Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

Office Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:15 am to 4:45 pm, except District holidays. Firehouses are operational 24/7/365.

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899 North Capitol Street, NE, Suite 3100, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 673-3320
Fax: (202) 462-0807
TTY: 711
Alternate Number: For any accessibility related requests/issues, please e-mail [email protected]
Email: [email protected]

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John A. Donnelly, Sr.

Fire & EMS Chief

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Publications

12/03/2025 - 12:00pm

Fire Watch Guidelines and Directives

Fire Watch Implementation Procedures (172.62 KB)

08/09/2023 - 12:00pm

Curious Children and Fire

Fire Safety Flyers and Brochures - Curious Children and Fire

Curious Children and Fire.pdf (496.64 KB)
Curious Children and Fire-amh.pdf (211.71 KB)
Curious Children and Fire-spa-M9.pdf (223.88 KB)
Curious Children and Fire-fre-FR.pdf (224.51 KB)
Curious Children and Fire-zho-CN.pdf (232.21 KB)

06/28/2023 - 12:00pm

Home Fire Safety Checklist

Fire Safety Flyers and Brochures - Home Fire Safety Checklist

Home Fire Safety Checklist v07.26.pdf (336.14 KB)
Home Fire Safety checklist-amh.pdf (77.7 KB)
Home Fire Safety checklist-spa-M9.pdf (206.17 KB)
Home Fire Safety checklist-fre-FR.pdf (184.03 KB)
Home Fire Safety checklist-zho-CN.pdf (194.56 KB)

06/20/2023 - 12:00pm

Carbon Monoxide Safety

Fire Safety Flyers and Brochures - Carbon Monoxide Safety

Carbon Monoxide Safety-amh_revised.pdf (160.32 KB)
Carbon Monoxide Safety-fre-FR_revised.pdf (229.57 KB)
Carbon Monoxide Safety-spa-M9_revised.pdf (129.57 KB)
Carbon Monoxide Safety-zho-CN_revised.pdf (268.07 KB)
Carbon Monoxide Safety (2023).pdf (252.61 KB)

06/20/2023 - 12:00pm

Smoking Safety

Fire Safety Flyers and Brochures - Smoking Safety

06/20/2023 - 12:00pm

Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer

Fire Safety Flyers and Brochures - Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer

Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer_amh.pdf (394.52 KB)
Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer_fre-FR.pdf (366.32 KB)
Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer_kor.pdf (382.72 KB)
Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer_spa-US.pdf (359.04 KB)
Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer_vie.pdf (393.89 KB)
Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer_zh-CN.pdf (292.21 KB)
Kitchen and Cooking Safety Flyer (2023).pdf (451.64 KB)

06/17/2020 - 12:00pm

Approved Fireworks Listing - 2020 Season

DC FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENT FIREWORK SAFETY POINTS

The DC Fire and EMS Department wants everyone to have a happy and safe July 4th Celebration, so please remember these important safety points:
1. Don’t buy or use Illegal Fireworks

Illegal fireworks include: