Monday May, 27 2024 @ 13:52

Nature: Wires Down/Arcing

Location: Indian Mission Rd and Friendship Rd Millsboro, DE 19966

On Monday afternoon, May 27^th, the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company was alerted for a wires down incident involving a downed utility pole Friendship Road between Indian Mission and Autumn Roads.  It was reported to be a broken pole leaning on utility wires.

Emergency response apparatus from Indian River included Incident Command 80 and Engine #80-1 from the Long Neck facility as well as the Delaware State Fire Police.

Emergency response crews performed an initial assessment and identified this was a result of an earlier property damage accident and the utility service provider was Verizon which necessitated an appropriate notification as well as the Delaware Department of Transportation for down roadway signage in the same area.

Once the notification was completed all emergency response apparatus were authorized to their respective quarters.