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fire in the hole photography           live scanner feeds       wicomico county, md dorchester county, md sussex county, de       showcase       felton community fire company, inc. ~ felton, de       fund raisers             police candids       police candids       new arrivals       magnolia vol. fire co. utility 55-8 vienna fire departmentengine 11-1 rescue 11-1 sussex county ems paramedic response sussex county ems public relations laurel fire department81 command hebron fire departmentems 5 hebron fire departmentcar 5 engine tankerblades delaware dover fire- chief's command unit       fallen heros       donald i. wheatleysharptown fire dept8/22/2008 james louis gosleesharptown fire dept8/18/2008 atley allen lankford jr sharptown fire dept8/15/2008 stephanie l. callawaysussex county paramedic6/17/2008 franklin leggchestertown fire department3/14/2008 james samuel banksdelmar fire department11/25/2007 george robert freeman iii mardela springs volunteer fire department11/22/2007 richard 'dick' lort selbyville fire department10/1/2007 carl r. moorefelton community fire company8/27/2007 cory lee balldenton & cordova fire departments8/7/2007 douglas l. brownsalisbury fire department7/26/2007 kevin l. morris delmar fire department7/13/2007 gerald ''gump'' brown, jr laurel fire department4/3/2007       join us       fithp is always looking for new photographers to join our team. qualified applicants must be able to produce high quality photographs. if you are interested in becoming a member, just click here to send us an e-mail.       weather             site info       you are visitor 283325 to this site. there are currently 10 visitors on this site. the site was last updated on 10/5/2008 12:03:38 pm. staff only         ride along programs       a few of the fithp photographers are looking again for a weekend ‘’ride along’’ with other departments. if your department supports such things and would like us to come and ride for the weekend please e-mail us. most of our guys are trained firefighters and have gear if needed to ride. all we want to do is photograph your alarms. we will provide your department with copies of everything we take that weekend.we are looking in the states of maryland, delaware, virginia, pennsylvania and new jersey. hope we hear from some of you.       new websites       "fire in the hole photography" would like to welcome the following fire departments to the world wide web. delmar fire department - redesigned emergency vehicle specialist first due fire photos layout artwork and design the battalion tv       on location with fithp - mvc with rollover - 60ft rd and rt 50 - pittsville       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. october 5, 2008 - at approximately central alerted station 7 pittsville of a mvc with rescue, with the possibility of one vehicle being on fire and one overturned at the intersection of 60ft rd and rt. 50 westbound. maryland state police quickly arrived on scene and advised central that there was no rescue. crews arrived on scene to find a 2 car mvc with an suv overturned in a ditch. ems personnel quickly assessed the patients in which both patients were refusals. one lane of rt. 50 was shut down while emergency crews took care of the patients and the vehicles.units on scene : ambulance a-7, ambulance b-7, rescue 7, engine 703, command 7, traffic control 7, maryland state police, firepolicefithp photographers on scene : billy adkins, cliff shockley       on location with fithp - 2 car mvc - zion rd. salisbury, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 30, 2008 -  approximately 4pm salisbury station 2 was alerted of a 2 car mvc with injuries. paramedic 2 along with truck 2 responded to find a 2 car accident involving a work van and a suv. paramedic 2 transported 1 patient to prmc. the occupant of the work van refused treatment.units on scene : truck 2, paramedic 2, msp       on location with fithp - msp trooper 2 crashes in pg county - 4 dead       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 28, 2008 -  is with great sadness that we bring this news story to you.our thoughts and prayers go out to all those aboard and thier families.1. stephen h. bunker, the 59-year-old pilot from waldorf, md. bunker had retired as a corporal in 1998 after 26-years with msp. he returned as a civilian pilot. bunker had been flying for msp for 24-years and was a certified flight instructor and a certified instrument flight instructor. stephen bunker was married with three grown children.2. tfc mickey c. lippy, the 34-year-old flight paramedic from westminster, md. trooper lippy joined msp four-year-ago. prior to that lippy had been a firefighter and medic with the anne arundel county fire department. he had been assigned to station 18 (marley) for much of his career. trooper lippy had recently returned from family leave following the birth of his daughter, now four-months-old. lippy was also a volunteer with the owings mills volunteer fire company in baltimore county. he worked part-time as a firefighter with gamber & comunity fire company in carroll county, md. lippy's wife works full-time for gamber.3. tanya mallard, the 38-year-old emt-b from waldorf, md. mallard was an emt-b with waldorf vfd's station 12. mallard is survived by her husband and two children.4. ashley j. younger of waldorf, md. she was the 17-year-old victim of the automobile accident.maryland state police press release(forestville, md) -- four of five people aboard a maryland state police medevac helicopter have been killed in a crash that occurred early this morning in prince george’s county.the fatalities include the state police pilot and flight paramedic, a fire/rescue medical provider, and a patient. a second patient on-board survived the crash and has been transported to the prince george’s hospital center. the crash occurred within a wooded area of the walker mill regional park, off of berry lane and ritchie road in forestville, md.at about 11:00 p.m. yesterday, maryland state police helicopter, trooper 2, was dispatched to the scene of a traffic crash in the waldorf area. trooper 2 responded from its hangar at the andrews air force base. trooper 2 picked up two female patients and a medical provider from the rescue squad to assist the state police flight paramedic during the flight to the prince george’s hospital center. during the flight, the helicopter disappeared from radar. state police and prince george’s county police and fire were notified and a search began.shortly before 2:00 a.m. today, the helicopter crash site was found. the helicopter was in a wooded area of the park. the four victims were pronounced dead at the scene. a cause of the crash is not known at this time. colonel terrence sheridan, superintendent of the maryland state police, is on the scene, as are state police investigators. the national transportation safety board and the federal aviation administration have been notified and are on the scene. note:a media briefing site has been set up at the north forestville elementary school, located in the 2400-block of ritchie road, forestville, md. story from maryland state policepg county fire ems press releasestatter 911 newswbal tv storypictures are from msp aviation website waldorf vfd       on location with fithp - single vehicle mvc w/rollover, ejection, entrapment - harrington, del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 26, 2008 -  22:24 hours kent center alerted station 50 (harrington), kent county ems (km-8 and km-5), and dsp aviation (trooper 2) for an mvc with rollover, ejection, entrapment, and possible mci on hopkins cemetery road just west of pine pitch road. ambulance b-48 (felton) was on the road and added to the initial response.command 50 (with 50-17, ralph tucker) responded and kent center reported that there was believed to be four patients, with one ejection and possibly two patients trapped. kent center also advised that a-49 (frederica) was in quarters with a crew and was being added to the response. both dsp and msp aviation units were down due to weather, and command requested an additional ambulance from station 42 (carlisle of milford) be added. units found a vehicle on its roof with one patient pinned by the vehicle, one patient who had been ejected, and two others who had extricated themselves. while the ems crews tended to the three patients already out, the crews from rescue 50 and engine 50-5 worked to stabilize the vehicle and free the one patient. extrication was completed about 22:45, and the scene placed under control shortly after.two of the patients were transported to milford memorial and the other two to kent general hospital.units on scene: command 50, rescue 50, engine 50-5, ambulances a-50, c-50, b-48, a-49, a-42, paramedic km-8, paramedic supervisor km-5, harrington pd, and delaware state policeambulance a-78 (greenwood) covered station 50fithp photographers on scene: brian slattery & ryan whittington       on location with fithp - commercial structure fire - broad st. - salisbury       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 25, 2008 -  01:38 hours, wicomico central alerted stations 16, 2 and 1 to a structure fire at 229 broad st. an additional call came into central advising it was a law office and fire fully involved. the first salisbury unit on scene confirmed heavy fire from side a, two story commerical structure. the crews immediately went into defense mode to protect nearby structures in this densely occupied block. the state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of the fire. additional details about the fire and units responding will be posted soon.       on location with fithp - shed fire- felton, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 23, 2008 -  september 22, 2008 at 1739 hours, kent county e.o.c. alerted station 48 and station 55 for a reported shed fire. deputy 48 (rains) responded to the scene and found a work shed on fire. engine 48-1 responded with 48-17. once on scene the crew stretched an inch & ¾ hand line and quickly knocked the fire.units responding: deputy 48, chief 48, engine 48-1, tanker 48-5, tanker 55-5, engine 55-4, engine 55-3, fm-19       on location with fithp - 3 car mvc w/ injuries - delmar, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 23, 2008 -  19:05 hours wicomico central alerted station 74 (delmar) to a 3-car mvc with injuries on bi-state blvd. at executive club drive. having just cleared a brush fire call moments earlier, station 74 was able to make a quick response. in all, 3 patients were transported priority 3 to prmc. unit responding: paramedic a-74, ambulance b-74, rescue 74, engine 74-1, brush 74, command 74, delmar fire police, maryland state police       on location with fithp - fatal motorcycle accident - hebron, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 21, 2008 -  17:00 hours, wicomico central alerted station 5 (hebron) to a mvc collision involving a motorcycle at the intersection of nanticoke rd. and westbrooke dr. it was reported that the cyclist was ejected, and further update came in to 911 that subject had stopped breathing. hebron units arrived and found patient in full arrest and began cpr. he was transported priority 1 to prmc, where according to wmdt-tv he was pronounced dead. maryland state police closed nanticoke road from crooked oak ln. to rockawalkin rd for a couple hours during their investigation.units responding: paramedic a5, ambulance b5, rescue pumper 501, car 5, wicomico county sheriff's deputies, maryland state police       on location with fithp - single car mvc w/ rollover - fruitland       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 20, 2008 -  23:25 hours, wicomico central alerted station 3 (fruitland) and salisbury paramedic 1 to a mvc with rollover on coulbourn mill rd., south of old fruitland rd. it was reported as possible ejection. 3-24 arrived on location in personal vehicle confirming 1 patient, and advising car was located at a sharp turn in the woods closer to old post rd. rescue 3-02 arrived on scene with deputy chief jeff shrieves in command. paramedic 16-1 transported 1 patient priority 2 (due to mechanism) to prmc for treatment. scene was released to maryland state police at 00:12 hours.units responding; 3-24 pov, rescue 3-02, pm 16-1, maryland state police       on location with fithp - vehicle extrication/rescue demo - harrington fire co.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 20, 2008 -  part of the city of harrington's annual heritage day, the harrington fire company held an open house that included a vehicle extrication/rescue demonstration. personnel exhibited how they operate on the scene of motor vehicle collisions with stabilizing vehicles and use of hydraulic tools to pop doors, remove the vehicle's roof, and roll the dashboard. the session was also used to let newer personnel learn about techniques.       on location with fithp - tractor trailer rollover - rt 54 - delmar       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 19, 2008 -  20:17 hours sussex eoc alerted station 74 (delmar) to a traffic accident on delmar rd (rt. 54) just west of horsey church rd. updated information came in that it was a tractor-trailer overturned with possible entrapment. at that time sussex medic 102 and trooper 2 were alerted as well. paramedic a-74 arrived on scene to find a truck with an open top trailer of pine mulch had overturned into a shallow ditch. it was determined that delmar units could handle the call and 102 and trooper 2 were returned to service. crews worked for about 30 minutes removing and stablizing the patient. driver was transported with moderate back and leg injuries to prmc. fire crews remained for an additional hour until scene was release to delaware dot. state dot workers began off-loading the cargo around 9:45. once emptied, heavy salvage wreckers will upright and move the truck. rt 54 is expected to remain closed from horsey church rd to providence church rd. until after midnight. delaware state police are investigating the cause of the accident, it is unknown at this time if charges are pending.units responding: rescue 74, engine 74-1, command 74, paramedic a-74, ambulance b-74. also alerted: sussex medic 102 and trooper 2 medivac.       on location with fithp - fatal house fire - mt. pleasant rd. - laurel, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 19, 2008 -  51-year-old woman died in a house fire thursday night in laurel.belinda a. carmean was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire at a home in the 31000 block of mount pleasant road.firefighters from laurel, delmar and sharptown who responded to the fire at 9:02 p.m. found a small fire at the home and a woman being administered cpr by a family member outside, the state fire marshal's office reported.carmean was identified by the state medical examiner's office. the cause of death has not yet been determined.the two-story wood frame home suffered minor fire and smoke damage. there were no working smoke detectors, the fire marshal's report said.the fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.story from the daily timesphotographers on scene : cliff shockley, jr adkins, wayne barrall       on location with fithp - caroline county department of emergency services holds hazmat drill.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 19, 2008 -  caroline county department of emergency services recently participated in a regional hazardous materials training exercise held in cambridge. the program was hosted at the new cambridge public safety building by the regional hazmat training committee with instructors and simulation props provided by the maryland fire and rescue institute. area instructors included tom harmon, mike collins, dan tuel, and greg socks. representative from multiple local emergency departments learned to cooperate in controlling emergency situations involving hazardous materials.other area organizations attending the training session included rescue fire company, dorchester county emergency management, dorchester county ems, talbot county ems, and the talbot county local emergency planning committee. also participating were the kent county department of emergency services, queen anne’s county department of emergency services, ridgely volunteer fire department, maryland emergency management agency, and the maryland institute for emergency medical services.the morning session included classroom instruction on how to handle various hazardous materials emergencies. after lunch, participants worked with various simulated emergencies, including a leak emergency on a tanker. several teams of personnel formed entry, decontamination, surveillance, and medical groups. everyone functioned under the national incident command system.bryan ebling, director of caroline county department of emergency services, and cindy towers, assistant director of des’ emergency management and risk management division observed the exercise.“it is important for area departments to work together in a seamless fashion when a hazardous materials emergency strikes,” stated ebling. “caroline county department of emergency services relies on the support from the various emergency services departments in surrounding counties. we want to practice together in order to be ready when we are confronted with a real emergency in our community!”photos by: bryan milliganstory from: 1st responder news       on location with fithp - mvc with injuries - 60ft rd and rt 50       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 18, 2008 -  approximately 7pm wicomico central alerted station 7 pittsville for a mvc with injuries at the intersection of 60 foot rd and rt. 50. crews arrived on scene to find a two vehicle mvc with a passenger van in the ditch with a lot of damage. ems personnel quickly assessed the patients and transported a short time later. the turn lane onto rt. 50 was closed for approximately 35 minutes during the incident. ambulance a-7 transported one adult priority 3, and ambulance b-7 transported one adult and one pediatric priority 3. units on scene : ambulance a-7, ambulance b-7, rescue 7, engine 703, command 7, traffic control 7, wicomico county sheriffs dept., maryland state police, firepolice       on location with fithp - dvfa 14th annual conference parade       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 13, 2008 -  annual dvfa conference parade was held on saturday, september 13, 2008 in dover. most of the fire companies and ladies auxiliaries from all three counties in delaware participated.the trophy winners include:best appearing:school band: woodbridge high schooldrum majorette: delaware military academyfire prevention float: delaware cityambulance: cheswoldbrush/field unit: citizens hosespecial unit: belvedere, hazmat 30aerial device: citizens hosetanker (1,500+ gal): citizens hoserescue/pumper: citizens hoserescue: citizens hosepumper (1982-present): delaware citypumper (1957-1982): hockessinantique pumper: bridgevilleladies auxiliary marching unit: 1st: minquadale2nd: seaford3rd: bo company without music/band: 1st: clayton2nd: elsmere3rd: company with music/band:1st: citizens hose2nd: five points3rd: seaforda complete list of trophy winners is posted on the dvfa website.       on location with fithp - mfri rescue tech hands-on demonstration       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 13, 2008 -  morning the current rescue tech class had their vehicle stabilization and extrication practical day. under the direction of instructor dave kulley and support instructors; jay jester, vinnie palmer, tim mullen, and jimmy gladwell, students spent a informing day learning about stabilization and extrication. members of the class were able to practice with box cribbing, step chocks, and airbags. since the class has a good mixture of station members attending, students were able to practice with hurst and holmatro airbags. we also went through a non-hydraulic door removal, using only a ‘tin cutter’ and hand tools. after a short lunch, the real fun began with the bringing out of the hydraulic tools. holmatro was kind enough to lend a brand new set of tools and hydraulic pump to mfri for the class to use. also available to the class was the local hurst truck with plenty of tools available to use. with the availability of so many tools, the students made quick work of the vehicles. students took turns with the hydraulic tools to get a feel for how they work. we were able to take the roof off of each vehicle, and were shown how not only hydraulic tools, but everyday power tools can come in very handy in an extrication situation. students also practiced a hydraulic door pop, dash lift/roll, and a 3rd door. i’m sure that i’m forgetting something, and if so, sorry about that.thanks to the mfri instructors.thanks to station 7 pittsville for letting us use their cars, property and equipment.thanks to station 15 allen and station 11 powellville for letting us use their equipment.thanks to holmatro and hurst for the use of their tools.       on location with fithp - single car mvc - whitesville rd, delmar       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 10, 2008 -  7:17am sussex eoc alerted station 74 (delmar) & medic 102 to a motor vehicle accident in the 11500 block of whitesville rd. upon arrival it was found a single passenger was already out of the vehicle and was without apparent injuries. medic 102 was placed back in service, and a-74 evaluated patient. rescue 74 arrived to secure the vehicle pending tow company. incident was cleared at 7:52am. units on scene: a-74, medic 102 & rescue 74       on location with fithp - overturned 18 wheeler - salisbury md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 9, 2008 -  4:30 am the wicomico county eoc alerted sta.2 salisbury and paramedic-2 for an accident with injuries on the rt.50 by-pass east of the centre rd exit. while enroute crews were advised that this would be an overturned tractor trailer in the median strip. engine 210 arrived on location to find the 18 wheeler lying on its side. paramedic-2 evaluated the driver which in turned refused treatment claiming he was unhurt. reports are that the driver came from ohio the day before and was heading to crisfield md with a load of tomatoes when he fell asleep at the wheel.wrecker crews spent most of the morning trying to upright the 18 wheeler. maryland state police blocked 4 lanes of traffic during the event.       on location with fithp - training - delmar fire department       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. september 8, 2008 -  9-08-08 the delmar fire department traveled to delaware state fire school in georgetown delaware for some scba & live fire training at the burn center. this was a good time for some of the newer members of the department to gain first hand training on the proper ways to use scba along with the proper maintenance of the unit. crews also were able to feel a little heat inside a burn building. instructors ignited straw inside the building and allowed the young fire fighters to work as a team to put the fire out and perform search and rescue operations. these members gained valuable information to help them become better firefighters.this was the 1st of a 3 part series that the delmar fire department has planned at the delaware state fire school.to view video of the night go here and enjoy training video       on location with fithp - mva w/ jack knifed trailer - delmar de.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 31, 2008 - wh the delmar fire department was already on an ‘automatic fire alarm’ call, they were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on rt.13 in the area of iron hill rd. crews arrived to find a small mazda in the middle of the north bound lanes of rt.13 and a full size pick and a trailer carrying a dragster in the median strip.fire police crews shut down both lanes traffic on rt.13 north bound and one lane on the south bound lane of rt.13.rescue crews checked both vehicles for any leaks and cleaned up a lot of grass and dirt on the roadway. ems crews checked out a total of 5 people that was involved in the accident. all 5 refused treatment.police reported the accident happened when the white mazda left the south bound roadway at a high rate of speed and crossed the median strip making contact with the pick-up and trailer which then jacked knifed into the median strip.responding units:74 command, rescue 74, engine 74-2 and the delaware state police.       on location with fithp - car fire - gumboro       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 29, 2008 - ar 6:30am the pittsville fire department was alerted for a vehicle fire on east line rd near guy ward rd. while engine 703 a member of their department advised them that the car would be closer to whitesville rd. just after sta.7 pittsville was alerted the sussex co eoc alerted sta.79 gumboro for the same call. engine 703 arrived first and had the situation under control when the engine from gumboro arrived.crews arrived to find a car with heavy fire in the engine compartment. one 1 ¾ line was put in service and the fire was put out with in a matter of minutes.fire police from both stations shut down east line rd while fire crews put the fire out.units on scene: engine 703, rescue 7 and the delaware state police.       on location with fithp - controlled burn - parsonsburg md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 28, 2008 - on thursday august 28, 2008, firefighters from parsonsburg conducted a controlled burning of a chicken house on johnson rd. just west of wango rd. parsonsburg was assisted by salisbury fd, sta.1; powellville vfc, sta.11; and fruitland vfc, sta.3. everyone met at the south end of the chicken house and recieved their assignments. engine 607 set up draft in the branch just east of the burn site and supplied engine 1103 that was set up on the 'd' end. engine 1-1 & tanker 1101 protected the exposures in the middle on side 'a' while engine 605 & tanker 305 covered the 'b'end. both 605 & 1103 covered the 'c' side of the structure with handlines coming from each end of the chicken house. tanker 608 was used to shuttle water from the draft site to fill the tankers from 3 & 11. the training went very well and we like to thank salisbury, powellville, and fruitland for their assistance and for hanging in there for somewhat of a long night. 622 (lt. j.willey was the oic). go here video of the controlled burn to see the video. units on scene: parsonsburg - e605,e607,t608,br606,b6,command6; salisbury sta.1 - e/t1-1; powellville - e1103,t1101; fruitland - t305fithp photographers wayne barrall & dave coleman on scene, also billy adkins for a little bit as well.       on location with fithp - t-bone accident sends two patients to trauma center- felton, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 25, 2008 - on monday, august 25, 2008, at 1718 hours kent county eoc alerted station 48 for a motor vehicle accident with injuries in the area of willow grove road & cow marsh creek road. a-48 responded just after dispatch and b-48 shortly after.rescue / engine 48-1 responded with fire chief kevin rains (48-15). a-48 arrived on scene and found a two vehicle mvc with two patients. a-48 requested als after rapid triage of patients and also advised 48-15 there was need for a door pop on vehicle # 1.chief rains arrived on scene and had his crew assist the ems personnel and began to set-up for extrication. engine 48-3 arrived on scene and assisted with extrication. crews had the door removed within minutes.felton ems transported 2 subjects to kent general hospital in dover.units responding: a-48, b-48, rescue / engine 48-1, engine 48-3, km-7, dsp, 48 fp story by: ryan whittingtonphotos by: rodney simons       on location with fithp - salisbury fire department formal public dedication       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 23, 2008 - th salisbury fire department held a formal dedication ceremony of the new fire station 16 and fire headquarters facilities located at 325 cypress street, on saturday, august, 23rd at 10 am. there was a welcome address from mayor barrie parsons tilghman, and remarks from chief david b. see. the keynote speaker for the ceremony was mr. gregory cade, the federal emergency management agency’s assistant administrator for the u.s. fire administration. representatives of the masonic lodges of maryland were on hand to help with a special cornerstone ceremony. a traditional fire department ribbon cutting display took place, with the usual fire department twist.after the ceremonies, there was an open house in which all doors in the station were unlocked. attendees were allowed to tour the entire station, from the kitchen and living area, to the administrative offices nothing was off limits. members of the sfd spec ops team were on hand for high angle rescue demonstrations. the maryland state police were also on hand with ‘the convincer’. the convincer is designed to simulate a accident at 10 miles per hour. you are seat belted into a seat, and when released it slides down to a sudden stop to show you the feeling of an actual accident.it was a great day for the opening of the station.       on location with fithp - pickup into building - melson church rd - delmar       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 22, 2008 - at 22:55 station 74 (delmar) alerted to mvc with rescue, pickup into building at the intersection of melson church rd and melson rd. upon arrival it was learned that the driver fled the scene. witnesses stated the driver perhaps lives near the accident location. alcohol is suspected to be involved, and several charges are pending.       on location with fithp - 4 car mvc w/ injuries - whitesville rd - delmar       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 22, 2008 - at 7:07am august 22, 2008 - sussex county eoc alerted station 74 (delmar) for a mvc with injuries at the intersection of whitesville rd. and sussex hwy. (us13 north) crews arrived to find 4 cars involved, with 1 patient (who was transported to prmc). 2 pickup trucks, 1 station wagon and 1 car were involved, including a truck carrying house paint. crews remained on scene for about 45 minutes for cleanup. whitesville rd. was shutdown along with 1 lane of northbound us13 during the alarm. it is unknown if charges are pending.fithp photographers cliff shockley and billy adkins were on scene.       on location with fithp - house fire spruce st delmar, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 20, 2008 - ju after 8:30am sta.74 delmar, sta.2 salisbury and sta.5 hebron was alerted for a working structure fire with a report of 2 people trapped inside at 101 spruce st in delmar. deputy chief d. scott arrived to find a 1 ½ story dwelling with smoke and fire visible from the exterior. all occupants were accounted for that was living in the home. first arriving delmar unit was engine 74-3, they were ordered to pull past the home and hit the hydrant and advance a 1 ¾ hose line thru the front door. truck-74 along with truck-2 was ordered to ladder the roof and ventilate. the crew from hebron’s engine 503 assisted the interior crews with containing the fire. crews were on scene for nearly 3 hours. the maryland state fire marshal’s office is investigating the cause of the fire.fithp photographers on scene : billy adkins and cliff shockley       on location with fithp - mfri rescue tech rope rescue class       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 19, 2008 - as a class exercise, the rescue tech class went to naylor mill rd, just off of the bypass to practice some 'hands on' angle rescue. a dummy was placed at the bottom of the slope and the class had to take turns doing different parts of the rescue. one part of the class would setup a belay line while the other part of the class setup the lowering line with a brake-bar in place. once the brake-bar line was in place the third group would slowly take the stokes basket down to load and package the patient. after the third group was on the bottom, then the group at the top would take out the brake-bar and then setup a 'z-rig' pulley system to prepare to raise the victim from the slope. as they pulled the victim from the slope, a belay line was in place and manned in the event that something happened to the main line. once the victim was successfully pulled up, he was then placed at the bottom again, and the groups would switch places and do it all over again. this way all members of the class would be able to see and participate in each part of the rescue.thanks to cliff shockley for coming out to take the pictures.thanks to dave kulley for allowing cliff to come photograph the class.thanks to all of the support instructors, david hanes, tim mullen, and john barnett, for all of thier help.thanks to the fire police (traffic control 6) for keeping us safe.       on location with fithp - 3rd suspected arson - pine way, salisbury       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 17, 2008 - ju after midnight, wicomico central alerted stations 2, 16 and 1 to a reported house fire on the 1900 block pine way in salisbury. this house had previously been burned twice before, last on july 26. paramedic 2 was first on scene confirming fire in the rear of the house. assistant chief 1 arrived just afterwards, followed quickly by engine 2-10. crews were advised to protect exposures first, and to use extreme caution inside the house due to damage from previous fires. equipment/crews from salisbury stations 2, 16 and 1, along with a tanker from delmar sta. 74 were on scene for just over an hour. station 74 had a crew standby at station 2 during the call. the owner, who lives out of town, had begun cleanup/reconstruction recently. the fire marshal’s office asks anyone with information to contact them at: 410-713-3780.       on location with fithp - crane fire - delmar de.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 15, 2008 - on 8-15-08 the delmar fire department was alerted for a vehicle fire at sussex scrap metal on bi state blvd. 74-15 (s. johnson) arrived in his private vehicle to find a crane that was being dismantled and caught fire during the process. engine 74-3 arrived and put two 1 ¾ inch foam lines in service. crews had the fire under control in about 10 minutes. engine tanker 74 arrived and supplied engine 74-3 with water. the alarm was placed under control a few minutes later. responding units: engine 74-3, engine tanker 74 and delmar fire department fire police.       on location with fithp - mvc involving tractor trailer rt 13 bypass       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 14, 2008 - st to followphotographers billy adkins and cliff shockley       on location with fithp - house fire with reported subjects trapped- felton, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 13, 2008 - at 2041hours kent center eoc alerted station 48- felton, for a reported house fire in the 100 block of dickens court. kent center advised units that multiple calls reported fire though the roof and possibly 1-2 subjects trapped.48-20 (captain watts) arrived on scene and reported a house fire with fire showing through the roof and one patient with injuries and unknown location of a second subject.engine 48-1 arrived on scene and placed two inch & 3/4 hand lines in service under the direction of deputy chief rains.48-20 transferred command to deputy rains.a-48 treated one patient with injuries and transported to the local er with als on board as a priority 2 patient. it was confirmed that the second patient was not home at the time of the fire.under control at 2124 and terminated at 2251.engine 48-1, tanker 48-5, engine 48-2, engine 48-3, a-48, b-48, chief 48, utility 48, km-5, km-8, tanker 55, engine 55-4, rescue 49, 48 fire police, fm-12, fm-13, fm-28, dsp.       on location with fithp - mvc w/ rescue - waller rd & jersey rd       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 10, 2008 - at 10:23pm on 8-09-08 the delmar volunteer fire department was alerted for an accident with rescue at the intersection of waller rd & jersey rd. 74 command (74-18 a. rementer.) arrived to find two vehicles in a ditch with one on top of the other and the driver of the car trapped inside. at this time command requested maryland trooper-4 medivac to respond to the scene.rescue 74 arrived on scene led by 74-15 & (s. johnson) and place the hurst ‘’o’’ cutters & hurst spreader’s in service. crews worked the front & rear driver’s side doors to free the driver. the extrication was complete in about 10 minutes and ems crews command that it would be faster to go by ground than air. the driver was packaged in loaded into paramedic a-74 and transported to the hospital.74 command requested 2 additional ambulances to transport the driver and occupant of the ford f150. all 3 patients that were transported to peninsula regional medical center in salisbury maryland. due to the vehicle being wrapped around the utility pole, delmarva power was requested to respond. they had to get a special truck to the scene to grab and stabilize the pole while wrecker crews removed it from around the pole. crews were on scene for 2 ½ hours during the alarm. delmar fd fire police shut down jersey rd and waller rd in both directions in the area of the accident.maryland state police were on scene and conducting an investigation to the cause of the crash. responding units: 74 command, rescue 74, engine 74-3, paramedic a-74, paramedic 16 (salisbury), paramedic a5 (hebron) & the maryland state police.fithp photographers wayne barrall & cliff shockley were on scene.       on location with fithp - accident w/ rollover & rescue - hebron md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 8, 2008 - upd pictures 8-09-08on 8-08-08 the hebron volunteer fire department was alerted for a accident with rollover and entrapment on us rt.50 westbound just prior to old rail road rd. units arrived to find a nissan sentra that had driven off the right side of the roadway, hit an embankment and went airborne for about 100 feet, struck a utility pole in mid air and landed on its roof top pinning both occupants inside the vehicle.rescue pumper 501 arrived and used hurst tools and pry bars to open the driver’s side door enough to gain entry inside to treat the patients. the rear window was removed also so they could remove one of the patients through this window. the other passenger was removed through the door. both patients were packaged and transported to peninsula regional medical center in salisbury md. fire police shut down the shoulder area and one lane of us rt.50 during this alarm. the maryland state police is investigating the cause of this accident.fithp photgraphers wayne barrall & billy adkins were on scene.       on location with fithp - accident w/ rescue - delmar de.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 8, 2008 - at 12:16am the delmar fire department along with sussex county medic 102 were alerted for a accident with injuries at the intersection of iron hill rd & rt.13. crews arrived to find a chevy s10 pickup and a ford focus that were involved in a t bone type accident. the pickup struck the other vehicle in the driver’s side door. the driver of the focus was trapped and complaining of leg & chest pain. rescue crews worked two sets of hurst tools to free the driver in about 5 minutes where she was then transferred to the ems crew for treatment. the passenger of that car was already packaged and in an awaiting ambulance. the driver of the chevy pickup refused treatment at the scene.two patients were transported to prmc in salisbury md for treatment. the delaware state police were on scene. the delmar fire police shut down one lane of northbound rt.13 during this alarm.units on scene: rescue-74, paramedic a-74, ambulance b-74, engine 74-3 and the delaware state police.fithp photographers wayne barrall & cliff shockley were on scene       on location with fithp - accident w/ rollover - delmar de.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 4, 2008 - at 3:32am on 8-04-08 the delmar fire department along with medic 102 & trooper-2 were alerted for a accident with rescue on providence church rd north of west line rd. crews arrived to find a ford f150 over turned and a utility pole cut off at the base. the driver was still inside the truck but was not trapped. at this time medic 102 & trooper-2 were returned to service and the alarm would be handled by sta.74 units already on scene.ems crews packaged the patient and transported him to peninsula regional medical center in salisbury md as a pri-2 patient.delaware electric co-op was called to the scene to replace the utility pole. two tow trucks were called from carey’s towing out of laurel del to remove the vehicle.units cleared the scene by 4:45am. the delaware state police was on scene and conducting an investigation to the cause of the accident.fithp photographers wayne barrall & cliff shockley were on location...       on location with fithp - mvc w/ rescue - us50w @ hobbs rd       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 3, 2008 - at 12:09 hours wicomico central alerted station 6 (parsonsburg) for a mvc with injuries at the intersection of hobbs rd and ocean gateway (us50) westbound. there were several conflicting calls as to number of vehicles and patients. a sherrif's deputy arrived on scene confirmed 2-3 vehicles with 1-3 patients, at least one priority 1. lt. jt tyler (6-20) immediately requested 2 additional medic units. upon his arrival he found patients trapped in a subaru impreza, took command, and requested rescue 16 to assist. paramedic a6 arrived at 12:15, evaluated all patients, including the driver of a jeep wrangler also involved. command was advised of 2 priority 1 patients (one w/ hip fracture), plus a priority 3 patient who is also pregnant. deputy chief 1 was assigned operations, and one lane of 50 west was closed. crews from rescue engine 6-04 and rescue 16 removed the roof of the subaru and patient was extricated and transported at 12:44. scene was cleared at 13:02 hours.units responding: rescue engine 6-04, rescue 16, utility 6, traffic control 6, deputy chief 1, paramedic a6, ambulance b6, paramedic 1, maryland state police, and 3 x wicomico county sheriff deputies.       on location with fithp - accident w/ rollover - delmar md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 3, 2008 - on 8-03-08 the delmar fire department was alerted for an accident with injuries and rollover on jersey rd near adkins rd. units arrived to find an suv overturned into a deep ditch. the driver was able to break a window and free himself before emergency crews arrived. paramedic a-74 began treating the only occupant of the vehicle, but he later refused treatment and decided not to go to the hospital. delmar fire police shut down jersey rd unit the vehicle was removed from the ditch. the wicomico co sheriff’s department was on scene.this stretch of jersey rd has seen its share of serious accidents. many drivers fail to make the corner here and end up in the same ditch as the driver did today.units on scene:paramedic a-74, rescue 74, engine 74-3, delmar fire police and the wicomico co sherriff’s department.story & photos can also be seen on delmar fire department       on location with fithp - mvc with rescue - nanticoke rd, salisbury, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 2, 2008 - at 11:00am wicomico county central alerted salisbury stations 16 and 2 for a 2 car mvc with rescue. crews arrived to find what appeared to be a t-bone type accident with one person trapped in the passenger seat of a pontiac g5. firefighters quickly popped the passenger door to free the trapped patient. crews worked in the rain and used their own coats to help keep the pateints dry as they moved the patients from the car to the the awaiting ambulances. a total of five priority three patients were transported to prmc. units on scene paramedic 16-1, engine 16, rescue 16, paramedic 1, salisbury pd       on location with fithp - mvc sycamore rd & us13 - laurel       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. august 2, 2008 - sus eoc alerted station 81 (laurel) for 2 vehicle mvc at 00:29 hours. engine 81-4 arrived to find a nissan sedan had rear-ended a delaware electric co-op truck. the driver of the car had a minor laceration to the head. the passengers in the car and the driver of the truck were uninjured. the scene was placed under control at 00:48 hours, with 81-4 and fire police remaining on scene a bit longer for traffic control pending arrival of tow truck.       on location with fithp - house fire - pine way - salisbury       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 26, 2008 - at 21:59 wicomico central alerted stations 2, 16 & 1 for a reported house fire in the 1900 block of pine way. assistant chief records was first on scene, confirming smoke showing. one tanker was immediately requested from station 74 (delmar). neighbors were attempting to control the fire with a garden hose. engine 16 arrived and began attacking fire in the rear of the structure. a crew from engine 16-1 began venting operations, while truck 2 had ladder operations. police had to be called in to control a couple of unruly people in the neighborhood crowd. situation was placed under control at 22:28, with crews remaining on scene for a considerable time for cleanup operations. this structure was also burned the previous night, and fire marshalls are requesting anyone with information to contact them at 410-713-3780. engine 16, engine 16-1, truck 2, engine 1, engine 1-1, squad 1, engine-tanker 74-2, tanker 74-5, paramedic 2, paramedic 16, asst. chief 1, asst. chief 2, salisbury police, maryland state police, fire marshall       on location with fithp - 5th annual mason dixon emergency services softball tournament       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 25, 2008 - this weekend was filled with plenty of fun, food and heat! 16 teams from around the eastern shore came to play in the 6th annual mason dixon emergency services softball tournament sponsored by the delmar fire department. the games began friday night where the ‘’old timers’’ took on the ‘’young guns’’ of the dfd. the young guns came out on top in a fun filled game.saturday began early at 7:00am and 16 games were played that day. around noon ‘’life net’’ medical helicopter landed near the field so everyone could get a up close look at the new airship. they were on the ground for about 1 ½ hours and everyone enjoyed their time spent looking at the helicopter. sunday proved to be just as long with 10 games played and periods of heavy storm passing thru the area.the teams were determined to play ball and battle each other and mother nature. after a short rain delay games continued.the winners were every team out there. but the ones that walked away with trophies are:1st place – westend2nd place – churchill fire department3rd place – laurel fire departmentthe delmar fire department would like to thank the hebron fire department for providing an engine crew for stand by at the field so the delmar gang could play their game on friday night. hebron's chief beach also won one of the 50/50 raffles and donated part of his winnings back to our department.if any department would like photos for their web site just email us and we will send the ones you want.thanks go out to all the teams. hope to see you again next year!click here for game results.       on location with fithp - shed fire - mt hermon rd. salisbury       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 24, 2008 - at approximately 11:45am wicomico central alerted salisbury stations 1, 2, and 16 for a reported structure fire on mt. herman rd. responders could see heavy smoke while en-route to the incident. crews arrived to find a shed well involved and were quickly able to knock the majority of the fire down. a tanker was requested from station 6 parsonsburg. crews were on scene for about 1 hour. units on scene : tanker 608, deputy chief 1, engine 1, engine 1-1, squad 1, assistant chief 1, truck 2, assistant chief 2, rescue 16, utility 16-1, truck 16, paramedic 16-1, paramedic 16-2, paramedic 2, sha       on location with fithp - mva with rollover - harrington, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 18, 2008 - arou 17:45 hours kent center dispatched station 52 (houston), station 50 (harrington), and kent county ems (km-8) for a rollover mvc on carpenter bridge road between jackson ditch and campground roads. units arrived to find a truck on its side in a farm field, with the occupant already out of the vehicle (unknown if they were ejected). trooper 2 transported the patient to christiana trauma center. units cleared the scene around 18:20.units on scene:command 52, engine 52-4, ambulance b-50, paramedic km-8, dsp trooper 2, harrington pd and the delaware state police       on location with fithp - house fire - w. main st - salisbury       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 18, 2008 - at 17:50hrs wicomico central alerted stations 16, 1 and 2 of a structure fire on the 600 block of west main street. crews arrived to find smoke showing from the 2 1/2 story wood-frame house. one occupant of the house was transported to prmc with chest pains by paramedic 1. the situation was placed under control around 18:20hrs, crews remained for quite a while for overhaul. units responding: paramedic 1, paramedic 16, truck 2, engine 16-1, rescue 16, engine 1, & asst chief 1       on location with fithp - accident w/ rescue - delmar maryland       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 16, 2008 - at 7:25am the delmar fire department was alerted for an accident with injuries at the intersection of bi-state blvd and foskey lane. 74 command arrived at that location to find nothing in the area. wicomico eoc contacted him and told him to stand by for an upgrade. wicomico upgraded the alarm to an accident with rescue and a corrected address of rt.13 and foskey lane. 74 command arrived at that location to find a saturn ion with a gmc sierra almost in the driver seat of the small car.rescue 74 arrived on location and its crews set up for extrication. crews use the hurst tools to remove the roof and the driver’s side door. paramedic b-74 was giving the patient treatment while the rescue was on going. it took almost 10 minutes to free the driver’s legs from where they were pinned under the steering column. the driver was removed and loaded in an awaiting ambulance for transport to prmc in salisbury md. the driver of the gmc pick up refused treatment at the scene.delmar fire police along with the delmar town police shut down the south bound lanes of rt.13 for nearly 40 minutes which caused major problems for the early morning traffic.       on location with fithp - car fire - delmar, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 16, 2008 - delm fire crews were on scene of an early morning car fire on sweet pea lane in the ponds edge community south of delmar. engine 74-3 arrived to find a car fully engulfed in flames. the father & son team of firefighters rob thompson and tyler thompson put a 1 ½ foam line in service and quickly put the fire out.delmar police along with the wicomico county sheriffs department were on scene. an investigation is underway for the owners of the vehicle and to the cause of the fire.       on location with fithp - 3 car mvc with injuries - gordy rd.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 15, 2008 - at 17:17 wicomico central alerted station 2 to a three car motor vehicle accident with injuries on n. salisbury blvd at gordy rd. salisbury firefighter/paramedic lt. dodd and a nurse, already on scene provided basic medical care pending the arrival of paramedic 2. truck 2 provided ems assistance, traffic control and cleanup. one patient was transported to prmc, and command terminated at 17:32. the scene was released to maryland state police.       on location with fithp - structure fire - delmar, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 14, 2008 - at 1:56am fire crews from sta.74 delmar, sta.81 laurel and sta.79 gumboro were alerted for a structure fire on old stage rd just south of whitesville rd in delmar. medic 102 was the first arriving unit to find an abandoned house with heavy fire coming from side a. 74 command arrived and established old stage rd command and advised incoming units off the situation and told them to protect a 1000 gallon propane tank close to the structure. crews held a defensive attack mode to protect firefighters from the risk of injury. the alarm was put under control at 3:22am.this is the 10th suspected arson fire in the delmar / laurel area. the delaware state fire marshal’s office is investigating all of these fires. if anyone has any info please call them at 302-856-5600.responding units:74 command, 81 command, paramedic b-74, medic 102, fm-4, fm-10, engine tanker 74-2, engine 81-2, engine 79-1, engine 81-4, traffic control 79, tower 81, truck 74, tanker 79-3, rescue 79 and tanker 74.       on location with fithp - structure fire - bethel rd, gumboro, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 13, 2008 - at 12:21am, sussex county eoc alerted station 79 (gumboro), station 88 (selbyville) and wicomico staton 8 (willards) to a reported structure fire on bethel rd. southeast of gumboro. the house located a 1/4mile north of the maryland/delaware line was fully engulfed upon arrival. crews maintained control of the fire for approximately 35minutes pending arrival of fire marshall. tanker 8 was diverted to station 79 for standby.       on location with fithp - mvc with rescue - morris leonard & walston switch       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 7, 2008 - at 1137 hrs, sta.6 was alerted for an mvc at walston switch rd. & ocean gtwy. within seconds, central alerted another mvc with entrapment at morris leonard & walston switch rd. while enroute to the station for the first call, 615 (chief white) came upon the rescue, upon assessment of the accident, he confirmed a working rescue. 617 (asst. chief tyler) was at the station splitting crews up to cover both calls. re604 & b6 went to the morris leonard call while e605 & pma6 handled the rt.50 call. the call on rt.50 was unfound and units diverted to the rescue. 620 (lt. j.t. tyler) arrived at the rescue and assumed command while 615 was involved with patient care. command advised 1 priority 1 patient trapped and a second patient out of the vehicle was a priority 3. to assist with extrication, a tow truck winched the van off the driver side of the car and crews were able to go directly in to where the driver was pinned. upon arrival of the units from the first call, 620 transferred command to 617 and assumed operations. the personnel from rescue 7 (pittsville) were able to make quick work of the door removal and ems personnel were able to remove the patient. once packaged, parsonsburg ems transported both patients to prmc in salisbury, md. many thanks to billy adkins from fire in the hole photography for the pictures. visit www.fithp.net for more. units on scene: parsonsburg - re604, e605, pma6, b6, tc6; pittsville - rescue 7; msp; fithp. story from parsonsburg fire company       on location with fithp - salisbury fire dept and fop lodge 111 square off at perdue stadium       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 4, 2008 - on july 4th the sfd and the fop lodge put on an exhibition softball game before a crowd of over 5000 people at arthur w perdue stadium before the evening firework's show. the fop was out hitting the fire department to take the early lead. however, the sfd rallyed back to victory with a final score of 9-5.       on location with fithp - mvc with rollover salisbury bypass       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 4, 2008 - this morning station 16 salisbury was alerted for a mvc with rollover on the salisbury bypass in the vicinity of naylor mill rd. once on scene, the incident was upgrade to an mvc with rescue and station 2 salisbury and station 5 hebron were alerted. the crews on scene were able to extract the patient from the vehicle and canceled the other responding stations. one lane of the bypass was closed during the incident. traffic was backed up approximately ¼ mile. paramedic 16 transported 1 patient to prmc.units on scene: paramedic 16, engine 16-1, msp       on location with fithp - accident w/ injuries, car vs bicycle - delmar, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 4, 2008 - the delmar fire department along with medic 102 and trooper-2 were alerted for a accident with injuries on bi-state blvd & old race track rd. command 74 arrived to find one car off the side of the road with a bicyclist laying in the roadway. ems arrived and began treating the patient for his multiple injuries. rescue 74 arrived and its crews assisted ems with patient care. delmar fire police shut down one lane of bi-state blvd during the alarm.fithp photographers wayne barrall & cliff shockley were on scene.       on location with fithp - structure fire - mardela springs, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. july 3, 2008 - wicom county stations 9 mardela springs, sta.14 sharptown and dorchester county sta.11 vienna were alerted for a building fire on rt.50 westbound in the area of mile marker 100. crews arrived to find two large out buildings and two boats with heavy fire around all. engine 906 arrived and put two hand lines in service and laid a supply line for the next due tanker into the scene. tanker 901 arrived and hooked into the engine while engine 1402 arrived and put another line in service. crews had to deal with multiple exposures. command requested an engine tanker from sta.5 hebron. crews worked for nearly 45 mins to bring the fire under control. the home owner stated that he was burning some trash and thought the fire was out and he left. the trash fire gained strength and walked the grass and into the buildings.the maryland state fire marshals office is investigating the fire.units on scene:command 9, rescue engine 906, tanker 901, engine tanker 5, engine tanker 1402, engine 1404, truck 14, engine 12 and ambulance 211.       on location with fithp - accident w/ ejection - delmar, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 29, 2008 - at 1:42am the sussex co 911 center alerted sta.74 delmar, medic 102 and dsp trooper-2 for a serious accident with injuries on whitesville rd east of delmar. crews arrived to find a 1997 dodge dakota down in a ditch embankment. the male driver was ejected from the vehicle while it was flipping several times in the field. ems crews packaged the unconscious patient and awaited the arrival of trooper-2. once the helicopter was on the ground the patient was transferred to the helicopter and transported to peninsula regional medical center for treatment.the delaware state police is investigation the cause of the accident. delmar fire police closed down whitesville rd during the alarm.fire in the hole photographers on scene - wayne barrall & cliff shockley       on location with fithp - maryland red knights chapter 3 - iron butt ride       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 28, 2008 - toni the maryland red knights chapter 3 returned from the iron butt ride. the riders left the berlin wal-mart last night just past 9pm to ride 1099 miles in 24 hours. the idea of the iron butt ride is to raise money for the lupus foundation. it involves all three states of delmarva. the ride is conducted in a self-paced style, that is to say that there will be a number of bikes participating, but they will be riding in groups no larger than 4 and 2 or 3 is preferred for safety reasons. each rider will be able to ride at his or her own pace and follow the course stopping when it is necessary for each of the individuals or riding pairs. safety will be of the utmost importance. each rider will be linked by cell phone to the lead car and the following truck. this will allow riders to be informed and to inform the lead and following vehicle if there are any problems. *no riders will be expected to talk while riding, they will however be expected to check in with the lead or following cars from time to time during fuel and rest stops. in total there were 17 participants in the ride. as soon as i am able, i will get a list of the people that participated in the ride. the majority of the riders returned tonight at 7:20. as you can imagine they were all pretty tired, but were all in good spirits. some of the participants came from as far away as parksley, virginia. enjoy the pictures from the departure and the return. congratulations to all of the participants of the rideyou can find out more about the maryland red knights chapter 3 at their website. http://www.redknightsmd3.org photographers: departure: wayne barrall, billy adkinsreturn: billy adkins, cliff shockley       on location with fithp - mvc involving a motorcycle - harrington, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 25, 2008 - arou 17:31 hours kent center dispatched station 50(harrington), kent county ems (km-8), and dsp aviation (trooper 2) for a motorcycle mvc with the motorcycle reported on fire. chief engineer (jim green, 50-25), who resides near the scene, arrived shortly after and confirmed the report of the motorcycle on fire and a single patient laying in the roadway. ems personnel from b-50 and km-8 packaged and began to treat the patient before transfering to trooper 2 for transport to christiana trauma center. the incident commander (captain kenny brode, 50-22) placed things under control around 18:00.units on scene: command 50, ambulance b-50, paramedic km-8, engine 50-5, rescue 50, brush 50-0, dsp trooper 2, delaware state policephotos by brian slattery       on location with fithp - structural fire fighting drill - rhodesdale, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 23, 2008 - toni dorchester county station 26 eldorado-brookview held a structural fire-fighting drill on kraft rd. in rhodesdale. members were able to practice different fire-fighting techniques inside of a structure before lighting it up the final time and letting the structure burn. crews were on scene for about 1 ½ hours. units on scnene:dorchester county ems, engine 26, tanker 26, rescue 26       on location with fithp - chicken house fire - salisbury md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 23, 2008 - as a strong thunder storm rolled thru the salisbury area, lightning struck a chicken house on hampshire rd behind the wal-mart store. wicomico 911 center alerted salisbury’s sta. 2 & 16 and sta.74 delmar to the fire. crews arrived to find a chicken house well involved. the command was given to protect all the surrounding out buildings and farm equipment. several firefighters even got on and drove several pieces of farm machinery to safety. once most of the moveable equipment was moved, crews turned their attention back towards the chicken house. sta.5 hebron was requested to the scene for an engine tanker. heavy rains and a awesome lightning show hampered the crews efforts during this alarm. fire in the hole photographers wayne barrall & cliff shockley were on scene and very wet!       on location with fithp - new firehouse dedication - claymont, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 22, 2008 - june 22, 2008the claymont fire company dedicated their new firehouse this afternoon. the new building replaces the station built by the membership of the claymont fire company between 1952-54. president tom dicristofaro lead the ceremonies starting with the posting of the colors. the flags were escorted by the anderson family, who donated the money for the new flagpoles. company chaplain john gayton offered prayers for the new building and to all those who serve the community from it. state and county officials, including lt. governor john carney and county executive chris coons spoke briefly and presented resolutions from both the state legislature and county council. ribbons were cut on each of the eight apparatus bays. those cutting the ribbons included the state and local legislators, past chiefs and presidents of the claymont fire company and the ladies auxiliary, current officers, and long serving members selected to represent the memberships of both the company and ladies auxiliary.ceremonies concluded with the housing of engine 132 by members of neighboring fire companies and then truck 13 by the membership of claymont.photos by brian slattery       on location with fithp - salisbury spec-ops assist msp with new pilot training       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 22, 2008 - the salisbury fire department spec-ops division recently asisted msp avaition with providing 2 h.e.a.t team members to assist with new pilot training on h.e.a.t team member insertion and extraction.       on location with fithp - funeral services for paramedic stephanie callaway- georgetown, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 21, 2008 - geor del. - large crowds turned out to pay their respects for a sussex county paramedic. the funeral for stephanie callaway was held in georgetown on saturday.she was killed tuesday morning in an ambulance crash. the ambulance crashed on route 24 because the driver was trying to avoid hitting a deer.callaway is the first sussex county ems employee killed in the line of duty. more than 100 fire, police and ambulance departments across the state participated in the procession. there were departments as far north as boston and as far south as north carolina, all wanting to pay their respects.calloway's viewing was at delmarva christian high school and the funeral at delaware technical and community college owens campus.those who knew her say is hard saying goodbye.''right now, i'm still very numb, it's still hard to believe that she's gone, of all people, she's not somebody we wanted to lose,'' said tammi brode, former ambulance captain for the harrington fire department. brode says she's known callaway for eight years - her nickname for callaway was ''giggle-medic.'' she described her as an extremely dedicated paramedic.''god took home his angel, that's exactly who she was, she was an angel to us down here, now she's an angel up above, looking down on us and her boys,'' brode said.callaway's paramedic number 1357 is being retired. at the end of the procession, sussex county ems headquarters, the eoc callboard and station 77 issued a ''last alarm'' for her. she leaves behind a husband and two young boys.callaway was not the only victim in the crash, it also killed the patient inside, 82-year-old betty jane hall. hall's funeral was also held saturday.the daily timesphotos by brian slattery       on location with fithp - mvc with rollover rt. 50 bypass - salisbury, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 20, 2008 - at approximately 12 noon, wicomico central alerted salisbury station 16 of a mvc with injuries. crews arrived to find a single suv on its side on the shoulder of the road. all occupants were out of the vehicle and refused treatment. units on scene : engine 16, paramedic 16, msp       on location with fithp - house fire **arson ** - delmar, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 20, 2008 - at 3:57am the delmar fire department along with sta.81 laurel & sta.14 sharptown were alerted for a structure fire on susan beach rd west of delmar. crews arrived to find a 2 ½ story home with heavy fire in the rear of the structure. because of it being an old abandoned structure, command gave the order to perform a defensive attack. crews were on scene for nearly an hour. the delaware state fire marshal’s office is investigating this as another arson fire. there have been 7 fires in the area of delmar & laurel that officials are ruling as arson.while crews were working this fire, sta.74 delmar, sta.2 salisbury & sta.6 parsonsburg was alerted for a pool shed fire on the maryland side of delmar. sharptown’s engine tanker 1402 that was standing by at sta.74 handled the alarm for delmar.       on location with fithp - mvc w/ injuries - car vs deer - delmar, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 19, 2008 - at approximately 22:40 station 74 delmar was alerted for a mvc with injuries. responding units were advised this mvc was a car vs. deer. crews arrived on scene to find a single car that had ran into a deer. one patient was treated for hand injuries. units responding ambulance b-74, command 74, rescue 74, engine 74-3, fire police, wicomico county sheriffs dept. scene cleared 22:59photos by : cliff shockley       on location with fithp - oc fools 6th annual ‘’celebration of the brotherhood’’ - ocean city md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 18, 2008 - the ocean city ‘’fools’’ recently held their 6th annual ‘’celebration of the brotherhood’’ get together at seacrets in ocean city maryland. as always fire in the hole photography was there to capture all the fun. everyone had a blast. good food and drinks were had by all. there were several raffles consisting of 2 seacrets vip gold cards, 2 msa cairns n5a new yorkers and 1 pair of warrington pro boots.for those of you that don’t know what ‘’fools’’ stand for its…. fraternal order of leatherheads society.for more info on them and what they do go to ocean city fools alpha chapterfithp photographers wayne barrall & billy adkins were on hand...       on location with fithp - the maryland state firemen's association 116th annual convention - ocean city md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 18, 2008 - stor to follow....       on location with fithp - fatal mva involving an ambulance - lewes, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 18, 2008 - a sussex county paramedic and 82-year-old patient were killed early today when the ambulance they were riding in swerved to miss a deer and smashed into a tree. officials called it a tragic accident. 'we are having our worst day,'said emergency medical services director glenn luedtke, choking up and nearly unable to speak. 'we are a family.'paramedic stephanie l. callaway, 31, and patient betty j. hall, 82, died in the crash. callaway was in the rear of the ambulance attending to hall. the ambulance, based at the mid-sussex rescue center in the millsboro area, was heading east on del. 24, taking hall from a long neck-area nursing home to beebe medical center in lewes, with lights and sirens on. about 2:40 a.m., when a deer darted out into the road, the ambulance driver swerved and the right wheels left the pavement and went into soft dirt, state police said. the rear of the 2005 ford ambulance then struck a tree, creating a large gash on the right side before hitting other trees. hall and emergency medical technician brice h. hickman, 47, of dagsboro, were ejected. ambulance driver michael e. wissman, 34, of frankford, was also injured in the crash. hickman and wissman were being treated at beebe medical center. the area is heavily wooded and known for deer running across the road. state police maj. randall hughes said the ambulance's speed is unknown at this point, but said weather did not play a role in the crash. police crash reconstruction teams are investigating. the crash occurred near a joint substation of the lewes and rehoboth fire companies. an ambulance on the way back from another call was first on the scene. counselors were on hand at paramedic headquarters to talk with co-workers, and duty assignments were being adjusted to accommodate medics who had been close to callaway. two staff members have been assigned to help her family in whatever they need, luedtke said. county flags were at half-staff until further notice. luedtke wore a black band around his paramedic badge today. story courtesy of : the news journalphotos by chuck snyder       on location with fithp - fatal accident w/ rescue - delmar md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 15, 2008 - arou 2:10pm the delmar fire department was alerted for an accident with rescue on jersey rd. crews arrived to find a ford f150 pick up that was carrying four people inside on its roof in the middle of the road. ems providers checked the status of the driver and were unable to locate a pulse and he was pronounced at the scene. an ambulance was requested from sta.5 hebron to transport one of the occupants to the hospital. the two others inside did not receive any injuries and refused treatment at the scene. crews remained on scene while the maryland state police along with the medical examiners office conducted their investigations. jersey rd was shut down for nearly 3 ½ hours during this alarm.responding units:74 command, rescue 74, 74 fire police, paramedic b-74, paramedic a-5 and the maryland state police. **** on a personal note. this incident took its toll on a few of us personally. many of us knew the driver very well and went to school with him. he was a very nice person and easily got along with everyone! our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of the driver. this same time last year the driver was presented with a public life saving award by the delmar fire department for his role in the life saving efforts of a young drowning victim this same time last year in delmar!****       on location with fithp - mva w/ rescue - delmar del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 15, 2008 - just after midnight, sta.74 delmar & medic 102 was alerted for a accident with injuries on rt.13 north of delmar. crews arrived to find a ford mustang down an embankment with the driver trapped inside. ems crews went to work with patient care while the crew of rescue 74 set up for a extrication. they had to pop both doors to gain access to the driver. she was removed and transported to prmc in salisbury md for treatment.the delmar police department along with delaware state police were on scene conducting an investigation to the cause of the accident. the driver some how lost control and left the roadway about 150 feet prior to where she came to rest. she hit a driveway embankment and went air borne for about 50 feet and over turned when landing further down the road. the driver was very lucky not to be injured any more than she was!the delmar fire police shut down one lane of rt.13 during the alarm.       on location with fithp - hazmat incident - selbyville del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 13, 2008 - on friday 6/13/2008 at 2223 hours, selbyville volunteer fire company station 88, sussex county emergency medical services, and selbyville police department were alerted for a hazmat incident at mountaire farms poultry plant located on hosier street in selbyville, de. the sussex county call board advised deputy chief mark lathbury responding as command 88 that a carbon monoxide (co) alarm activation had taken place inside the plant with four subjects ill inside the nurse's office. upon arriving on scene and establishing 88 command, deputy chief lathbury was advised of a possible ammonia spill with potentially 20 patients. 88 command immediately requested additional ambulances be dispatched from nearby fire companies while scems control was alerted for a hazmat and mci incident. scems hazmat response team and the dnrec hazmat response unit 3 responded to the scene, along with ambulances from frankford vfc station 76, gumboro vfc station 79, millsboro vfc station 83, roxana vfc station 90, and bishopville (md) vfc station 900. selbyville vfc personnel entered the plant wearing scba and obtained gas readings which indicated the incident involved a ruptured carbon dioxide (co2) line on an ice machine in the packing section of the plant. scems control and responding bls units assessed 30 patients with 12 requiring bls transport to area hospitals. one additional patient suffered an allergic reaction and was transported under als care to beebe medical center. units remained on scene until 0040 hours on saturday 6/14/2008 when the incident was placed under control and command was terminated. units on scene: selbyville volunteer fire company station 88, sussex county ems, sussex county hazmat, ambulances from frankford vfc station 76, gumboro vfc station 79, millsboro vfc station 83, roxana vfc station 90, and bishopville vfc (md) station 900, dnrec hazmat response unit 3, sussex county fire police, millsboro vfc traffic control 83, bethany beach vfc traffic control 70, and selbyville police department.cover up units at station 88: roxana vfc station 90 and bishopville station 900. photos by patrick quigley       on location with fithp - mva w/ flyout - millsboro del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 13, 2008 - on friday 6/13/2008, millsboro volunteer fire company station 83, sussex county ems, delaware state police and millsboro police were dispatched to a mva at sheep pen road and dupont highway (us113) north of millsboro. responding units were advised in route that an emt was on scene reporting a pediatric trauma and requesting aviation response. first arriving units were confronted with a two vehicle mva involving a lincoln sedan and dodge minivan with a total of five patients. scems control alerted for a level i mci which brought additional sussex county paramedics and ambulances from the frankford and gumboro volunteer fire companies to the scene. the pediatric trauma patient was transported by lifemed helicopter to christiana medical center while the remaining patients were transported by ambulance to area hospitals. the highway remained closed for several hours while the delaware state police crash reconstruction unit investigated the scene of the mva.companies on scene: millsboro volunteer fire company station 83, frankford volunteer fire company station 76 ambulance, gumboro volunteer fire company station 79 ambulance, sussex county emergency medical services, lifemed aviation, delaware state police, millsboro police, georgetown police.photos by patrick quigley       on location with fithp - mva w/ flyout - harrington del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 12, 2008 - at approximately 18:10 hours, kent center alerted station 50 (harrington), kent county ems (km-8), and dsp trooper 2 of an mvc with rollover on south dupont highway in the area of the valero in harrington. upon arrival command 50 with 50-18 (robbie brode) found a two vehicle mvc, involving a minivan and a utility van. command advised engine 50-5 that they would need to do a door pop on the utility van. an occupant of the utility van was extricated and packaged for transport to peninsula regional medical center via trooper 2. an occupant of the minivan was packaged and transported with als to kent general hospital via b-50. command placed the inciden under control around 18:35. the southbound lanes of dupont highway (us 13) were closed for a short period after to clear the scene and for harrington pd to do their investigation.units on scene:command 50, engine 50-5, ambulances b-50, c-50, a-42kent county ems km-8, dsp trooper 2 & harrington pdphotos by: brian slattery       on location with fithp - vehicle fire - laurel, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 11, 2008 - laur fire department and sharptown fire department were alerted to a vehicle fire at west side auto parts. upon arrival, crews found a fully involved mini bus. crews quickly extinguished the fire with foam. damage was extensive to the bus.       on location with fithp - structure fire - sharptown, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 10, 2008 - crew from sharptown, mardela and delmar were alerted to a working house fire at 11800 san domingo road. there was smoke showing when 14-15 (howard bowden) took san domingo road command.crews quickly extinguished the fire, located in the back of the residence, they remained on scene for an extensive amount of time for clean up and overhaul.on a side note, one of our resident photographers got to go out this evening on his first call riding the engine. good job on getting through the first of many classes to come. now, if he can just remember to head towards the fire house instead of the fire, he might make first engine out. :-)more photos will be posted soon.photographers on scene : jr adkins & wayne barrallunits on scene : engine tanker 1402, engine 1404, truck 14, utility 1401, b-14, engine 74-1, engine 74-2, tanker 74-5, rescue engine 906, tanker 905, engine 903, tanker 901, a-9station 81 - one engine standby at sharptownstation 61 - one engine standby at mardela       on location with fithp - controlled burn walston switch rd       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 9, 2008 - on the evening of june 09, 2008, the parsonsburg fire company hosted a drill with live burn evolutions. the acquired house was located on walston switch rd near wor wic community college. firefighters from pittsville, powellville, salisbury sta.1, & delmar participated in the training with us, which concentrated on fire behavior and extinguishment. the drill was conducted under the guidelines of nfpa 1403. once the evolutions were completed, the house was burned down (which took a while to get going). thanks goes to the photographers from fithp for getting a few shots. units on location were: parsonsburg - re604, e605, ta608, br606, pmb6, a6, u6, & command 6; pittsville - e707, br7, & command 7; salisbury - e/ta 1-1 & u1; powellville - e1103 & ta11; delmar - ta74-5; & fithp. story by eric tyler pfdfire in the hole photographers on location were wayne barrall, billy adkins & cliff shockley       on location with fithp - fatal - technical rescue - delmar del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 4, 2008 - at 2:34pm the sussex co eoc alerted sta.74 delmar for a subject trapped at the allen’s feed mill north of town. crews arrived to find a group of allen’s workers digging at a pile of soybeans. reports came in as a worker who was changing out a motor on one of the silo’s became trapped after the soybeans inside the silo rushed out and buried the worker and a fork lift under about 15 feet of grain.the sussex county technical rescue team was dispatched to the scene. this brought specially trained personal that have been trained in these types of rescues. crews started to try and dig down to the subject but soybeans kept filling in the area that they were working in. rescue workers had to close the hole in the side of the silo to keep the soybeans from pouring out. they used many sheets of plywood held in place by a back-hoe to cover the hole. crews were able to locate the victim and tied a rescue rope to him. special vacuum trucks were used to suck the grain away from the area.74 command was advised of heavy storms moving in the area in about 40 minutes. these storms were producing hail, heavy rain and 50 mph winds. crews went to work to recover the 46 year old male victim before the storms moved in.after 2 ½ hours, crews were able to pull the lifeless victim out from the soybeans were he was transferred to an awaiting ambulance.the delaware state police was on scene and conducting an investigation to the cause of the accident. everyone and all the departments worked very well together and as a team during this very difficult rescue.responding units:rescue-74, engine 74-1, engine 74-3, paramedic a-74, sussex county technical team, trooper-2, sta.90 roxanna rehab and the delaware state police.       on location with fithp - structure fire - laurel del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 2, 2008 - the sussex co eoc alerted sta.81 laurel, sta.74 delmar and wicomico co sta.14 sharptown for a structure fire at 34587 st. georges rd. 81 command arrived on scene to find a vacant house well involved.engine 74-2 arrived and put a 2 ½ line in service to protect a small building close to the burning structure. engine 81 arrived and put another line in service to try and knock down burning embers. crews worked to just contain the fire from spreading.the delaware state fire marshal’s office was on scene investigating the cause of the fire. there has been a few suspicious fires in the laurel / delmar area in the past two weeks. if anyone has any info on any of these fire they are asked to call the delaware state fire marshal’s office at 302-856-5600.responding units:81 command, engine 81-2, engine 81-4 engine 81-5, tower 81, engine 74-2, tanker 74-5, rescue 74, engine 1404, engine 1402, medic 102, ambulance a-81 and fire marshal’s fm-4, fm-11, fm-16fithp photographers wayne barrall, billy adkins & jr adkins were on scene.       on location with fithp - building fire - dover del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. june 1, 2008 - inves with the delaware state fire marshal's office have ruled as accidental a sunday fire that destroyed a medical office building in dover.the fire was reported at 2:33 p.m. in the 1000 block of south governors avenue.the dover fire department responded to the call and arrived to find heavy fire in the attic of the one-story office building. the little creek, clayton, and cheswold fire companies were called to assist, with other surrounding fire departments called to stand by. it took more than 100 firefighters nearly two hours to get the blaze placed under control.the building was utilized as an office building for two physician specialists, but was unoccupied at the time of the fire. both practices received heavy fire damage as a result of the fire.the cause of the fire has determined to be an electrical failure in the primary electric service supplying power to the structure. damages are estimated at $3.5 million and no injuries were reported. the city of dover fire marshal's office assisted in the investigation. story from wboc tvphoto by brian slattery       on location with fithp - early morning mvc with rescue in parsonsburg       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 27, 2008 - wicom county emergency serivces alerted parsonsburg station 6 & pittsville station 7 for a mvc with roll over and entrapment in the area of walston switch rd and archie dennis rd.chief steve white arrived on location confirming entrapment and advised re-604 to lead off with their compliment of airbags. the crews worked to stabilize the vehicle with cribbing while the airbags were being deployed.rescue 7 arrived on location and took over vehicle stabilization while the crew of re-604 deployed the airbags. the patient was removed and transported to prmc pri 1 due to mechanism.       on location with fithp - mvc rt 50 entrance to rt 13 bypass       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 26, 2008 - at approximately 12:00 pm wicomico central alerted salisbury station 1 for a motor vehicle accident on westbound ocean gateway and the entrance to the rt. 13 bypass. crews arrived on scene to find a two vehicle mvc with one vehicle in the ditch in the woods. once on scene command called for an additional ambulance for patient care and transport. rt. 50 westbound along with the entrance to the bypass were both shutdown for approximately 40 minutes. units on scene : ems 1, engine 1, paramedic 1, paramedic 2, maryland state police, hart to heart (2 units)       on location with fithp - drowning - salisbury md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 26, 2008 - aroun 7:30pm on saturday night crews from sta.16 & 2 were alerted for a water rescue on johnson pond in the area of the rose st. dam. as many as five people were on a ledge of the dam fishing when one of them lost their footing and fell into the pond. another man jumped in trying to help the other guy and both of them went under the water. a third fisherman jumped in trying to save the others but was unable to find them. a fisherman from the ledge actually used his fishing rod to reel in the third man in the water. as crews started to arrive, divers started to prepare to enter the water. the dive unit deployed a boat for safer and better access on the water. maryland state police trooper-4 flew over head to give support with lighting the area. the dive team from sta.14 sharptown was reqested to respond to the scene. crews searched for nearly 2 ½ hours and had to stop searching due to night fall. crews met back up at sta.16 at 7am the next morning and discussed their plans for recovery. units headed back out to the same location for start up again. several divers entered the murky waters. they were hampered due to many obstacles underneath the water. maryland state dnr arrived with their boat and crew had to cut a pathway thru dense woods to deploy their boat. rescue crews walked the edges of the pond searching thru lily pads and the shallow parts of the pond while divers searched the deeper areas.around 9am divers found one of the missing men and recovered his body and transported him up to awaiting ambulance. crews kept searching the same area and a few minutes later found the 2nd missing man. both bodies were transported to prmc in salisbury.       on location with fithp - structure fire - laurel, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 25, 2008 - story to follow.       on location with fithp - two car mvc with injuries - laurel, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 24, 2008 - at approxiamately 1435 hours, station 81, laurel was alerted for a 2 vechicle mvc at route 24 and mount pleasant road. with multiple patients on scene and laurel's ambulance on another call, station 14, sharptown and station 74, delmar were requested to assist with ems support.one priority two patient was transported to prmc by sharptown and there were two patient refusals. all three patients were wearing seatbelts. both vehicle's airbags were deployed and both were extensively damaged. units on scene : engine 81-2, heavy rescue 81, a-74, b-14, laurel fire police, sharptown fire police       on location with fithp - mva w/ rollover - farmington del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 22, 2008 - at approximately 09:19 hours, kent center alerted stations 47 (farmington) and 50 (harrington), kent county ems (km-8), and dsp trooper 2 of an mvc with rollover in the 21100 block of south dupont highway in farmington. ground als cancelled the helicopter prior to its arrival. there were two occupants of the vehicle who were transported to milford memorial hospital.units on scene:engine 47-4, brush 47-0, ambulances b-50, c-50, kent county, ems km-8 and the delaware state policephotos & story by: brian p. slattery       on location with fithp - mayday training~ parsonsburg, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 18, 2008 - firef from parsonsburg, pittsville, & powellville, were able to practice their departments sog's when it comes to calling for a mayday.the drill involved a 20 min. class room refresher on the current mayday procedure in wicomico county and listening to mayday's that have been called by fellow firefighters all over the country.after crawling through the house and being stuck in a simulated roof collapse or their bottles being hung up in wire, resulting them in calling a mayday, the house was then burned down.photographers:david colemanwilliam thomas       on location with fithp - dover fire mock mvc~ dover, delaware       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 16, 2008 - it’s a sad thing when emergency crews respond to an mvc and find the cause of the accident to be alcohol related. what makes it even worse is when they find high school kids dead after a prom, and again, its alcohol related.the national highway traffic safety administration states that nearly one-third of young people under age 21 killed in traffic accidents die from alcohol-related causes during april, may and june.many schools in the area have put on ‘mock car accidents,’ for students in high school. this year dover fire, in dover, delaware put on an exceptional ‘mock mvc.’prior to the event, dover fire worked with kent county e.o.c. to record actual voices of students from the dover high school calling 911 and screaming for help. this was played for the students in a dark cafeteria before they went outside to see the actual mvc.after the patients were extricated from the vehicle, several of them were zipped up in body bags and then placed in a hearse and one patient was flown away. this made it real and tried to emphasize that teen-aged drinking is not cool. it kills.units on scene: dover fire rescue 1, engine 4, b-43, a-51, km-10, trooper 2, dsp, & dpd.       on location with fithp - multiple car mvc~ dover, delaware       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 15, 2008 - short after 1600 hours, kent count e.o.c. received a 911 call of a reported mvc on new burton road in the area of blue beach road. the initial report came in as a multiple car mvc with a vehicle reported on fire. the call was transferred to dover fire dispatch.crews arrived on scene to find a four car mvc with no fire. there were multiple patients. dover 15 arrived on location and established command.prime care ems transported patients to kent general hospital with als on board.units on scene: dover fire engine, prime care ems, kent county ems, dover pd.       on location with fithp - controlled burn - powellville md.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 14, 2008 - the powellville volunteer fire department with help from pittsville & willards fire departments conducted a controlled burn on wango rd west of powellville. crews performed several live fire evolutions in the home. newer members were able to advance a hose line into a room full of fire and were able to put the fire out under the close supervision of older well trained firefighters. ladders were raised and used for a way of escape in case of an emergency.many cadets were able to gain knowledge of the proper ways to advance hose lines, were taught how to read smoke conditions and exterior fire attacks. also on scene was a local bloger named joe albero who owns and runs salisbury news. he gained valuable information on fire tactics and suppression. he was able to use actual fire fighting gear and enter the home under very close supervision and was able to flow water and feel some heat. i feel he left the drill with a better understanding of how the fire service works on a fire scene.all in all it was a good and educational drill for everyone involved.thanks to the powellville fire department for the invite!!       on location with fithp - dryer fire upgraded to structure fire- camden, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 13, 2008 - just prior to 1100 hours, kent county e.o.c. alerted camden fire company for a reported dryer on fire. ambulance b-48 was returning from kent general hospital and was in the area. b-48 advised kent center, smoke showing with fire in the rear and confirmed that all occupants were out of the structure.engine 41-1 responded with chief scott. once on the scene chief scott established command and placed two inch & ¾ hand lines in service. firefighters cobb, bredin & short began the initial attack and knocked the fire.tanker 41 arrived and supplied engine 41-1. engine 41-3 & rescue 41-6 arrived on scene shortly afterwards and assisted with overhaul.the red cross was alerted to take care of the displaced family.units on scene: engine 41-1, tanker 41, engine 41-3, rescue 41, dsp, fm, a-41, b-48, fp       on location with fithp - fatal trailer fire - delmar del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 13, 2008 - at 1:34am the sussex county emergency 911 center alerted stations 74 delmar, 81 laurel, 5 hebron, medic 102, ems 200 for a working structure fire on comtempment lane west of delmar. 74 command arrived to find a mobile home fully involved with fire. there was one of the homes occupants desperately trying to gain access in one end of the home to rescue a 2nd person.engine 74-3 arrived and put in service two 1 ¾ hose lines. due to the extensive damage already done by the spread of fire, crews mainly did a defensive attack. a water shuttle was set up due to it being in the country side with no hydrants.a 16 year old male was inside when the fire started and tried several times to save his father still in his bedroom. he alerted a neighbor to the fire and returned to make several attempts at saving his father again. the family dog was also lost in the fire.the delaware state fire marshals office was called in to do an investigation as to the cause of the fire. units cleared the scene at 4:10am.** on a side note, when i went back in the morning to give the fire marshal’s office copies of all the photographs i took. the son had returned with his step mother and asked me what he would have to do to become a volunteer with our fire department. it was hard to stand there and talk to him knowing what he went through hours before and he already wants to give back to the fire department that helped him in his darkest hour of need. my thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family**       on location with fithp - ocean city firefighter / paramedics receive new device for cpr- ocean city, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 9, 2008 - ocean city emergency crews now have a new tool to use in the field. the ocean city paramedic foundation has purchased the zoll® auto pulse®. the non-invasive cardiac support pump improves blood flow to the heart and brain. this device is battery operated and its load-distributing lifeband® squeezes the entire chest. this ensures that victims of sudden cardiac arrest receive consistent, high-quality chest compressions. “the device is easy to use and automatically calculates the size of the patient’s chest,” says lieutenant chris shaffer. he adds, “we have no complaints with the device, it’s a great tool, and makes cpr in the back of an ambulance safer for us.”a special thanks goes to the ocean city paramedic foundation for purchasing this tool to use when performing cpr. -in the pictures you will see lt. graig temple and ff / pm derrick elliott in training using the device.       on location with fithp - felton fire company, annual awards banquet- felton, de       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 9, 2008 - member of the felton fire company were able to enjoy a night to remember all of their accomplishments and members who have dedicated many years of service.some of the evening’s highlights included recognizing members with 50 years of service and also those who responded to the most alarms. past president dave wood was the master of ceremonies of the banquet. for the first time in years, the department was able to enjoy a slide show put together of previous year’s activities.ems top responders: brian cullen, katie killen, jessie walker, mike masche, billy thomas, donald killen, & daniel greek.fire top responders: daniel greek, herman wagner, billy thomas, kevin galyean, dave wood, donald woikoski, gary moore, donald killen, & bill chandler.(not in order)       on location with fithp - house fire - harrington del.       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 7, 2008 - at approximately 07:16 hours, kent center alerted stations 50 (harrington), 48 (felton), and 42 (carlisle of milford) of a house fire at 100 wolcott street in harrington. units were advised to switch to k-tac4 on dispatch. 50 command went responding with 50-17 (ralph tucker) and kent center advised that harrington police was on scene reporting heavy smoke showing. 50 command confirmed the report upon arrival. engine 50-1 dropped a 5 inch supply line from the hydrant at wolcott and dorman on the way in and its crew advanced an 1-3/4 line into the residence. upon engine/tanker 50-2's arrival, a second 1-3/4 line was pulled from e50-1 to protect the stairway. crews were able to make a quick knock on the fire. command placed the incident under control around 07:46.units on scene:50 command, engines 50-1, 48-3, 48-5, 42-2, engine/tanker 50-2, rescue 50, ladder 42, ambulance b-50, dsfm fm-12 and harrington pdphotos by brian p. slattery.       on location with fithp - serious mvc involving motorcycle - rt. 13 salisbury       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 6, 2008 - at approximately 11:30am wicomico central alerted the salisbury fire department of a 2 vehicle mvc in front of wboc tv. crews arrived on scene to find a mvc involving a passenger van and motorcycle collision. the vehicles were located in the lorch microwave parking lot. the driver of the motorcycle was transported as priority 1 to prmc by paramedic 1, and was later flown to shock trauma. the driver of the van refused treatment at first as was later transported by paramedic 16-1 to prmc for chest pains. the maryland state police crash team was called in to investigate the accident. us rt. 13 was shut down for a short period of time, and then one lane of traffic was later allowed to pass through. crews remained on scene for about 1.5 hours.units on scene were: truck 2, paramedic 1, paramedic 16-1, salisbury police, maryland state police, and state highway administration.       on location with fithp - mvc with rollover - salisbury, md       click on the image to see all of the images for this story. may 5, 2008 - a man escaped serious injury when his car flipped over after he lost control of the vehicle this afternoon on route 13 bypass at route 50, state police said.the driver, whose identity was not released, was taken to peninsula region