Wednesday January, 28 2015 @ 20:00

Nature: Structure Fire

Location: 32848 Elizabeth Dr., Orchard Manor, Millsboro, DE 19966

Structure Fire (Fully Involved) - Residential Occupant Transported - Elizabeth Drive - Oak Orchard

On Wednesday, January 28th, the Indian River (80), Millsboro (83), and Lewes (82) fire companies were alerted for a structure on Elizabeth Drive in the Orchard Manor development off of Oak Orchard Road. It was reported by a neighbor that flames were coming from the residential structure nearby.

Emergency response units from Indian River included: Tanker 80, Engine #80-1, Rescue 80, Command 80, and Utility 80 from the Oak Orchard facility as well as Engine #80-3 from the Long Neck facility. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Delaware State Fire Police, the Sussex County Paramedics and the local ambulance service provider also responded to the incident.

Emergency response crew assignments included immediate fire suppression activities with a need for residential search and rescue activities, as well as interior suppression and ventilation. Tanker 80 and Incident Command arrived on on-scene and initiated fire ground operations and activated two 1¾” fire suppression lines while other responding apparatus coordinated primary and secondary search patterns, established water supply operations as well as ancillary lighting and ventilation. Engine #80-1 and Tanker 83 provided water resource back up. Engine #80-1 was also tasked with establishing another 1¾” fire suppression line.

The residential structure was fully involved with fire upon arrival of any responding units. It was unknown at the time of apparatus arrival if the residential structure was occupied or unoccupied. Neighbors were providing assistance with respect to occupancy concerns.

The primary search of the structure yielded one male occupant. The residential occupant was transferred to nearby medical facilities in full cardiac arrest with CPR being performed.  The household canine perished during the incident.

The Georgetown (77) Fire Company responded to Indian River’s Main Station to provide a cover-up assignment for the duration of the incident.

The Delaware State Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating.   The State Fire Marshal's Major Incident Response Team was activated for a response to the incident.

Additional information may be viewed via the following web pages:

• The News-Journal – www.delawareoneline.com   

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/01/28/fire-victim-hospitalized-sussex/22499683/

Fire victim hospitalized in Sussex

By:  Cris Barrish and James Fisher,

The News Journal One person was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in a home in the Sussex County bay community of Oak Orchard, authorities said. The victim, who was in cardiac arrest, was taken to Beebe Medical Center, said Patrick Miller, president of Indian River Volunteer Fire Company.

More information on the condition of the victim, who was not identified, was not released.

Miller said the victim was the only person inside the home which was heavily damaged in the flames.

Updated Information:  01/29/2015 10 a.m.

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2015/01/28/fire-victim-hospitalized-sussex/22499683/

House fire kills man, his dog

Flames were consuming a Sussex County home Wednesday night as firefighters pulled out the lone resident, but the man did not survive.  His dog also died in the fire.

The unidentified Millsboro-area resident was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Michael G. Chionchio, assistant state fire marshal, said Thursday morning.

His name is to be released after confirmation of his identity.

A neighbor called 911 about 8 p.m., after seeing flames coming from the man's home in Orchard Manor, a tidy neighborhood of one-story manufactured homes in the Oak Orchard area, east of Millsboro near Indian River Bay.

Crews from the nearby Indian River Volunteer Fire Company arrived in the 32000 block of Circle Drive to find the home fully involved in the fire. Millsboro and Lewes fire companies also sent personnel and equipment to fight the blaze.

Initially, firefighters did not know if anyone was inside the home, but neighbors told them the resident was still inside, according to the fire company.

After the man was found unconscious and without a , rescuers performed CPR in an attempt to revive the man. He was taken still in cardiac arrest when he was taken to the hospital, said Patrick Miller, fire company president.

Investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal returned to the fire scene Thursday, studying the charred remains to determine how the fire began.

The man's body was transferred to the state Division of Forensic Science for confirmation of identity and autopsy to determine his exact cause of death, Chionchio said.

The remains of his dog were turned over to family members, he said.

Heavy damage to the house was estimated at $100,000.

Staff reporters Cris Barrish and James Fisher contributed to this report. 

·         WGMD Radio 92.7 News

http://wgmd.com/one-killed-in-millsboro-house-fire/

One Killed in Millsboro House Fire

The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a fire in Millsboro.

The Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responded to a call in Orchard Manor Wednesday night of a house fire.  When they got there, flames were shooting out the window.  A person was found unconscious in the house, but died at Beebe Medical Center a short time later.

The fire did $100,000 worth of damage and the state fire investigators are determining what caused the fire.

1. http://www.delaware1059.com/story.php?id=10764

Monday, July 28, 2014 - 5:27am

1 Dead in Millsboro House Fire

By:  Kelli Steele

One person is dead following a house fire in Millsboro.

Firemen from Indian River responded to the 32000- block of Circle Drive in Orchard Manor around 8 o'clock Wednesday night; flames were shooting out of the windows when firemen arrived.

The Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office says one person was found inside the home and removed from the flames by firemen; the victim was rushed to Beebe Hospital where they were pronounced dead.

State fire investigators are on the scene conducting the investigation into the origin and cause of the fire. Heavy fire damage is estimated at $100,000.

The fire remains under investigation.

• Cape Gazette Newspaper

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/oak-orchard-fire-death-ruled-accident/1301982

Oak Orchard fire death ruled accident

Feb 06, 2015

The death of a man who died in a Jan. 28 house fire in Oak Orchard has been ruled an accident by the Division of Forensic Science.

Russell Swanhart, 35, died after a fire burned a home in the 32000 block of Circle Drive in the Orchard Manor development near Oak Orchard.

Indian River firefighters responded 8 p.m. to flames shooting out of the windows of the home. Firefighters found Swanhart inside; emergency responders rushed him to Beebe Healthcare where he died a short time later.

A dog also died in the fire and was returned to family members, said Michael Chionchio, deputy state fire marshal.

Chionchio said the estimated damage was $100,000. Fire investigators continue to determine the origin and cause of the fire.