News

At 00:54 hours on Sunday, May 17, 2020 the Ellendale Fire Co. was alerted for an MVC with vehicle reported on fire in the 16000 block of Pine Road south of Ellendale Delaware. En route to the scene, crews from Ambulance B-75 and Rescue 6 first located an MVC with rollover on Saw Mill Road. After checking that there were no injuries, a call was placed to the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center to see if these were separate incidents. Before receiving a response, fire police coming from the Redden area located the initial incident, advising a single vehicle MVC with vehicle into the woods and fully involved. Rescue 6 continued on to the original incident and arrived with conditions as described by fire police with the fire extending into the woods. Rescue 6 placed a 1 3/4” attack line in service to contain spread into the woods and begin suppression. Crews encountered a ruptured fuel line with a gasoline-fed fire. Engine 2 arrived and laid a supply line to Rescue 6 as crews placed a second attack line in service for foam use. Fire was contained and crews returned to service. The driver fled the scene prior to fire apparatus arrival and no patients were found. Units responding: Rescue 6, Engine 2, Engine-Tanker 8, 75 Command, Ambulance B-75