Incident Synopsis Reproduced from Lewes Fire Department Website (www.lewesfire.com) Wednesday December, 31 2008 @ 12:59:42 Nature: Structure Fire Location: Irish Eyes Address: 213 Anglers Rd., Lewes, DE 19958 On December 31, 2008 at 12:49 p.m Lewes Fire Department, Station 82, was alerted for a reported structure fire at Irish Eyes Restaurant, 213 Anglers Road, Lewes, DE. Lewes Fire Chief William Buckaloo arrived on scene shortly after the dispatch and reported heavy fire visible from the exterior of the building. Firefighters from nine (9) Sussex county fire departments battled the blaze until it was declared under control at 4:19 p.m. The efforts to bring the fire under control were significantly hampered due to high winds and cold temperatures. Additionally, the majority of the fire was found to be under the building and access to the area was extremely difficult. At the time the fire was reported there were ten (10) employees and several tables of customers in the building. All occupants were able to exit the facility safely. There were no injuries to the patrons or to any responding firefighters. The other fire departments assisting Lewes with this incident were; Rehoboth, Milton, Indian River, Georgetown, Roxana, Milford, Millville, Slaughter Beach, Bethany Beach, Millsboro, Greenwood, Ellendale and Frederica. It is estimated the overall cost to the volunteer fire service to extinguish this fire will exceed $10,000. This figure includes the cost of fuel; equipment damaged fighting the fire (power tools, hose and turnout gear), firefighting foam, and food for over 100 firefighters. This figure does not cover the value of the personnel hours expended, which is estimated to be in excess of 600 hours. At this time the cause of the fire has not been determined nor has the monetary value of the damage to the structure been estimated. Additional information may be released later by the Office of the Delaware State Fire Marshal. Additional information may be reviewed at: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081231/NEWS/81231037&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL Photographs are available at www.lewesfire.com http://www.wgmd.com/200812319676/breaking-news-irish-eyes-of-lewes-is-on-fire.html http://www.wgmd.com/200812319683/update-to-irish-eyes-fire.html http://www.wgmd.com/200812319695/more-news-on-irish-eyes-fire.html http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090101/NEWS/901010344 Indian River's estimated response costs for the Irish Eyes incident were estimated personnel costs (28 members @ Delaware Minimum Wage Rate plus social security costs) and equipment response costs (flat billing rate as determined by FEMA) for this incident are estimated to be $3,161. The incident response from Indian River was twenty-eight members for 4 hours and 45 minutes in-service.