver Spring, Judge Rand Gelber on Friday acquitted Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Capt. Chris Reilly of charges related to the incident and the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office dismissed charges filed against firefighter Alan Barnes.

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