Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department

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Phone : 302-732-6151

Fax : 302-732-1091

Mailing & Shipping Address:
Dagsboro Fire Department
P.O. Box 128 Dagsboro, DE 19939

Physical Address:
31818 Waples St.
Dagsboro, DE 19939

Emergency Dial 9.1.1

Serving our Community since 1943

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Explosion & Fire at Frankford Feed mill - 98 Daisey St. - Mountaire Farms Grainery

Monday, June 8, 2015
At 18:02 the DVFD was alerted on the box assignment in Frankford for a structure fire at the above address. Upon dispatch Deputy 76 requested Selbyville VFC & an addtional truck company added to the box due to hvy smoke visible from the upper floors of the grainery. Engine 731 marked on the air with a crew of 5 under the command of Lt. J. Marvel @ 18:06. Crews from Frankford arrived to find hvy debris & structure damage from a dust explosion with hvy smoke showing from the 4th flr & began stretching via an interior stairwell. Engine 731 arrived and secured a water source on the hydrant on side "A". Both Engine/Tanker 73 & The Rescue Company arrived & took their assigned positions as well. IC made special request to Ocean City for Truck 6 (105 ft tower/ladder) due to the baulk of the fire being up in a grain elevator & out of the reach of on scene truck companies. Units operated for appox. 2 hrs before returning to service. Additional pictures soon...

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