Posts Tagged ‘Indian River Volunteer Fire Company’
Residents Displaced After Fire in Long Neck; American Red Cross Assisting
Two-Vehicle Accident at Pot Nets Creekside
聽 A vehicle accident occurred in the area of Long Neck Road and Ridgewood Drive, Pot Nets Creekside yesterday, Sunday morning. The two-vehicle collision resulted in significant damage to the vehicles, but Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva no injuries were reported. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, it appears that…
Read More3-Car Chain Reaction Type Collision Under Investigation
A vehicle accident that occurred yesterday afternoon in the area of Long Neck Road near the intersection of the John J. Williams Highway is under investigation. It was reported to be 3-car chain reaction type collision with one person having a minor injury. According to the Indian River volunteer Fire Company, it appears that the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Indian Meadows Fire Leaves Couple Homeless – GoFundMe Set Up to Help
UPDATED – 07/27/24 – George and Karyl Koch have lost everything after fire destroyed their Indian Meadows home in June. A fundraiser will be held at JD Shuckers at Peddlers Village on Route 24 on Wednesday, August 7th. The restaurant will give 10% of their total sales to the Koch Family. The restaurant opens at…
Read MoreDeveloping: Cyclist Struck by Vehicle in Long Neck Area, Driver Keeps Going
A person riding a bicycle has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in the area of John J. Williams Highway and Legion Road. Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene Monday night shortly after 9:00 p.m. It appears that the vehicle struck the cyclist and kept going.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Damages Townhome in Sawgrass – Cause Accidental
UPDATED 7/15/22 – 11:30am – Delaware State Fire Marshal investigators say a townhouse fire on Wednesday on Catalina Circle in Rehoboth Beach was accidental. Rehoboth Beach firefighters were called just before 8pm and found smoke and flames coming from the townhouse, which was not occupied at the time. Investigators say the cause of the fire…
Read MoreBrush Fire Breaks Out Adjacent to Baywood
Fire Scorches Mobile Home In Angola Beach Estates; One Firefighter Treated
A mobile home went up in flames in Angola Beach Estates Wednesday night.Members of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company responded to the blaze on Talbot Drive Wednesday at about 9:40 p.m. The resident of the home was safely outside.One firefighter suffered a minor medical emergency and was transported to a local hospital. The fire…
Read MoreFire Damages Unoccupied Home In Oak Orchard Area
A fire at an unoccupied home in the Oak Orchard area is under investigation.According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, the blaze was reported in a two-story home on Hersel Davis Road Tuesday afternoon. Flames were poking from the structure when firefighters arrived.No injuries were reported.The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the…
Read MoreFire In Burn Pit Spreads To Home, Structures, Boats And Brush
A fire in a burn pit Monday afternoon spread to brush, travel trailers, boats and other structures including a single-story home.The fire was reported Monday afternoon on Cordrey Road in the Oak Orchard area. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, numerous other fire departments assisted at the scene or covered.One firefighter was evaluated…
Read MoreFire Scorches Mobile Home In Long Neck Area
A structure fire in Paradise Cove off Long Neck Road is under investigation.A shed fire apparently spread to a residential structure Tuesday afternoon. The roof of the mobile home off Oyster Road also fell in. No injuries were reported.Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company were joined by personnel from other fire companies and…
Read MoreFire Tears Through Apartment In Long Neck
A fire Wednesday at about noon heavily damaged an occupied apartment building in the 32,000-block of Shoppes at Long Neck Boulevard. Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company encountered smoke and flames coming from the structure. All of the occupants got out safely. Mutual aid companies also assisted at the scene. According to the…
Read MoreAttic Fire Spreads, Damages Home In Long Neck Area
Car Crashes, Catches Fire Off Route 24; Occupants OK
It was a close call for a group of people in a vehicle that crashed and caught fire. The incident happened late Wednesday night along John J. Williams near Baywood Greens. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, all of the occupants were out of the vehicle when firefighters and paramedics arrived. The vehicle…
Read MoreUPDATED: Lewes Townhome Fire Under Investigation
UPDATED – 9/27/21 – Lewes firefighters were called to a residential fire at the Villages of Five Points Sunday morning just before 8:30. Crews arriving at the scene found smoke and flames coming from the structure and additional companies were called to assist. The one occupant of the home was able to escape without injury.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Male Discovered Near Unoccupied Boat In Rehoboth Bay
UPDATED – 9/27/21 1:35pm – Delaware State Police were called to Massey’s Landing for an unresponsive 46 year old man from the Long Neck area who was found in the Rehoboth Bay. DSP tell WGMD the man was removed from the water and pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been turned over to…
Read MoreCar Fire Spreads, Heavily Damages Lewes Home
A fire in Lewes caused no injuries but left a home heavily damaged Wednesday night. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire broke out Wednesday shortly before 7:00 p.m. in the 35,000 block of Peregrine Road. Flames were shooting from the garage when firefighters arrived. Investigators said a car that was running…
Read MoreLightning Strike Likely Cause Of House Fire
A house fire early Sunday was likely caused by a lightning strike. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, the fire was reported overnight at a home on Rivers Edge Road in Stonewater Creek. The fire was discovered in a first-floor crawl space. Smoke spread through the home, and firefighters had to cut through…
Read MoreVehicle Crash Damages Apartments In Long Neck Area
Oak Orchard Fire Sends 3 To Hospitals For Observation
A fire in the Oak Orchard area sent three people to area medical facilities for observation early Wednesday. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, the blaze was reported with people possibly trapped on Cherokee Avenue in Riverdale Park. Firefighters determined that all occupants were accounted for and out of the home. Firefighters from…
Read MoreMariner Rescued After Small Boat Capsizes
A mariner was safely rescued Monday after a small aluminum boat capsized in Indian River Bay off Gull Point. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, responding crews found the person still in the water early Monday evening, before sundown. The mariner was removed from the water and evaluated at the scene for hypothermia…
Read MoreLong Neck House Fire Starts In Chimney
The cause of a house fire in the Long Neck area is under investigation. Sunday night’s fire started in the chimney of a home on Woodside Road in Winding Creek Village Sunday night, but was upgraded to a working alarm. Fire extension into the interior of the home was described as limited by the Indian…
Read MorePickup Truck Rolls Over On Mt. Joy Rd.
A vehicle roll-over accident in Millsboro sent one person to a hospital early Monday.Delaware State Police are investigating the overnight crash on Mount Joy Road near Cordrey Road.Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responded.The roof was cut off the pick-up truck to allow a 21-year-old woman to get out.She was taken to a…
Read MoreLong Neck-Area Home Fire Under Investigation
Fire damaged a home in the Long Neck area Tuesday.Members of the Indian River, Millsboro and Lewes fire companies responded to the blaze on Sixth Street in the Bay City community Tuesday afternoon.Fire and smoke were coming from the rear and the side of the structure.No one was found to be home.One firefighter was taken…
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