Mayor Bowser to Launch the Reopening of Engine Company 16

(Washington, DC) On Monday, March 6 at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will join Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans; Chief Gregory Dean, DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (DCFEMS); and Greer Gillis, Director of the Department of General Services (DGS) to highlight the modernization of Engine Company 16. Built in 1932 and Washington, DC’s first four-bay firehouse, Engine Company 16 has been fully renovated for energy efficiency, safer routes to respond and return from emergency calls, and gender-inclusive accommodations for firefighters and emergency personnel.

Who:

Mayor Muriel Bowser
Councilmember Jack Evans, Ward 2
Chief Gregory Dean, DC Fire and EMS
Greer Gillis, Director, DGS

When:

Monday, March 6 at 11 am

Where:

Engine Company 16
1018 13th Street, NW
*Closest Metro: McPherson Square Metro Station*

Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to press@dc.gov.