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On March 1st Wicomico Central alerted Sharptown of a field fire on SanDomingo Rd. Brush 14 and Engine 1404 Responded and once on scene Chief White established Command. A brush truck from Station 9 Mardela was requested to assist. Also responding was Rescue Engine 14 and Ambulance A14. Fire had gotten from the field into a patch of trees on a ditch and suppression efforts were hampered by a large brier patch. [singlepic id=167 w=320 h=240 float=center]

On February 28, 2014, Wicomico Central alerted Sharptown to assist Dorchester Station 26 Eldorado with a house fire 0n Galestown Newhart Mill Rd. While on scene we assisted with fire suppression and overhaul. [singlepic id=155 w=320 h=240 float=center]

[singlepic id=154 w=320 h=240 float=center] Tradition is defined as “a long-established action or pattern of behavior in a community or group of people, often one that has been handed down from generation to generation”. The Maryland State Arts Council presented the 7^th annual Maryland Traditions 2013 ALTA (Achievement In Living Traditions & Arts) awards with the ALTA/TRADITION being OYSTER FRITTERS OF THE SHARPTOWN FIREMEN’S CARNIVAL presented by Cindy Byrd of the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art.

On January 29th, just after 5:30AM, Wicomico Central alerted Sharptown Fire Dept. to stand by at Station 12 Westside. While enroute we were requested to come in to the scene for water and manpower. While on scene we provided water and our firefighters assisted firefighters from Westside, Hebron, Salisbury, Mardela, and Delmar with suppresion and overhaul.   [singlepic id=150 w=320 h=240 float=center]

On January 24th, just after 10PM, Wicomico Central alerted Sharptown Fire Dept. of an accident with rollover on Old Sharptown Rd. Fire and EMS crews arrived to find a vehicle into a pole and the occupant out of the vehicle. Old Sharptown Rd. was closed off during the incident.   [singlepic id=144 w=320 h=240 float=center]

On January 17th, just before 8AM, Wicomico Central alerted Sharptown Fire Dept. to assist Mardela Fire Dept. with an incident involving multiple accidents on the Vienna Bridge. Our crews arrived to the bridge and assisted with patient care and transferred the patient to the ambulance to be transported to the hospital.   [singlepic id=141 w=320 h=240 float=center]

On October 9th, just before 5:30PM,Wicomico Central alerted Sharptown Fire Dept. of a accident with rollover on Norris Twilley Rd. Firefighters and EMS arrived to find a single vehicle on its roof, with the occupant out of the vehicle. Firefighters stabilized the vehicle while EMS personnel checked out the patient and obtained a refusal. Units cleared the scene by 6PM.   [singlepic id=133 w=320 h=240 float=center]

It is with our deepest and sincere regrets to inform you that Past President/Firefighter Robert…

On September 21, at 1344, Wicomico Central alerted Sharptown Fire Department to assist Eldorado with a unknown type fire on Cokesbury Rd. Firefighters arrived to find an outside fire with boats, tires and other debris burning. Units from Eldorado, Hurlock, Sharptown, Seaford, and Federalsburg were on scene. [singlepic id=132 w=320 h=240 float=center]

Just after 5PM, Wicomico Central alerted Sharptown to assist with a water rescue in Cambridge in the Choptank River. Squad 14 with 5 divers  onboard along with Utility 14 pulling Marine 14 responded. Crews were on scene for approximately 2 hours before returning to service.   [singlepic id=125 w=320 h=240 float=center]