OP here - thank you all! I called Rockville - but the child has to be 4 - my son is turning 3.

Those of you who have done this - did the fire house have a minimum age of 4?

We had ours at Kensington last year. It was awesome and they only require a donation of any size you want to give. they gave an amazing tour.

went to one in rockville - was great/. heard bethesda does it too but a fortune

Wow!! I never knew about this. This will be an AWESOME idea for my son.

Thanks for posting, OP.

Falls Church FD, right on Route 29. It's a newer facility.

We went to one at Glen Echo some time ago

Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department in Arlington.

Falls Church all the way! They gave a tour of the firehouse, a safety demonstration with full fire fighter gear, fire truck stuff AND they slid down the pole - it was great!

My son went to a birthday party at a fire station in Germantown a few years ago. He had a blast. Im not sure which one it was though.

I second the Kensington FD. We had my son's party there a few years back. It is a do it yourself setup, though. Cost is a donation to the FD. We got a tour of the fire station, and kids got to climb on the fire truck.

I have been to several at the Falls Church Volunteer Fire department and they are great but if you are interested call right away, they book up way in advance.

Hi try the Falls Church Volunteer Fire Dept. I had my son's 4th birthday party there. Was great!

Kensington VFD, Plyers Mill and Connecticut Ave. You just get a room and a tour. You need to set up, clean up and bring everything. FYI, the room was not spotless, but everyone had a good time regardless. You are not guaranteed a tour if they need to go out on multiple calls. So you need to have activities lined up.

Try the Rockville Fire Station -- the one by the town center.

Still seems odd to me that any fire station lets you do this- but it would be tons of fun for my son! I have been calling around with no lcuk....


Thanks in advance....