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Pole Fire - School Lane - Long Neck

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Saturday April, 18 2026 @ 15:17

Nature: Pole Fire

Location: 26228 School Lane Millsboro, DE 19966

 

On Saturday, April 18th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a utility pole fire on School Lane.  It was reported to be an active fire on a utility pole at the incident location of the earlier trailer fire.

Emergency response units from Indian River included Tanker 80 from the Oak Orchard facility and Engine 80 and Brush 80 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Traffic Control 80.

Emergency response crew assignments included fire suppression for the utility pole tasks as well as saturated various fire suppression location on the fire hot spots from the earlier trailer fire incident.

It appears that various smoldering spots include the utility pole needed additional suppression activities.

The Delaware State Fire Police assisted with traffic control for the duration of the incident.

Additional information regarding the overall incident may be viewed at https://irvfc.com/gallery/detail?id=55866.