
Tower 18 Runs House Fire in Bowie
On Wednesday October 28th, 2026 just after 1:00 in the morning, the battalion tones in the Glenn Dale firehouse sounded, alerting Tower 18as the first due truck for a house fire in the 12000 Block of Maycheck Lane in Company 39’s first due. Battalion Chief 2 arrived to a 2 story single family with smoke showing from the D side. The Tower crew, arriving with the first due engine, reported to the first floor and completed primary searches, finding a fire contained to the living room. The fire was quickly extinguished and searches were negative. Chief 18 responded on the box as well and assisted at the command post as the command aide.
