FIRST DUE STRUCTURE FIRE TOPS OFF BUSY DAY FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AT CLAYTON

Friday, February 21, 2025

Friday was a busy day for the volunteers at Clayton.  The day started with the Duty Officer handling a automatic fire alarm in the 600 block of Coldwater Dr. in the Providence Crossing Development at 04:19am.  Just prior to lunch AT 11:36am Tower 45, Squad 45, Rescue 45 and Command 45 responded to the 1800 block of Van Dyke Greenspring Rd. to assist the Citizens Hose Co. with a fire in a detached garage.  Units arrived to find a trash fire at the rear of the garage that had extended into the garage.  Crews made quick work of of the fire with minor damage to the structure.  Later that afternoon at 4:49pm the station along with mutual aid from the Citizens Hose Co., Cheswold Fire Co., and the Townsend Fire Co. responded to a reported house fire in the 200 block of Christiana River Dr. again in the Providence Crosiing development.  Crews arrived quickly and were able to locate the issue and place the scene under control. 

Just after dinner at 7:05pm the volunteers from Clayton were back at it again.  Crews from Clayton assisted by mutual aid from the Citizens Hose Co., Hartly Fire Co., Cheswold Fire Co., Millington Fire Co., Leipsic Fire Co., Marydel Fire Co., American Legion Ambulance and the Kent County Paramedics responded to a structure fire in the 3800 block of Underwoods Corner Rd.  Crews arrived to find a 2 story 40' x 60' mixed used structure with a garage and wood shop on the first floor and a living area on the second floor with heavy fire throughout the structure, several vehicles parked next to the structure on fire, an above ground propane tank venting and numerious rounds of ammunition going off inside and the wooded area around the structure on fire. Crews place 4 handlines in service to bring the fire under control in about an hour.  The structure was completely destroyed in the fire along with several vehicles and about an acre of woods.   The property owners were outside the structure at the time of the fire.  One Clayton firefighter was transported to the Smyrna Clayton ER for a minor eye injury and was released later after treatment.  Due to the fire being located in a non hydrant area several tankers responded and shuttled water to the scene from a hydrant about a mile from the fire.  The Delaware State Fire Marshals Office responded and is investigating.  Assistant Chief Lightcap had the Clayton Command.  Units responding Command 45, Command 44-9, Squads 45, 51, 53, Engines 44-3,43-3,51, Towers 45 & 43, Tankers 44, 51, 53, 56, KCM 2, Rescues 45, 51, KCM 2, Brush 45, Light & Air 51, Ambulances D-64, C-64, A-53, FM-28 (Brode).  Photo's courtesy Gene Shaner, Amber Moorhead, Ryan Paisley.  NCC Squad 26 and Tower 27 covered the Clayton/Smyrna area from Sta 45 and responded to a gas leak in the Smyrna area.    

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