This afternoon shortly after 12 my fire dept. was dispatched to assist Ocean City MD with a structure fire. And it was a big one, over 20 fire dept. were involved in the efforts to control this blaze. I tip my hat to the Ocean city fire dept. for making a great stop to keep the fire contained to the areas it did. with a stiff breeze coming off the ocean this could have been a great deal worse then what it was.


http://www.wboc.com/global/story.asp?s=8090273

http://www.bethanybeachfire.com/gallery.cfm?id=147

I'll update as more pics become available.

 

I bet you could, I will admit it does take a certain kind of person to do it, but there more jobs to do on the fire grounds then just handling the knob. There are all kinds of exterior tasks that are vital to the guys inside. And maybe the one big advantage of a volly dept. over a career dept. is you don't have to go in to be a member. As long as you know you limitations and do not push yourself beyond to the point you are endangering others, you can be just as much of an asset as the next.

 

Here are some more pics from our website.


http://www.roxana90.com/gallery.cfm?id=93&ss=1


And from another fire dept. website

http://www.rehobothbeachfire.com/gallery.cfm?id=237

 

This is from the Ocean City Fire Dept. It gives a complete listing of all the equipment and departments that were involved.


http://www.ocvfc.com/gallery.cfm?id=105&ss=1

 

:up: are you staying in OC? Maybe we can get together for some wings and a beer @ Smitty McGee's.

The weekends are starting to get packed and last weekend there were a lot of people down. If there was one positive about the fire it was on Sunday when the crowds started to thin down.

 

Yes it is. I am 7 miles southwest of Bethany Beach so if you want to get together while you are down just let me know.