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As Wilmington's population continues to grow, so do the demands on the Wilmington Fire Department. Last year was the busiest in Wilmington Fire Department history. Call volumes increased by nearly ...
Molly Wilhelm, Wilmington StarNews. August 5, 2024 at 5:01 AM. The Wilmington Fire Department is receiving more service calls than ever. Here are some numbers behind the department's calls for ...
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The 3-year-old son of a firefighter was struck and killed in Delaware over the weekend shortly before a memorial walk was to begin to honor three firefighters killed in ...
Wilmington on Fire, a documentary about the Wilmington insurrection directed by Christopher Everett, was released in 2015. [171] [172] David Zucchino won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy (2020). The book uses contemporary newspaper accounts, diaries ...
Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink / Pakehakink) [4] is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River.
Dissolved into the newly established Wilmington Fire Department when fire protection was taken over by the city. Washington Fire Co. No. 7. Wilmington. January 4, 1840 - September 1, 1920. Quit service to the City of Wilmington on September 1, 1920 with no notice given. Water Witch Fire Co. No. 5. Wilmington.
August 8, 2024 at 3:08 PM. The Wilmington Fire Department responded to a partial structure collapse in downtown Wilmington on Thursday. A building in downtown Wilmington suffered a structural ...
The Water Witch Steam Fire Engine Company No. 5 is a historic fire station at 1814 Gilpin Avenue in Wilmington, Delaware. The 21⁄2 -story brick building was designed by Edward L. Rice, Jr., a leading Wilmington architect, and built in 1893. The building is an architecturally eclectic mix of Queen Anne and Second Empire styling, and has ...