The Brandywine Hundred Fire Company is in the process of adding a new brush unit to our fleet.  The company has purchased a 2009 Ford F550 4x4 chassis/Rosenbauer Utility Brush Unit.  At this time the body is being finalized and the unit should be delivered to DPC Emergency Equipment the week of July 6th.  The unit will be an all aluminum body with roll-up doors on a 2009 Ford F550 4x4 chassis, skid unit with a Hale 200gpm pump, 200 gal. water/10 gal. foam tank, 200' booster reel.

Brandywine Hundred's first Brush Unit (Engine 110) was purchased in 1968, it's.  This unit was an International 4x4 Chassis with a snow plow.  The unit was purchased from International for the price of $4295.00 and then had the pump/tank conversion for $4173.00 for a total of $8468.00.  This unit was in service at Station 11 for 8 years and was then sold to Minquadale Fire Company on May 8, 1975.

City of Wilmington units had their hands full with three working fires within a 24 hour period.

At 1624, while units were working a 3 alarm fire in the 699 block of East 22nd. St., Tower 11 was requested to cover Station #4.  Tower 11, responing with a crew of 6, covered the east side of the city until 1900 hrs. when they were released.

Around 0604 on the 14th., WFD again had their hands full with a 2 alarm fire in the 799 block of North Adams St.  Again Tower 11 was requested to cover Station #4.  With a crew of 6, Tower 11 responded and covered the east side of Wilmington for about 40 minutes.

At 1110 hrs. the same day, the WFD had a 1 alarm fire in the 299 block of West 24th. St.  On scene units were able to extinguish the fire quickly with no help needed from the county units.

During both cover assignments, no calls were handled by any of the cover-up units.

The Branywine Hundred Fire Co. is having a raffle for a 2010 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200.  Tickets are now on sale and the drawing will be held at our annual Fire Prevention Open House on Saturday, October 3, 2009.  Tickets are $50 each and a total of only 500 tickets will be sold.  The prize is in the form of a voucher in the amount of the bike (excluding tax & tags) at Hannum's Harley-Davidson.  You NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN.  All proceeds benefit the fire company.  If you have any questions or need more ticket information please contact Frank Willette @ 302-438-6470

(we expect to sell out fast so get your tickets early!!!!)

On April 7, 2008, at 0410, the Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. sta. 11, along with stations 13, 20 and 25, were dispatched for a structure fire at the Chateau Orleans Apartment complex in the 300 block of Shipley Rd.  On arrival, Chief Dick McGinnes (118) reported the Club House to the pool fully involved and ordered an exterior attack.  The scene was placed under control at 0503.