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May 12, 2008
STORM MAKES FOR A LONG DAY
Sta. 70 responds to 19 calls in 24 hours
The count started with wires down in Bethany Beach at 2305 Sunday and reached 19 with a stranded vehicle in Bethany Beach at 2000 Monday. In between, there was an electrical fire, two CO detector activations, four wires down and two automatic fire alarms in north Bethany, a residential power surge and wires down in South Bethany, four more wires down......

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GOOD IDEAS!
Mary Beth Murray
Several recent magazine and news articles about fire safety caught some of our members’ attention and we thought we’d pass them on for their combination of high value and simplicity.

“First” magazine had an article entitled “5 things EMS workers know that you should, too!” After reading them, we agree and offer them to you.

• Everyone should have one or more entries in their cell phone directories labeled ICE, or “in case of emergency.” In the event you are injured or otherwise unable......

May 7, 2008
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AMBULANCE MILESTONE REACHED
Michael Wilgus
Next week, representatives of the Towns of Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island and South Bethany and the Sea Colony Recreation Association (now called the Big 4) and the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company (BBVFC) will gather to sign an agreement establishing an ambulance service for the BBVFC fire district. The execution of this document marks the culmination of a year-long process to assure uninterrupted ambulance service to the community and the start of an unprecedented collaboration between the......

May 5, 2008
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ASSIST OCEAN CITY VFC WITH STUCTURE FIRE
Nautical Ln, Montego Bay, Ocean City
On Saturday April 3 around 0900 hrs the Ocean City Communications dispatched a structure fire at Nautical Lane in Montego Bay area of the City. The command unit with Chief 70 along with Tower 70 with a crew of 4 responded. Ocean City L109 arrived and advised the fire was out but had extensive overhaul. He reduced the assignment to the 1st two Ocean City engines, Ocean City PM 3, Tower 70 and the command unit. As the crew from engine 16 was checking for extension in an adjacent exposure they found......

May 3, 2008
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STUCTURAL TRAINING AT DSFS
Georgetown
April 28, 2008
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FUNERAL FOR LIFE MEMBER BRIAN HUDSON
Bethany Beach
April 28, 2008
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COASTAL POINT COVERAGE
Ambulance Agreement
By M. Patricia Titus News Editor

Bethany Beach became the final of the so-called “Big Four” communities this week to sign on to a memorandum of understanding with the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company (BBVFC) for the provision of ambulance service through 2019. With a unanimous vote of the Bethany council at their April 18 meeting, the BBFVC now has long-term agreements with officials representing 70 percent of properties in their proposed coverage area.

Fire officials have focused on Bethany......

April 24, 2008
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RUN STATISTICS
Fire EMS
2005 339 291
2006 344 247
2007 407 365
2008 YTD 84 42
May 08 0 0
Last 12 Months
April 6 7
March 25 22
February 25 7
January 28 6
December 24 17
November 23 18
October 21 29
September 30 38
August 73 64
July 70 69
June 38 33
May 36 26
Totals 399 336
LOCAL WEATHER
Bethany Beach
Delaware 19930
58

Fog
Feels Like: 58
Visibility: 0.2 Miles
Humidity: 86%
Wind
Gusts: N/A MPH
MPH: 1 MPH
Direction: WNW
Updated: May 6, 2008
7:31 AM
Forecast
Hourly
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