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On Saturday February 4th, 2023 the Millville Volunteer Fire Company provided the Seaford VFD a stand-by crew while their members enjoyed a night off to attend their annual banquet.

On Wednesday February 1st, 2023 at 1013 hours the Millville Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to assist the Dagsboro VFD with a confined space rescue, one patient trapped in an elevated sand bin in the 30000 block of Thorogoods Road north of Dagsboro.

On Tuesday January 31st, 2023 the Millville Volunteer Fire Company held a farewell and appreciation luncheon for EMS Chief John Watson.

On Tuesday evening January 31st, 2023 at 1900 hours the Millville Volunteer Fire Company held is monthly training session. The topic this month was forcible entry “through the lock” presented by Assistant Chief Skip Carey (Salisbury, MD ret.) and Lieutenant Bobby Magee (OCFD & MVFC).

On Sunday January 29th, 2023 at 1058 hours the Millville Volunteer Fire Company along with the Sussex County Paramedics and the Delaware State Police Aviation unit were dispatched for a motor vehicle collision with a vehicle reported into a structure with a gasoline leak in the 37000 block of Pettinaro Drive in the Bethany Bay Development.

The Millville Volunteer Fire Company in conjunction with the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce’s Fire and Ice Festival will hold our 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off on January 28th, 2023 from 11am – 3pm at Millville VFC Fire Station 1 located at 35554 Atlantic Avenue in Millville, Delaware.

On Saturday January 28, 2023 the Millville Volunteer Fire Company held its 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off. This year’s event was very well attended with 500 tickets sold.

On Friday afternoon and evening of January 27th, 2023 members of the Millville Volunteer Fire Company were on location at the Millville Boardwalk on Atlantic Avenue in Millville for the “Frozen Boardwalk” event.

Happy Birthday Chief McMahon

The progress of new Tanker 84 continues. Over the several days the apparatus committee took a trip to 4-Guys Fire Apparatus in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania to meet with design engineers and participate in a pre-build engineering conference.

On January 15th, 2023 at 1408 hours the Millville Volunteer Fire Company along with the mutual aid box assignment were dispatched to a reported shed fire in the 32000 block of Lavender Lane west of Clarksville.

At 1444 hours the Millville Volunteer Fire Company along with Roxana VFC and the Sussex County Paramedics were dispatched to a MVC with entrapment on Roxana Road in the area of Sweetgum Lane.

On the evening of January 14th, 2023 the Millville Volunteer Fire Company held its 70th annual banquet and awards night at the Roxana VFC banquet hall.

On January 14th, 2023 at the Millville Volunteer Fire Company Awards night two very special awards were presented by President Gregory Hocker and Past Chief Guy Rickards.

Here are some pictures of our new Peterbilt chassis that has been delivered to 4-Guys in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. Construction of the body and assembly are scheduled for the next several months.