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Thu Aug, 5 2021 @ 16:02
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Location: Hollywood Motel - Midvale
Address: 145 South Dupont Hwy
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Smoke Showing from 1st Due House Fire
May 13, 2020
Just before 15:00hrs units were dispatched to the 200 block of W Roosevelt ave in the Wilmington Manor community for a reported house on fire with possibly 2 people trapped. Crews arrived to find a 2 story single family dwelling with smoke showing from the 1st and 2nd floor. E33 and E28 advanced a handline through the alpha side and located a basement fire. Searches turned out to be negative
Rescue Assist on 3 Alarm Fire
May 11, 2020
Just after 19:00hrs Rescue/Engine 28 assisted Christiana Fire on a 3 alarm apartment fire in the Barrett run development. Units from christiana arrived to find a 3 story apartment building with fire on the 2nd, 3rd floor and in the attic area. Rescue/Engine 28 arrived as the 3rd due engine assignment laying out from a 2nd hydrant and deploying a 3rd handline to the fire building. Crews worked onscene for approximately 4hrs. While crews were operating at the fire a second box was transmitted to assist Good Will Fire Company on a residential fire on the unit block of valley forge rd. While 28-8C was covering the district he arrived to find a 2 story single family dwelling with smoke from the roof of an attached garage. Crews investigated and found a small fire inside an exterior wall.
Fire from Capt. Zekes Seafood
May 1, 2020
At 16:30hrs this afternoon units were dispatched to 192 North DuPont highway for a reported building on fire. E28 arrived as the 1st due engine finding a 1 story commercial with fire coming out of the soffit. Crews pulled the soffit finding fire in the cockloft with extension into the interior. Crews from L28, L18, and tower 12 opened up the roof while E12,E22,E23 and E33 pulled backup lines and lines to the interior to extinguish extensions. Units worked onscene for approximately 1hr. Pictures by Frank Martin Jr.
House Fire in Penn Acres
Apr 30, 2020
On April 30, 2020 at 14:30hrs during the rain storm, Ladder 28 made the response to 21 Herbert Drive in the Penn Acres Neighborhood for an Outside Fire. The Ladder arrived and found a 50x50 area of brush and fence burning from a Primary Electrical Line that dropped from the wind storm. While crews were assessing the area and trying to contain the brush fire from spreading. Ladder 28s chauffeur went back to the Ladder to grab another water can when he noticed smoke coming from the garage and roof line of 19 Herbert Drive. The Chauffeur advised the Ladder Officer of the conditions and FireBoard was notified to transmit the Residential Fire Box. Ladder 28s crew began searching inside the residence to locate the fire when they found access to the garage and found fire running the garage roof and contents in the garage on fire. Ladder 28s Bar Man brought a can inside with him and darkened down a majority of the fire, while E18 was deploying their hand line and getting it into service. E18 knocked the remaining of the fire. L28, E18, Sq18, E28 and RE22 worked to open up the garage as well as the second floor to check for extension. The fire was contained to the garage and a small portion of the first floor. Crews operated on scene for approximately 1.5 hours.
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| 2018 - 1373 |
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| 2018 - 3467 |
Jul 8, 2020
Wilmington Manor Fire Company is selling our 75th Anniversary Challenge Coins. Each coin is $10.00 plus shipping and handling if shipping is needed. Please contact Mike Shaw at [email protected] or Joe Dawson at jdawson.com to make a purchase.