More Information about our Knox Box Program
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Feb 20, 2012
Subject: Taking Safety to the Streets Training Starts at 1900 Hours Location: Station 70 Part 2 of 3. Pre-registration required.
Feb 27, 2012
Subject: Large Area Search Training Starts at 1800 Hours Location: TBA Traditions Training will present a challenging session on large area search techniques
Mar 19, 2012
Subject: Taking Safety to the Streets Training Starts at 1900 Hours Location: Station 70 Part 3 of 3. Pre-registation required.
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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February 1, 2012
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NEW
QUINT
AND
TOWER
UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
Pierce Manufacturing
These are some of the first pictures of the new Qunit and Tower under construction at Pierce. More pictures are available at Atlantic Emergency Solutions Facebook page.
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BUSY
WEEKEND
OF
TRAINING
AT
BBVFC
Bethany Beach
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The first weekend of the new year was filled with training for the members of the BBVFC. Saturday was the first day of a 24 hour EMT refresher course for the volunteer and career EMT’s. This class provides mandated classroom and practical reviews needed for EMT certification. Sunday was the final day of training at the donated house at 400 Garfield Parkway. Firefighters from both Bethany Beach and Millville drilled on roof ventilation and wall breeching. ......
January 8, 2012
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ASSIST
STATION
86
WITH
A
RESIDENTIAL
FIRE
Rehoboth Beach
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Qunit 70 was dispatched to Rehoboth Beach Station 2 to provide a cover up assignment. The crew was later moved to the scene to assist in overhaul of multiple mobile homes.
January 6, 2012
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STRUCTURAL
SEARCH
AND
RESCUE
DRILL
Garfield Parkway Bethany Beach
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Using a nontoxic smoke generator, firefighters from Bethany Beach and Millville drilled on search and rescue techniques at a donated structure. Stretching hose lines, placing ladders and searching in zero visibility firefighters practiced searching for civilian victims, and downed firefighters.
January 4, 2012
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NEW
YEAR'S
DAY
2012
EVENT
COVERAGE
Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island
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New Year’s Day 2012 was a beautiful and busy day in Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island. The Bethany Beach VFC provided EMS and Fire Police protection for three special events in our community. Starting at 9:00am we protected an ocean plunge in Fenwick Island. Following that over 700 runners/walkers did both 5k and 10k courses throughout Bethany Beach. Then at noon, a second ocean plunge occurred at Ocean View Parkway in Bethany Beach. One Runner was assessed......
January 1, 2012
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THE
QUIET
RESORTS
FOUNDATION
SUPPORTS
BBFVC
Mango's Resturant Garfield Parkway
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Our friends at the Quiet Resorts Foundation made New Year’s Day 2012 a memorable one. They presented the Bethany Beach VFC and the Roxanna VFC with a donation check from money raised at their “Caribbean Christmas” fundraiser in December 2011. The foundation continues the tradition of giving substantial financial donations to community organizations such as ours. We at the Bethany Beach VFC would like to thank the Quiet Resorts Foundation and everyone that......
January 1, 2012
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FIREFIGHTER
SURVIVAL
AND
RESCUE
DRILLS
Garfield Parkway Bethany Beach
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“Training to save yourself and your own” was the theme for the December 28, 2011 drill. Using a donated structure on Garfield Parkway, the members of the BBVFC practiced techniques and skills they hope they never have to use. Experienced and new firefighters practiced skills needed to extricate a firefighter from a basement following a collapse. They also drilled emergency ‘bail out” techniques from an upper floor window. And finally using a 180 pound rescue dummy with an SCBA they practiced......
December 28, 2011
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PHOTO
OF
THE
DAY
RUN
STATISTICS
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Fire |
EMS |
| 2009 |
383 |
853 |
| 2010 |
358 |
914 |
| 2011 |
337 |
982 |
| 2012 YTD |
0 |
48 |
| Feb 12 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 12 Months |
| January |
0 |
48 |
| December |
3 |
40 |
| November |
12 |
53 |
| October |
18 |
56 |
| September |
29 |
94 |
| August |
56 |
143 |
| July |
76 |
194 |
| June |
42 |
120 |
| May |
22 |
85 |
| April |
27 |
54 |
| March |
24 |
48 |
| February |
12 |
43 |
| Totals |
321 |
978 |
LOCAL
WEATHER
Bethany Beach
Delaware 19930
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34
Fair
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| Feels Like: |
34 |
| Visibility: |
10 Miles |
| Humidity: |
82% |
| Wind |
| Gusts: |
25 MPH |
| MPH: |
0 MPH |
| Direction: |
North |
| Updated: |
Feb 7, 2012
8:00 AM
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Forecast
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WEBSITE
STATISTICS
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1,233,235
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