Structure Fire Downgraded to a Bon FireStructure Fire Downgraded to a Bon Fire
Monday, September 7, 2020
At 1948 hours, Sussex EOC alerted Station 85, Ellendale (75), Georgetown (77), Georgetown EMS (93), and Sussex County EMS for a structure on Gravel Hill Rd. across from Tracks End Lane, in the area of Wyoming Millwork. As crews began responding, they were advised this was possibly now a control burn. Firefighter Bailey Millman (who was in duty officer training with Deputy Chief Hopkins) arrived on scene a short time later and confirmed a large brush pile on fire, and assumed Command. Command scaled the response back to Engine-Taker 85-2, Engine 4, and Tanker 85. Crews extinguished the fire and advised the property owner of the proper procedure for bon fires. Units responding, ET 85-2, E 85-4, E 85-5, Tanker 85, 85-8, 85-15, DSFP, Medic 108, E 75-3.