Sunday August, 26 2012 @ 03:13:06

Nature: Automatic Fire Alarm

Location: Baywood Clubhouse

Address: 0 Clubhouse Way Millsboro, DE 19966

Sunday August, 26 2012 @ 01:59:08

Nature: Structure Fire (Cover Up Assignment) (86)

Address: 41 Inlet View Ct Bethany Beach, DE 19930

Saturday August, 25 2012 @ 23:57:56

Nature: Structure Fire (Tanker & Engine Assist) Roxana (90)

Address: 37200 Johnson Rd Selbyville, DE 19975

Saturday August, 25 2012 @ 19:29:39

Nature: Assist Rehoboth (86)

Location: Wilmington Avenue & the Boards

Address: 1 - 28 Wilmington Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

Saturday August, 25 2012 @ 18:51:41

Nature: Structure Fire (RIT Team Assignment) (85)

Location: 28379 Martins Farm Road, Milton, DE 19968

Address: Cross Streets Hunter Drive & NiKain Lane

During the period of early Saturday evening, August 25, well into the morning hours of Sunday morning, August 26, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted many times to assist neighboring Sussex County fire department with working alarms.

These assignments included:

• Rapid intervention team assignments for the Milton Fire Department (85) located at a residential structure on Martin’s Farm Road and Rehoboth Beach (86) in the vicinity of the Green Turtle Restaurant. In both instances, emergency response apparatus was cancelled while traveling to the incident location.;

• Tanker and engine company assist for the Roxana Fire Department (90) located at a residential structure on Johnson Road near Fenwick Island. This was multiple story residential structure that suffered extensive damage and utilized many resources from local fire companies;

Lightning Reportedly Sparks 16 House Fires Across Sussex County

http://www.wmdt.com/story/19380245/16-reported-house-fires-across-sussex-county

Posted: Aug 26, 2012 6:51 PM EDT

Updated: Aug 26, 2012 6:57 PM EDT

SUSSEX Co., De. - Officials in Sussex County say lightning strikes caused at least 16 house fires.

A home on Johnson Road in Selbyville was hit hard. Roxana firefighters say they ran out of water because of the storms and used an excess of 200,000 gallons. Departments as far as Gumboro had to shuttle water over to the residence.

Two teenagers were reportedly in the home at the time of the incident. "From what they told us, when we first got here, they were sitting there and it looked like the lightning went inside the house. They smelled fire and then called a friend. By the time we got here, they were in the back of a pickup and we could see flames shooting through the roof," Assistant Chief at Roxana Fire Company Christopher Magee said.

Crews had to take a break midway through the night because of lightning strike. A ladder truck was struck and a firefighter was shocked. Officials say he lost feeling in his arm, had a panic attack, and then passed out - he is now in stable condition.  

•  Engine company cover up assignment for Rehoboth Beach (86) Station #2; and

• Automatic fire alarm incident at Baywood Club House.

Emergency response units included: Engine #80-5 from the Long Neck facility as well as Engine #80-1 and Ladder 80 from the Oak Orchard facility.

Emergency crew assignments included an interior and exterior evaluation of the structure to ascertain the cause of the automatic fire alarm due to the fact that the alarm annunicator was silenced prior to arrival of fire company representatives.

The evaluation yield an alarm activation in area 1 of the commercial structure.

Additional information may be viewed at the following websites:

* WBOC TV Channel 16

http://www.wboc.com/story/19379660/lightning-strikes-blamed-for-7-fires-in-sussex-county 

Lightning Strikes Blamed for Multiple Sussex County Fires

Posted: Aug 26, 2012 4:53 PM EDT - By Kye Parsons

GEORGETOWN, Del.- The Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office announced Sunday afternoon that it has investigated seven fires in Sussex County caused by lightning strikes from severe storms that occurred over the last 24 hours. The fires resulted in more than $1 million in damages. The number of displaced people is not known at this time, according to investigators. 

Below is a list of the fires:

Saturday, Aug. 25

4:39 p.m. – House fire in the 7700 block of Armiger Drive - Hill-n-Dale Development – Blades Fire Company - Damages $25,000.

6:01 p.m. – House fire in 24000 block of Hollis Road – Georgetown - Damages $10,000.

6:51 p.m. – House fire in 28000 block of Martins Farm Road - Milton - Damages $15,000.

10:11 p.m. – House fire in the unit block of Waterford Lane - Selbyville - Damages $5,000.

11:04 p.m. – House fire in the 37000 block of Johnson Road – Selbyville - Roxana Fire Company - Damages $800,000.

Sunday, Aug. 26:

12:56 a.m. – House fire in the unit block of Inlet View Court - Bethany Beach – Damages $50,000.

1:32 a.m. – House fire in the 37000 block of Eagle Run Lane - Delmar – Damages $300,000.

One additional house fire in the Harts Landing community in Lewes is pending the completion of the investigation into the origin and cause of the fire. This fire occurred around 8 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.