Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Glen Echo Fire Department is honored to host Santa Clause during his annual visit to support our community-wide celebration of the Holiday Season! Please come out to join us as we escort Santa through our Glen Echo/Bethesda neighborhoods December 15th through December 21st. If makeup…

Happy First Responders Day! Last year, Congress passed a bill designating Oct. 28 a federal holiday to honor the sacrifice of firefighters, EMTs, and police officers around the country. The law declares that “during times of national crisis, first responders have consistently been a source of aid, hope, and comfort…

Notice of Public Election Conduit Road Fire Board, Inc. Notice is given that a public election for Directors of the Conduit Road Fire Board, Inc., which owns and operates the Glen Echo Fire Department, will be held on October 30, 2021 from 11am until 3pm at 5920 Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda, MD…

The Glen Echo Fire Department congratulates Glen Mar Park resident Jim Donley for his successful service as the lead/solo runner in the 68th stage of the Great American Relay. The 3,500-mile run is comprised of 415 stages across eighteen states, starting on 9/11 in Boston and concluding at the Santa…

GLEN ECHO FIRE CHIEF’S CITATION PRESENTED TO SYCAMORE ISLAND CLUB CARETAKER “TOWPATH JOE” HAGE On September 12, 2021, recently retired Sycamore Island Club caretaker Joe Hage was presented the Glen Echo Fire Chief’s Citation recognizing his contributions to an August 1, 2021 rescue operation. A woman was seriously injured while…

The Glen Echo Fire Department celebrates the 4th of July with our friends throughout the community. Thank you Kenwood Park Civic Association, Brookmont Civic Association, Westmoreland Citizens Association and Brookdale Citizens’ Association for inviting us. GEFD appreciated the opportunity to celebrate with our neighbors on the day we celebrate the…

Early yesterday evening, units from Glen Echo Fire Department responded to next-door house fires in Potomac, MD. When a severe thunderstorm passed through the area, two houses were struck by lightning, sparking attic fires. While crews worked to put out the flames in the two separate structures, GEFD volunteers established…

Glen Echo Fire Department is seeking future EMTs, paramedics, and firefighters for its upcoming spring recruit class! All potential applicants must attend one of two virtual information sessions on Tuesday, April 6 or Sunday, April 11.

The Capital Crescent Trail was crowded as bicyclists and walkers captured a few final moments of summer-like days before fall fully took hold when witnesses saw a man in his early fifties collapse a few yards from the Massachusetts Avenue pedestrian bridge. Bystanders called 911. Within moments the youthful-looking man…

At three in the morning, members of the Glen Echo Fire Department began waking up. It was not a fire or medical emergency, but it was another call to serve. Glen Echo volunteer firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics, along with the Department’s Chief and Operations officer were designated to support the…