All Blog Posts Tagged 'wilmington' (3)

In Wilmington DE -- A Promise Fulfilled

by: Lou Angeli

WILMINGTON, DE (January 21, 2013) -- Nearly 4 years ago, the citizens of Wilmington, DE lost vital fire protection to a fancy sounding concept known as Rolling Bypass, the city's term for brownouts. Since 2009 one of three engines companies (the department operates six) has been closed for 24 hours leaving five engine companies to serve the city of 90,000 (daytime). Response times increased somewhat, especially in neighborhoods which are home to those…

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Added by Lou Angeli on January 8, 2013 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Replacing Heavy Rescue With Lightweight Trailers

Pumpers will tow Rescue Trailers to the scene

(Heavy Rescues to be shut down and sold)

by: Lou Angeli

Wilmington, DE (May 11 2012) -- On January 1, 2011, the lone career Heavy Rescue in the State of Delaware was disbanded by the Wilmington (DE) Fire Department, and 17 jobs eliminated, in an effort…

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Added by Lou Angeli on May 13, 2012 at 10:00am — 7 Comments

Wilmington's Disbanding of Rescue-1 Affects all Citizens of Delaware

No Warning Given to Wilmington's Mutual Aid Partners…

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Added by Lou Angeli on November 14, 2010 at 1:26pm — 1 Comment

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