| On Sunday September 19, 2010, Company 6 responded to the area of Cuckolds Creek Road for a reported brush fire. Brush Units from Cobb Island and Newburg arrived on the scene and located the fire to the rear of a residence in the woods near the water and marsh. The fire was extinguished which appeared to have been a make shift camp site. Operations were assumed by Deputy Fire Chief David Stine, Command was established by Chief Eddie Godwin. The incident continued for about an hour. Approximately 3,000 gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire which had burned into the underbrush. Cobb Island VFD, Newburg VFD and the Bel Alton VFD responded. La Plata Company 1 responded to our station for a fill-in during the event. |
