G len Echo Fire Department serves the southern tip of Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside of Northwest  Washington, DC. 

Our primary response area, commonly known as our "first due" area, includes portions of Bethesda and Chevy Chase and is bounded, roughly speaking, by the Potomac River on the southwest, Wilson Lane on the northwest, River Road on the northeast, and Western Avenue (the Maryland/DC line) on the southeast.  Our first due area also includes the Village of Friendship Heights and the neighborhood of Kenwood Park.  In addition, we are frequently dispatched to adjoining communities such as Somerset, Kenwood, Cabin John, and Landon Woods.

We respond to calls for assistance on the towpath and Clara Barton Parkway within the C&O Canal National Park, along the Capitol Crescent Trail, and at the Intelligence Community Campus - Bethesda (formerly the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency), Kenwood Golf and Country Club, Glen Echo Park, Walt Whitman High School, Friendship Heights Metro station, and GEICO Insurance headquarters.

If you live, work, or recreate in one of these areas, Glen Echo is YOUR fire department!

Glen Echo Fire Department is owned and operated by the Conduit Road Fire Board, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation chartered by an Act of the Maryland Legislature in 1931, and led by a board of directors elected from the community.  There are 19 similar so-called "local fire and rescue departments" (LFRDs) in Montgomery County that operate 25 volunteer fire stations and are coordinated by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.  The volunteer and paid men and women who staff the fire engines, ambulance, bike team, and off-road rescue apparatus at Glen Echo Fire Department take great pride in being part of a service tradition dating back over 80 years. 

As an organization with a strong volunteer focus, we have always been grateful for the community's support, whether in the form of donated time and effort, in-kind gifts, or financial contributions.  This is especially true given the current budget situation and political climate in Montgomery County.  If you would like to make a donation, you can do so online using the links on this website (Glen Echo Fire Department does not solicit door-to-door or by telephone).  And if you would like to volunteer as a firefighter or emergency medical technician, in an administrative role, or as a board member, you can find an application here.

We welcome you to stop by YOUR firehouse and say hello.  We'll be glad to check your blood pressure, inspect your fire extinguisher, or give you a new battery for your smoke detector.

Don't hesitate to contact us if we can help you in any way!

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Have Your Son's or Daughter's Birthday Party at Glen Echo Fire Department!

Glen Echo Fire Department is a great place to have your son's or daughter's birthday party!  Kids of all ages love the environment, and there's nothing to clean up when the fun winds down.

We provide tables, chairs, and hats. Guests are given a brief tour of the firehouse, can take part in a safety demonstration, and get an up-close look at our fire trucks, ambulance, and all-terrain vehicle.

For more information, please call Danielle Thomas at (301) 229-9766.

Donate Your Vehicle to GEFD!

Do you have a car or truck that you no longer want?  Please consider donating it to Glen Echo Fire Department!  We'll use it for training or to otherwise further our mission, and you may qualify for a tax deduction.

All we need is the vehicle's title with signatures on the back from all listed owners and a set of keys.  Call us at (301) 229-9766 and we'll provide further details.

Glen Echo FD Runs Vehicle Overturned MAY 08 - Glen Echo Fire Department along with units from Bethesda and Bethesda-Chevy Chase responded for a PIC with the report of one overturned on MacArthur Blvd. this afternoon. They arrived on the scene to find a pickup truck on its side on the shoulder. Working together with the other companies, the crews were able to extricate the driver and transport them to the hospital.... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters from Glen Echo and other fire departments attack the blaze.

House Fire in Glen Echo FD's First Due Area MAY 03 - On Thursday evening, units from Glen Echo Fire Department and surrounding companies responded for a house fire assignment on Baltimore Ave with a report of an explosion in a garage with the house on fire. Units arrived on the scene to find a car on fire in the garage with extension to the home. Units on the scene made an aggressive fire attack and the fire was contained in short time to the garage ... (Full Story & Photos)

Donations needed for our annual Bingo in the Park Fundraising Event APRIL 29 - We're looking for donations for our annual Bingo in the Park fundraising event! Do you have some new toys, games, tools, or DVDs cluttering up your house that you'd like to donate to GEFD? If you leave your name and address, we can supply you with a donation letter for your taxes. Do you have a time share or a relationship with a restaurant or store that would like to donate a coupon? We're looking ... (Full Story & Photos)

Chris White calling bingo numbers

E711 and A711 Respond to Chevy Chase Fire MARCH 19 - Just before 2100 on Saturday, March 17, E711 and A711 responded to a reported fire on Hesketh Street in Chevy Chase Village. Crews initially reported light smoke showing from the exterior of the structure. A711 established an aid station and E711 assumed their position as part of the rapid intervention group. Interior crews determined that the smoke was coming from a fire within the walls and were ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters remember Montgomery County’s largest fire MARCH 08 - 1958 fire set Little Falls Creek ablaze by Jessica Ablamsky, Gazette Staff Writer Firemen fight to contain the River Road oil blaze Nov. 23, 1958, in Bethesda. It was the largest fire in Montgomery County history, threatening houses up and down Little Falls Creek. Investigators never concluded how it started, but when a truck at the Butler Road Fuel Refinery caught fire in November 1958, ... (Full Story & Photos)

1958 Photo by Tyler Nourse

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