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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Sep 13, 2010
BOD @1800hrs Company@1930hrs MEETINGS "ELECTIONS"
Sep 16, 2010
SCVFCA MTG @ 70
Sep 23, 2010
Subject: Crime Scene Preservation Training Starts at 1900 Hours Location: Sta. 70 HQ
CONTACT
INFO
EMERGENCY Dial
9-1-1
Bethany Beach
Fire Company
Station One: 302-539-7700
Station Two: 302-539-8100
Fax: 302-539-7572
Address:
215 Hollywood Street
PO Box 950
Bethany Beach, DE 19930
LIVE
DISPATCH
Sussex County
Emergency Operations
Live Dispatch
Courtesy of the
Sussex County
Volunteer
Fireman's Association
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September 3, 2010
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BBVFC
PREPARES
FOR
EARL
BBVFC Headquarters
For several days the officers and members monitored the forecast and track of Hurricane Earl. At one point a category four storm, Earl was predicted to pass dangerously close to our coast line.
Preparing for the worst, our headquarters station was manned beginning Thursday night 9/2/10. Volunteers staffed fire apparatus and supplemented our career......
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BETHANY
FIREFIGHTER
DRILL
ON
FORCIBLE
ENTRY
BBVFC Headquarters
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During the August drill, Bethany firefighters practiced their skills with the tools used to force entry to a structure. From the most basic hand tools, to hand powered hydraulic tools, to carbide tipped chain and rotary saws, skills were reviewed and practiced. A mock up of a door was built in house by members using a donated residential door. And the special challenge of hurricane windows were met using donated windows. These windows are designed to resist breaking making them difficult to remove......
August 23, 2010
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ANNUAL
MEMBERS
PICNIC
BBVFC Headquarters
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As a busy summer of calls, fire prevention and fund raising nears its end, the members of the BBVFC celebrated the annual summer picnic at our head quarters station. Our friends from the Roxanna VFC stood by so our members could thank their families for all the support. Despite a rainy day, good food and games were shared by all.
August 22, 2010
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TOWER
70
VISITS
THE
KIDS
AT
DELAWARE
BURN
CAMP
Camp Barnes Roxanna
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Every year the Delaware Burn Camp reaches out to the young victims of the terrible trauma of burn injury. They seek to help with their physical and emotional healing by giving them a great week of summer fun.
On Thursday 8/19/10, the Roxanna Volunteer Fire Company invited Bethany Beach, Millville, Frankford and Dagsboro volunteer fire company's to give these kids a fun evening. Joined by Delaware State Police Trooper 2 and Sussex County Paramedics, these first responders gave the kids a night......
August 19, 2010
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BUSY
WEEKEND
OF
FUND
RAISING
AT
BBVFC
Boardwalk and BBVFC HQ
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Members of the BBVFC were not only busy handling a summer weekend of EMS and Fire calls, we were busy raising funds and meeting the residence and visitors of our community. Our weekend evenings were spent on the Bethany boardwalk selling BBVFC shirts and escorting Sparky the fires safety dog.
Sunday 8/15/10 our members hosted a fund raising breakfast at BBVFC headquarters. Around 175 people came out to support their volunteer fire company, have some great food and see our facility and equipment.......
August 15, 2010
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8/11/10
KIDS
NIGHT
OUT
AT
THE
BBVFC
Bethany Beach Fire Company Headquarters
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Every summer the Bethany Beach Fire Company, Fire Prevention Committee holds several Kids Night Out events at Bethany Beach Fire Headquarter. This event brings children of all ages into the fire station and teaches them about fire prevention. The children get the chance to climb on fire apparatus and see some of the tools used by firefighters to save peoples lives. The children also get a chance to spray water from a fire hose used by firefighter and see a fully dressed firefighter in his gear. This......
August 11, 2010
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SMOKE
INVESTIGATION
Black Gum Rd. (Cathill)
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On August 2nd around 1800 hour Bethany units were dispatched to smoke in a structure on Black Gum Rd. Cathill section of South Bethany. Units arrived and searched the residence for the source. The crew from Quint 70 determined that the smoke was from a malfunctioning air handler. The power was cut off to the unit and the smoke was removed by natural ventilation. Unit cleared shortly after. Asst. Chief Powell had the Command.
August 2, 2010
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PHOTO
OF
THE
DAY
RUN
STATISTICS
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Fire |
EMS |
| 2007 |
407 |
365 |
| 2008 |
376 |
357 |
| 2009 |
383 |
853 |
| 2010 YTD |
249 |
555 |
| Sep 10 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 12 Months |
| August |
10 |
67 |
| July |
67 |
179 |
| June |
51 |
96 |
| May |
31 |
52 |
| April |
17 |
43 |
| March |
21 |
43 |
| February |
37 |
38 |
| January |
15 |
37 |
| December |
19 |
39 |
| November |
21 |
53 |
| October |
20 |
62 |
| September |
31 |
83 |
| Totals |
340 |
792 |
LOCAL
WEATHER
Bethany Beach
Delaware 19930
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72
Fair
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| Feels Like: |
72 |
| Visibility: |
10.0 Miles |
| Humidity: |
73% |
| Wind |
| Gusts: |
N/A MPH |
| MPH: |
7 MPH |
| Direction: |
VAR |
| Updated: |
Sep 7, 2010
1:37 AM
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Forecast
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