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On Wednesday February 19th, 2014 @ 23:56 hrs, the Sussex county EOC dispatched a box alarm on the 30100 Block of Wilson Lane in Frankford, DE. Stations 76, 73, and 84 were dispatched to respond. At 23:57 hrs 84-1 went responding with a crew of 4, and 76-8 responded at 00:00hrs with 76-16 (Asst. Chief Wright). 76-1 went responding at 00:02; 76-8 arrived at that time reporting a mobile home with nothing evident from the exterior. 76-1 arriving at 00:04 hrs and took the first due Engine assignment and began to investigate the interior of the structure. 84-1 arriving at 00:05 hrs, and was assigned to assist 76-1 crew. 84-1 crew performed a 360 of the structure and found smoke coming from the eves on side Charlie; 84-1 crew began to ladder the structure in order to access the roof for vertical ventilation. 76-1 placed a 1 ¾” hand line in-service on the interior and began to pull the ceiling to find the location of the fire. 73-3 arrived at 00:06 hrs; their crew pulled a secondary line to the exterior and assisted in opening up the roof of the structure. Crews worked together to extinguish the fire that was found within the ceiling of the structure. The scene was placed under control at 00:29 hrs by Assistant Chief Wright. Crews continued to overhaul and clean up until 00:58 hrs. Other units that responded were: Truck 84, 84-6, 84-4, Rescue 76, Rescue 73, 73-1, A-73, FM11, and ME113.