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On Sunday, February 28, 2016, at 1428 hours, the Millville and Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Companies were dispatched to an electrical fire in the Bear Trap Dunes Club House. Units responding to the scene were 84-2, 84-6, 84-4, Ladder 84, Quint 70-4,Station 84 Fire Police and Ocean View Police Officers Caselli and Hopkins. The situation was declared under control by Millville Deputy Chief Cody Lockwood at 1455 hours. "DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PROUDLY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY"

On February 19th, 2016 John Stephens, Steven Gilbert and Brian McConlogue were honored at the 2016 Joshua M. Freeman Valor Awards Luncheon.

At 2059 hours on February 11th, 2016 the Millville VFC along with one engine from the Roxana VFC were dispatched to a gas leak in the 36000 block of W. Pebble Drive in the Forest Landing Development.

On February 2, 2016, the Millville Volunteer Fire Company was called for a heavy equipment assist at 1101 hours. A tractor trailer hauling a piece of heavy equipment for paving cut a turn too short and the trailer ended up in a ditch. A heavy duty wrecker was called in, but could not get the trailer out of the ditch. The Millville Volunteer Fire Company responded with Rescue 84 and deployed their air bags, which resulted in the trailer being able to get free and open up the intersection it was blocking. The situation was mitigated at 1325 hours and Woodland Avenue was back open for traffic.

On Monday, February 1, the Millville Volunteer Fire Company provided a standby crew at Roxana's station during a working structure fire in which over one million dollars of damage occurred to two stuctures.

The Millville Volunteer Fire Company Inc. is accepting applications for TWO full time FF/ EMT’s.

On January 22nd, 2016 at 1446 hours the Millville Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to investigate an odor of smoke on Towne Road in Ocean View.

A forcible entry class was held on January 21st, 2016 at Millville Station 1.

The Millville Volunteer Fire Company assisted the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company 2 times with a Rescue assist within a 24 hour period on January 18 & 19 for working structure alarms. The first alarm came in at 2358 hours on Tuesday the 18th and was declared under control at 0142 hours. The second alarm came in at 1215 hours and was declared under control at 1503 hours. In the second alarm Rescue 84 was sent to the scene to assist with manpower. "DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PROUDLY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY!"

On the evening of January 16th, 2016 the Millville Volunteer Fire Company Inc. held its annual awards banquet at the Roxana Fire Company Hall.

On Saturday, January 16,2016 at 1239 hours, the Millville Volunteer Fire Company and Sussex County Paramedics were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident in the 37000 Block of Fairway Drive in the Forest Landing Development. The responders arrived to a man pinned by his car who had been doing some work to it. Units responding to the incident were: Ambulances A & C-84, Sussex County Paramedic Unit 105, 84 Command, Rescue 84, Engines 84-4 & 84-2. The injured person was transported to Beebe Medical Center in Ambulance C-84 with unspecified injuries. Deputy Chief Cody Lockwood declared the situation under control at 1235 hours. “DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PROUDLY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY”

At the Millville Volunteer Fire Company Inc. Annual Awards Banquet held on January 16th, 2016, John L. Stephens was named the Millville Volunteer Fire Company “Firefighter of the Year” for 2015.