Overview

• 5th Battalion
• Organized: April 1, 1867 as Georgetown Fire Department Engine Co. 1.
• Original Apparatus: 1867 McDermott Hose Reel Carriage 1867 Amoskeag 600 gpm steam fire engine “Henry Addison”.
• Became District of Columbia Fire Department Engine Co. 5 on September 23, 1871.
• 1st Location: High Street Georgetown (Wisconsin Ave. NW) in the old Vigilant Fire Company firehouse.
• 2nd Location: 3210 M Street NW in the old Georgetown City Hall on November 17, 1883.
• 3rd Location: With Truck Co. 5 at 3412 Dent Place NW on July 2, 1940.

Apparatus in House

• Engine 5
• Canteen Unit 1
• Rehab Unit
• Medic 5

Company Links

• Engine 5 Instagram

Contact Information