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List of Delaware fire departments

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The fire departments in Delaware are members of the Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association, with the exception of the fire brigades and airport fire departments. The City of Wilmington fire department is an associate member.

New Castle County

Fire DepartmentTown/CityStation NumberFoundedImage
Volunteer Hose Co.MiddletownStation 1September 30, 1887
Mill Creek Fire Co.Pike CreekStation 2January 6, 1927
Christiana Fire Co.ChristianaStation 3October 7, 1921
Odessa Fire Co.OdessaStation 41926
Christiana Fire Co.ChristianaStation 6October 7, 1921
Aetna Hose, Hook, & Ladder Co.NewarkStation 7[1]December 17, 1888
Aetna Hose, Hook, & Ladder Co.NewarkStation 8December 17, 1888
Aetna Hose, Hook, & Ladder Co.NewarkStation 9December 17, 1888
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2 Apr 10
Aetna Hose, Hook, & Ladder Co.NewarkStation 10December 17, 1888
Brandywine Hundred Fire Co.BellefonteStation 11[2]March 19, 1924
Christiana Fire Co.ChristianaStation 12[3]October 7, 1921
Claymont Fire Co.ClaymontStation 13January 5, 1928
Cranston Heights Fire Co.Cranston HeightsStation 14[4]November 16, 1919
Delaware City Fire Co.Delaware CityStation 15 (One Five)[5]March 17, 1887[a]
Elsmere Fire Co.ElsmereStation 16 [1]March 18, 1921
Five Points Fire Co.Five PointsStation 17[6]May 7, 1921
Good Will Fire Co.New CastleStation 18[7]1907
Hockessin Fire Co.HockessinStation 19[8]October 15, 1936
Holloway Terrace Fire Co.Holloway TerraceStation 20[9]September 20, 1921
Mill Creek Fire Co.MarshalltonStation 21[10]January 6, 1927
Minquadale Fire Co.MinquadaleStation 221925[b]
Minquas Fire Co.NewportStation 23[11]May 21, 1907[c]
Minquas FD Newport DE
Odessa Fire Co.OdessaStation 24[12]1926
Talleyville Fire Co.TalleyvilleStation 25[13]October 24, 1928
Townsend Fire Co.TownsendStation 261926
Volunteer Hose Co.MiddletownStation 27September 30, 1887
Wilmington Manor Fire Co.Wilmington ManorStation 28[14]November 13, 1945
Port Penn Fire Co.Port PennStation 29[15]August 14, 1951[d]
Belvedere Fire Co.BelvedereStation 30[16]1949
Wilmington Manor Fire Co.Wilmington ManorStation 32November 13, 1945
Delaware Air National Guard, New Castle County Airport Crash Fire RescueWilmington Manor New Castle County AirportStation 33
Delaware City Refinery Fire DepartmentDelaware City PBF Energy[17]Station 34
Dupont - Chestnut Run PlazaWilmington DuPontStation 35-1
FMC - Stine Research Center[18]Newark FMC CorporationStation 35-3
NCC Station 35-3
Dupont - Experimental Station LaboratoriesWilmington DuPontStation 35-8
Christiana Care Fire ProtectionChristianaStation 37
Winterthur Museum Fire BrigadeWilmington Winterthur MuseumStation 38
Wilmington Fire Dept.WilmingtonStation 1November 30, 1921
Wilm DE Fire Station 1
Wilmington Fire Dept.WilmingtonStation 2November 30, 1921
Wilmington Fire Dept.WilmingtonStation 3November 30, 1921
Wilmington Fire Dept.WilmingtonStation 4November 30, 1921
Wilmington Fire Dept.WilmingtonStation 5November 30, 1921
Wilmington Fire Dept.WilmingtonStation 6November 30, 1921
Wilmington Fire Dept.WilmingtonStation 7November 30, 1921
  • 1 Originally organized as "Volunteer Fire Company" on March 17, 1887 and later underwent a name change to "Delaware City Hose Company" on January 23, 1889. There was a disrupted period of inactivity where there was no organized fire company and the Delaware City Fire Company was reorganized on July 9, 1924, however, the company uses the initial date of organization for the previous company in 1887.
  • 2 Originally organized as the "Minquas Civic Association and Fire Company" and later changed their name to "Minquadale Fire Company, Inc." in 1929 to avoid confusion with Minquas of Newport.
  • 3 Originally organized as "Nonesuch Fire Company" and changed their name one month later to "Minquas Fire Company."
  • 4 Originally organized as "Augustine Beach Fire Company" and changed their name on December 3, 1957 to "Port Penn Volunteer Fire Company."

Kent County

Fire DepartmentTown/CityStation NumberImage
Bowers Fire Co.Bowers BeachStation 40
Camden-Wyoming Fire Co.CamdenStation 41
Carlisle Fire Co.MilfordStation 42
Cheswold Fire Co.CheswoldStation 43
Citizens Hose Co.SmyrnaStation 44
Clayton Fire Co.ClaytonStation 45
Dover Fire DepartmentDoverStation 46 - Station 1
Dover Fire DepartmentDoverStation 46 - Station 2
Farmington Fire Co.FarmingtonStation 47
Felton Fire Co.FeltonStation 48
Frederica Fire Co.FredericaStation 49
Harrington Fire Co.HarringtonStation 50
Hartly Fire Co.HartlyStation 51
Houston Fire Co.HoustonStation 52
Leipsic Fire Co.LeipsicStation 53
Little Creek Fire Co.Little CreekStation 54
Magnolia Fire Co.MagnoliaStation 55 [19]
Marydel Fire Co.MarydelStation 56
South Bowers Fire Co.ThompsonvilleStation 57
Dover Air Force Base Crash, Fire, RescueDover Air Force BaseStation 58
Energizer/Playex, Fire Brigade, EMSDover(No Station Number)

Sussex County

Fire DepartmentTown/CityStation NumberImage
Bethany Beach Fire Co.Bethany BeachStation 70 - Station 1[20]
Bethany Beach Fire Co.Fenwick IslandStation 70 - Station 2
Blades Fire Co.BladesStation 71[21]
Bridgeville Fire Co.BridgevilleStation 72[22]
Dagsboro Fire Co.DagsboroStation 73[23]
Delmar Fire Co.DelmarStation 74[24]
Ellendale Fire Co.EllendaleStation 75 - Station 1[25]
Ellendale Fire Company
Ellendale Fire Co.Lincoln CityStation 75 - Station 2
Fire station in Lincoln City, Delaware
Frankford Fire Co.FrankfordStation 76[26]
Georgetown Fire Co.GeorgetownStation 77[27]
Greenwood Fire Co.GreenwoodStation 78[28]
Gumboro Fire Co.GumboroStation 79[29]
Indian River Fire Co.Oak OrchardStation 80 - Station 1[30]
Indian River Fire Co.Long NeckStation 80 - Station 2
Laurel Fire Co.LaurelStation 81 - Station 1[31]
Laurel Fire Co.SycamoreStation 81 - Station 2
Lewes Fire Co.LewesStation 82 - Station 1[32]
Lewes Fire Co.NassauStation 82 - Station 2
Lewes Fire Co.AngolaStation 82 - Station 3*
Millsboro Fire Co.MillsboroStation 83[33]
Millville Fire Co.MillvilleStation 84 - Station 1[34]
Millville Fire Co.ClarksvilleStation 84 - Station 2[35]
Milton Fire Co.MiltonStation 85[36]
The Milton Fire Department was organized on November 14, 1901 and this modern station was built in 1949.
Rehoboth Beach Fire Co.Rehoboth BeachStation 86 - Station 1[37]
Rehoboth Beach Fire Co.Rehoboth BeachStation 86 - Station 2
Rehoboth Beach Fire Co.AngolaStation 86 - Station 3*
Seaford Fire Co.SeafordStation 87[38]
Selbyville Fire Co.SelbyvilleStation 88[39]
Memorial Fire Co.Slaughter BeachStation 89 - Station 1[40]
Memorial Fire Co.Argo's CornerStation 89 - Station 2
Roxana Fire Co.RoxanaStation 90[41]
  • Lewes Station 3 and Rehoboth Beach Station 3 is a joint station housing apparatus from both fire departments in the same building on John J. Williams Highway in Angola.

Defunct

Fire DepartmentTown/CityService TimeImageNotes
Brandywine Fire Co.Wilmington1850sChartered in the city's Ninth Ward, the charter was relinquished in the 1850s. A new iteration was started in the Ninth Ward some fifty-plus years later utilizing the same charter.
Brandywine Fire Co. No. 10Wilmington1901 - November 30, 1921Restarted under the same charter as the previous Brandywine Fire Co. in 1901, officially recognized by the city of Wilmington in June 1902. dissolved into the newly established Wilmington Fire Department when fire protection was taken over by the city.
Delaware Fire Co. No. 3[42]WilmingtonApril 22, 1819 - November 30, 1921Dissolved into the newly established Wilmington Fire Department when fire protection was taken over by the city.
Fame Fire Co. No. 6WilmingtonJanuary 1, 1839 - September 1, 1920Quit service to the City of Wilmington on September 1, 1920 with no notice given.
Fort Miles FireLewesUnited States Army fire company
Friendship Fire Co. No. 1WilmingtonDecember 22, 1775 - September 1, 1920Dissolved at midnight September 1, 1920 after giving the City of Wilmington notice and offering the city first option on its apparatus.
Independence Fire Co. No. 12Wilmington? - November 30, 1921Dissolved into the newly established Wilmington Fire Department when fire protection was taken over by the city.
Lakeview Hook and Ladder Co.WyomingAugust 20, 1890 - 1927Started as the Lakeview Hook and Ladder Company on August 20, 1890. The name was changed to the Wyoming Fire Company in 1916 and continued to operate until merging with the Rescue Hook and Ladder Company of Camden to become the current Camden-Wyoming Fire Company.
Lenape Fire Co.New CastleApril 1887 - April 1906Disbanded after waning interest and lack of funds for several years, property was seized and sold at sheriff sale Saturday, April 21, 1906.
Liberty Fire Co. No. 9WilmingtonFebruary 12, 1891 - September 1, 1920Quit service to the City of Wilmington on September 1, 1920 with no notice given.
Penn Fire Co.New Castle1820 - ?Organized in 1820, incorporated February 6, 1823, unknown date of disbandment.
Phoenix Fire Co. No. 4WilmingtonJanuary 26, 1835 - September 1, 1920Quit service to the City of Wilmington on September 1, 1920 with no notice given.
Reliance Fire Co. No. 2WilmingtonMarch 6, 1796 - November 30, 1921Dissolved into the newly established Wilmington Fire Department when fire protection was taken over by the city.
Rescue Fire Co. No. 1SeafordMunicipal fire department run by the town of Seaford prior to the establishment of the volunteer fire department in 1901.
Rescue Fire Co. No. 10WilmingtonNovember 22, 1901- 1902Chartered in November 1901 and procured a steam fire engine in December 1901, responded to fires in the Ninth Ward in 1902 while competing with the Brandywine and Independence fire companies for recognition, never formally recognized by the city of Wilmington and disbanded.
Rescue Hook and Ladder Co.CamdenFebruary 4, 1865 - 1927Small volunteer fire company that merged with Wyoming (formerly Lakeview Hook and Ladder) Fire Co. to become the current Camden-Wyoming Fire Co.
Riverside Fire Co.DobbinsvilleSpring 1948 - ?Small volunteer fire company in the Dobbinsville neighborhood of the town of New Castle, active at least through 1950, but never admitted entrance to county or state fire associations.
Union Fire Co.New CastleMarch 1796 - ?Organized in March 1796, incorporated January 1804, unknown date of disbandment.
Union Fire Co. No. 11Wilmington? - November 30, 1921Dissolved into the newly established Wilmington Fire Department when fire protection was taken over by the city.
Washington Fire Co. No. 7WilmingtonJanuary 4, 1840 - September 1, 1920Quit service to the City of Wilmington on September 1, 1920 with no notice given.
Water Witch Fire Co. No. 5WilmingtonJanuary 22, 1835 - August 9, 1885;

April 12, 1893 - November 30, 1921

Dissolved into the newly established Wilmington Fire Department when fire protection was taken over by the city.
Weccacoe Fire Co. No. 8WilmingtonJuly 16, 1869 - September 1, 1920Quit service to the City of Wilmington on September 1, 1920 with no notice given.
Woodcrest Fire Co.Newport1941 - November, 1958Located on Boxwood Avenue off Boxwood Road, established as a Civil Defense FD in WW2, chartered as a regular FD in 1945

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