Cheswold Volunteer Fire Company - Kent County, Delaware

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Cheswold Vol. Fire Co.
371 Main St.
P.O. Box 186
Cheswold, DE 19936

Phone: 302-736-1516
Fax: 302-736-6237

Assist Clayton on a House Fire

	1.24.2012
Heritage Trace - Cheswold was alerted to assist Clayton (45) on a garage fire early Tuesday evening. Clayton's Deputy Chief Lightcap arrived to find a garage fire that was threatening to spread into the attached house. He passed command to Chief Robbie Johnson, who ordered the crew from 45-3 to attack the garage fire and the crew from 43-2 to take a hose into the house. He also upgradedthe......

Accident with one trapped

	1.14.2012
Seven Hickories - Cheswold was dispatched to a reported accident at the Seven Hickories website West of town. Deputy Chief Dempsey arrived and found one subject trapped and one other injured person. Ambulance B-43 and Rescue 43 arrived and began extrication and patient care. An ambulance from 64 (Smyrna) responded to transport the second patient. The patients were removed and transported......

Fire

	1.8.2012
Leipsic - Cheswold was alerted to assist Leipsic on a house fire on Front Street. A large column of smoke was visible for several miles away as we rushed to the scene. Upon the arrival of 43-2, Leipsic had an engine and tanker on the scene and had the fire knocked down. Personnel from Cheswold & Little Creek helped mopped up and then all units were cleared. Deputy Chief......

Car Fire

	12.24.2011
Kenton Road - swold was alerted to a car fire on Kenton Road around noon on Christmas Eve. Command 43 & Rescue 43 arrived to find a car with a fire in the engine compartment. The crew quickly extinguished the fire and cleared the scene.

Back to Back House Fires

	12.17.2011
Central Church Rd - ly this morning, Cheswold was dispatched to assist the Clayton Fire Company on a house fire on Bryn Zion Road. Rescue 43 arrived just after Clayton's first engine. Clayton had a hose crew working on a dryer fire and had laid a supply line. Cheswold's crew was directed to pick up the supply line and start searching the home and opening windows for ventilation. Shortly after going to work, Kent......

Trailer Fire

	12.2.2011
Pine Wood Acres - December 2 at 0400 Hrs, Cheswold and Leipsic Fire Companies were dispatched to a working trailer fire. Assistant Chief Whitby in Command 43 arrived to find Fire Showing through the roof of a double wide mobile home. 432 under the command of Chief Brown arrived and laid a supply line and the crew advanced a handline into structure. Other units arrived to assist in suppression and overhaul. Units......

Electrical fire in a trailer

	11.17.2011
McKee Road - le returning from fire school, Cheswold & Leipsic Fire Companies were alerted to a possible trailer fire on Mckee Road outside of town. Assistant Chief Whitby arrived on scene to find a single-wide manufactured home with a smoke condition inside. The crew from engine 43-4 investigated and found an outlet that had caught fire. Damage was limited to the area around the outlet. The scene was turned......

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Run Statistics

	Fire	EMS
2012 YTD	18
2011	303	1540
2010	195	1330
2009	155	1103
Last 12 Months
Dec. 2011	24	0
Nov. 2011	25	125
Oct. 2011	23	132
Sept. 2011	19	137
Aug. 2011	41	130
July 2011	21	135
June 2011	22	128
May 2011	24	162
Apr. 2011	22	145
Mar. 2011	20	142
Feb. 2011	28	146
Totals	269	1382

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