Posts Tagged ‘IRVFC’
UPDATED: Sunday Morning Millsboro Fire Under Investigation
UPDATED – 12/15/25 – According to Nicola Pizza’s Facebook page the house on Spencer Court that caught fire in Millsboro on Sunday morning was the home of a long-time Nicola kitchen employee. Everyone in the home was able to get out and are safe, but they have lost everything. The folks at Nicola are working…
Read MoreUPDATED: GOFUNDME Set up for Laurel Victim; Lewes Man Charged with Vehicular Assault & DUI After 3 Vehicle Crash Friday near Harbeson
UPDATED:Ā 11/04/25 – A GoFundMe has been set up to help the 26 year old Laurel woman who was seriously injured in this crash.Ā Ā ================================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 11/03/25 – A Lewes man has been arrested following a three-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on Hollymount Road in Harbeson. Preliminary investigation by Delaware State Police shows a…
Read MoreUPDATED: Motorcycle Operator Injured in Long Neck Crash Sunday Night
UPDATED – 04/29/25 – Delaware State Police say a 63 year old Millsboro man is hospitalized with serious injuries after his motorcycle was struck Sunday night at the intersection of Route 24 and Long Neck Road. Police say a 36 year old Lewes woman operating a pickup was turning left onto Route 24 and failed…
Read MoreDE State Fire Marshal Investigating Residential Fire in Stonewater Creek Development
Firefighters were on the scene of a residential fire in the Stonewater Creek development off Indian Mission Road near Long Neck. Indian River firefighters were called just after 11:30 Friday morning for a fire on Shoreline Drive. Crews arriving on the scene found fire on the second floor and attic of the home which spread…
Read MoreCrash on Oak Orchard Road Saturday – 1 Injured, 1 Cited for DUI
Delaware State Police and Indian River VFC were called for a vehicle crash on Oak Orchard Road in the area on Caravel Drive just after 8:30 Saturday night. Police learned that a pickup truck was stopped on Oak Orchard Road to make a left turn onto Caravel Drive when an SUV failed to stop or…
Read MoreIndian River Firefighters Fight Brush & Structure Fire at Shawns Hideaway
Firefighters from Indian River were called for a brush fire on Blue Boulevard in the Shawns Hideaway development off Banks Road just before 8pm on Sunday. When firefighters arrived on the scene the fire was upgraded to a structure fire after the burning brush spread to a residence and additional fire companies were called to…
Read More1 Injured in Crash at Route 24 & Bay Farm Road Friday Night
A crash at the intersection of Route 24 and Bay Farm Road tied up traffic for some time Friday evening. Indian River emergency personnel were called just after 7pm for a two vehicle crash. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that the driver of a Ford Explorer, a 24 year old Rehoboth Beach…
Read MoreUPDATED: Saturday AM Crash Shuts Down Beaver Dam Road; Broken Utility Pole
UPDATED – 4:15pm –Ā A vehicle crash just after 1am Saturday shut down a portion of Beaver Dam Road because of a severed utility pole. Delaware State Police say that fun an unknown reason the driver of a Ford Expedition went off Beaver Dam Road and struck a utility pole causing the wires to fall…
Read MoreOne Injured in Rt 24 Crash in Oak Orchard after Dump Truck Overturned
One person was injured after a dump truck failed to remain stopped for a red light and crashed into a pickup truck driven by a 61 year old Lewes man. Delaware State Police say the impact caused the dump truck to overturn spilling a load of rock and dirt onto Route 24. The Lewes man…
Read MoreEarly Morning Fire Destroys Long Neck Home
Firefighters from Indian River, Millsboro and Lewes were called for a house fire on Big Oak Lane in Long Neck just after 3 Saturday morning. Reported to be on a back deck, fire crews found the home fully involved in fire with flames through the roof. One firefighter was taken to a nearby medical center…
Read MoreEarly Sunday Morning Oak Orchard Fire Displaces Family of 5
Indian River firefighters were called for a structure fire just after 3 Sunday morning. Crews arriving at the scene on Russell Avenue found fire at the rear of a two story home and conflicting reports of someone trapped inside. An initial search was ended as fire advanced to the eaves, attic and roof line. Additional…
Read MoreFire Damages Home in Enchanted Acres off Long Neck Road
Firefighters from Indian River were called to a home on Kings Lane in the Enchanted Acres development off Long Neck Road just after 2 Tuesday morning. When they arrived at the scene they found smoke and fire coming from a single wide. Fire officials believe the fire was in the walls near the rear of…
Read MoreBaywood Home Heavily Damaged by Fire
Firefighters from Indian River were called just before 2 this morning for a residential fire in Baywood – east of Millsboro. Firefighters found fire at a home on Long Spoon Way and multiple crews helped to battle the blaze or to provide backup. Fire officials believe the blaze began in the garage area and spread…
Read MoreCrash on Long Neck Road Thursday Morning Sent 3 to Area Hospitals
Three people were injured after a crash Thursday morning on Long Neck Road at the entrance to Pot Nets Bayside. Indian River emergency personnel responded to the call just after 7:30am. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that a 38 year old man from Wilmington driving a Honda southbound on Long Neck Road…
Read More3 Injured in Oak Orchard Crash Friday
Indian River emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash just after noon on Friday at Legion Road and Route 24. Delaware State Police say a Hyundai driven by a 23 year old Millsboro woman was northbound on Legion Road and failed to stop for the stop sign and collided with a Ford driven by an…
Read MoreFire at Cadia Healthcare near Long Neck Accidental
A fire Thursday night around 9:30 at Cadia Healthcare Renaissance Rehabilitation Center on Route 24 at Long Neck was accidental according to Delaware State fire investigators. Indian River firefighters arriving at the scene found smoke in the area of the mechanical room and investigation showed the fire occurred in the mechanical room and was caused…
Read MoreVehicle Crash Sunday Night Takes Down Utility Pole & Wires on Route 24
Indian River emergency personnel was called for a vehicle crash on Route 24 in the area of the Holly Lake Campsites around 11:30 Sunday night. Officials found a vehicle overturned in the marshy swamp area with a downed utility pole and wires that were impacting access to the vehicle. The occupant in the vehicle was…
Read MoreLong Neck Village House Fire Under Investigation
Firefighters from Indian River were called early Friday morning for a fire in the Long Neck Village development. Crews arriving at the scene just after 3am found fire and smoke showing from all the eaves of the home on Lighthouse Lane. Firefighters determined there was no one at home at the time of the fire,…
Read MoreOne Injured in Crash on Route 24 East of Millsboro
One person was injured after a two vehicle crash on Route 24 at Streets Road east of Millsboro. Emergency personnel from Indian River VFC responded and say a Caravan and Durango collided ā with the Durango continuing into a utility pole and stopping on Warwick Road. One person was taken to a nearby medical facility…
Read MoreOne Injured in Rollover Crash Near Oak Orchard
Indian River emergency personnel were called for a vehicle rollover on Route 24 in the area of Indian Summer Village around 5:30 Friday evening. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that an Acura driven by a 35 year old man was westbound on Route 24 when the driver lost control, struck a utility…
Read MoreBicyclist Struck on Route 24 near Legion Road in Oak Orchard
A bicyclist from Millsboro was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Route 24 and Legion Road in Oak Orchard Saturday evening just after 7:30. Delaware State Police say the 38 year old female bicyclist began turning from westbound Route 24 onto Legion Road before it was safe to do and crossed in front…
Read More4-Vehicle Crash on Rt 24 near Long Neck
Emergency personnel from Indian River were called for a multiple vehicle crash at Route 24 and Bay Farm Road just before 1:45 Monday afternoon. Crews arriving at the scene found four vehicles involved in a chain reaction crash. Emergency personnel from Millsboro and Mid Sussex Rescue transported patients to nearby medical facilities. Officials say all…
Read MoreUPDATED: Utility Van Overturns after Hit & Run on Route 24 Near Oak Orchard
UPDATED: 12/11/22 – A Delmar, Maryland man has been arrested after a crash on Route 24 just before 5 on Friday afternoon. Delaware State Police say 53 year old Steven Shores was involved in a hit and run crash in the area of Route 24 and Silicato Drive in Long Neck where he rear-ended a…
Read MoreIndian River Firefighters Called for Fire at Long Neck UM Church
Firefighters from Indian River were called for a commercial structure fire at Long Neck United Methodist Church off Long Neck Road just before 10pm Saturday night. Crews arriving at the church found smoke conditions inside the main sanctuary with sprinkler systems activated. Fire officials say it looks like a small fire was suppressed by the…
Read MoreFire Destroys Love Creek Park Mobile Home
Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Firefighters were called for a fire at the Love Creek Park community Sunday afternoon around 2:30. Crews arriving at the scene found a mobile home fully involved in flames. Lewes and Indian River fire companies assisted. There were no injuries and the State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.
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