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Early morning Icy roads are the cause of a single vehicle MVC

Friday, December 30, 2011 08:30 Icy roads are a cause in this early morning MVC on Little Baltimore Road.



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Single Vehicle MVC Paper Mill Road at Findail Drive

Thursday, December 29, 2011 01:58



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Assist Kennett on a working house fire

Sunday, December 25, 2011 23:26 At 2326 hours on Christmas Day units from Hockessin were dispatched to
assist Chester County Station 24 (Kennett) on a "working" fire on
Indian Springs Road just off Bayard Road. Tanker 19 responded shortly
thereafter with 5 personnel under the command of Assistant Chief 198A
(Antoine). Rescue 19 responded as the RIT (Rapid Intervention Team)
with 7 personnel under the command of 198 (Perrone).

An orange glow was visible in the night sky as both units proceeded up
Bayard Road. Upon arrival a heavy volume of fire was venting from a
large two-story dwelling. The fire had been reported to the occupants
by a neighbor, all escaped safely. Due to the lack of hydrants on
Indian Springs Road Tanker 19 was placed into a water supply shuttle.
Numerous other tankers from across Chester County soon joined in.
Tanker 19's remaining 4 personnel were detailed to fire suppression
operations. Rescue 19's crew assembled the requisite tools and
medical equipment for RIT operations and all 7 personnel deployed to
the front of the fire building

Due to the large volume of fire interior operations were temporarily
suspended while the ladder pipe from Chester County Ladder 25
(Longwood) darkened down the fire. Once the bulk of the fire had been
knocked down interior firefighting resumed. A crew from Chester
County Rescue 36 (Po-Mar-Lin) replaced Rescue 19's crew as the RIT.
Rescue 19's crew was reassigned to suppression. Hockessin personnel
spent the hours following engaged in firefighting and extensive
overhaul and salvage of the fire building and its contents. Hockessin
firefighters were in service for over four hours at this incident.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by Chester County Fire
Marshals 101 and 102.

Tanker 19 personnel: Notarnicola (driver), Antoine (officer), Saienni,
DelSignore, Farley.
Rescue 19 personnel: Broadwater (driver), Perrone (officer), Gropp,
Florian, Yang, Peirson III, Treml.

Photo's and Story by: Deputy Chief Broadwater



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Assist Claymont on working building fire

Monday, December 19, 2011 On Monday afternoon 12/19/2011 the New Castle County Fire Board began
receiving numerous calls for a townhouse fire on West Boxborough Drive
in the Ballymeade development off Naamans Road. Claymont and
neighboring fire companies from New Castle County and Delaware County
(PA) were dispatched at 1429 hours. At 1434 the first engine from
Claymont arrived with one townhouse fully involved and fire spreading
to adjoining townhouses. A second alarm was transmitted at 1437. A
major structural collapse occurred at 1448 with a firefighter
declaring a "Mayday" subsequent to the collapse. A third alarm was
transmitted and the incident commander spent the next few minutes
verifying all on-scene firefighters were accounted for. Thankfully
this was the case.

In addition to numerous companies committed to the fire, other
companies were being dispatched to cover depleted fire stations in
northern New Castle County. Tower 19 was requested at 1509 to cover
Claymont's station along with Engine 165 (Elsmere) and Rescue-Pumper
216 (Mill Creek). Tower 19 and a crew of six under the command of
Deputy 19 (Broadwater) was soon in Claymont along with 165, 216, and
Deputy 12 (Perillo).

A call for a motor vehicle crash on Darley Road was handled by 216,
then at 1759 the incident commander at Ballymeade requested 165 and
Tower 19 to the fire scene to relieve personnel from the initial
arriving companies. Upon arrival, Tower 19 was backed into West
Boxborough Drive and positioned for aerial operations. Tower 19's
crew spent the next 2.5 hours assisting with overhaul and wetdown of
the original fire building and exposures, clearing the scene at 2044.

Tower 19 crew: Roat (driver), Broadwater (officer), Saienni,
DelSignore, Gerard, Scholl Jr.

Story and Photo's by: Deputy Chief Broadwater



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MVC Lancaster Pike at Old Lancaster

Monday, November 28, 2011 17:18



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MVC With Rollover on Limestone Road

Sunday, November 13, 2011 05:19 Early morning on November 13, 2011, 05:19 the Hockessin Fire Company was dispatched for a MVC with rollover on North Limestone Road. Rescue and Ambulance went arrival to find a single vehicle crash with the vehicle off the roadway which had rolled leaving a trail of debris. The Driver was out of the vehicle and was transported to the Christiana hospital. 19 units cleared the scene turning it over to Delaware State Police.



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Chihuahua Rescue on the 12th Green

Friday, October 28, 2011 14:40

On October 28, 2011 at 2:40pm the Hockessin Fire Company was dispatched to assist Mill Creek’s Deputy 21 with a dog stuck in a hole on the 12th Green. Rescue 19 and Brush Unit 19-0 arrived at the old Pike Creek Golf Course and were advised that a small dog was trapped in a deep, washed out hole down on the 12th green of the course. Using the Humvee Brush Unit to get down to the green which was about a half mile off of Fairmount Drive crews found a small Chihuahua down an hole about 7-10 feet deep which had formed after recent rain storms. Crew attempted to reach the dog and pull it to safety, however being cold, scared and not knowing the rescuers who was trying to save him, began to pull farther back in the hole. The SPCA was then called for the use of a pole snare. Once SPCA Captain Brian Whipple arrived he used the pole snare and was able to get ahold of the Chihuahua and pull him to safety. Once pulled from the cold, wet hole, Past Chief Drew Outten wrapped the Chihuahua in his fire jacket and carried him to the SPCA unit and was taken back to the SPCA to be evaluated.

Photos by John J. Jankowski JR.



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Multi-Car Crash

Friday, September 23, 2011 20:40

On Friday, August 23 at 8:45pm the Hockessin Fire Company was dispatched to an MVC in the intersection of Lancaster Pike and Yorklyn Road. Rescue 19 and Engine 19-5 went arrival to have a 4 vehicle crash in the mists of a heavy rain storm. Only 2 people were taken to Christiana Hospital for evaluations. The scene was turned over to the Delaware State Police.



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Tanker requested for 3 alarm fire in PA

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 16:50

Hockessin Fire Company was alerted for Tanker 19 to cover Chester Co. Station 22
(West Grove, PA) on the afternoon of 9/6/11. West Grove units were
committed assisting Chester Co. Station 21 (Oxford, PA) on a building
fire at 155 Barnsley Road, East Nottingham Township; Chief 21 (Vining)
had called for a second alarm just six minutes after the initial
dispatch. Tanker 19 made the response to West Grove at 1650 hours
with 5 personnel. At 1657 the third alarm was transmitted for the
building fire and Tanker 19 was reassigned to the third alarm (a
response distance of nearly twenty miles). Upon arrival Tanker 19
(Perrone-operator) was placed in a tanker shuttle. Deputy 19
(Broadwater) was assigned as the Water Supply Officer for the fire and
the remainder of the crew (Notarnicola, Scholl, Peirson; later
relieved by Phillips, Ewing) was assigned to fire suppression
operations. Three Tanker Task Forces were summoned in addition to the
third alarm. In addition to the hydrant supply that was initially
established, a total of seventeen tankers and three engines were
utilized to shuttle water from two fill sites in Nottingham to the
fire. Fire and EMS units from five counties in PA, MD and DE operated
at this fire well into the night. Several units had to be refueled on
scene due to the duration of the incident. Tanker 19 was released to
return to Hockessin in the wee morning hours of 9/7/11.

Numerous additional photos may be found on the Union Fire Co. website
(www.oxfordfire.com).

Story By: Deputy Chief Randy Broadwater



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Hurricane Irene

Sunday, August 28, 2011 All Day Ev

Saturday August 27, 2011 the Eastern shore line was hit with a very large hurricane “Irene”. In Hockessin hitting low lying areas along its Red Clay Creeks and streams many of the roads were flooded and blocked by power lines and fallen trees. Hockessin's calls varied from wires and trees, tree into houses to stranded motorist in high water and water problems in houses. Luckily with state of Emergency and Level 2 driving restrictions in effect Hockessin Fire District only had 2 incidents where motorist were stranded and had to be rescued. Early morning hours the Hockessin Fire Company along with support teams from Cranston Heights, Newport, Port Penn, New Castle County Dive team, New Castle County Police and National Guard were dispatched to a stranded motorist in high water on Barley Mill Road and the Ashland Bridge. Crews arrived to find 1 subject atop a partly submerged vehicle. After occupant jumped into water crew was able to throw life line and pull to safety. At the same time of this incident Hockessin Humvee pull up on 2 stranded motorist and rescued them. Several calls for wires and trees down were reported and 2 calls for trees into houses were investigated and turned over to the homeowners.



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