Friday September, 26 2025 @ 19:29

Nature: Automatic Fire Alarm Sounding – Residential Structure

Location: 33521 Seaspell Lane, The Peninsula, DE 19966

On Friday evening, September 26th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for an automatic fire alarm sounding in a residential structure on Seaspell Lane in the Peninsula development off Bay Farm Road.  It was reported to be an automatic fire alarm going off in the residential structure.

Emergency response units from Indian River include Tower 80 from the Oak Orchard facility and Engine 80 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response crews completed an exterior evaluation of the residential structure and commenced with an interior evaluation determining that the detector was faulty.

All emergency response units were authorized to return.