A birthday ritual Bobby has is trenching and installing all of the firework mortar tubes for tonight’s celebration and then working carnival and the fireworks show. Not everyone gets fireworks for their birthday every year but we make him work for it!
The Truck committee started on this journey with a purpose of replacing our 30 year old ladder truck. When current build times are 4 years it became apparent that we would be better served replacing an engine and a rescue truck which are 30+ year old trucks already and utilizing all of our current equipment with an upgraded rescue engine. This may sound like a quick fix but in reality the truck ... (Full Story & Photos)
Upon our cowboys arrival they found foal #71 a newborn, deceased. After speaking with the person who witnessed it, the newborn was not with its mother or its herd. It had wandered to another nearby band, away from its mother Mimi, who was a first time mom. Hidalgo who is Mimi’s stallion, for reasons unbeknownst to us went into the other stallion’s group and aggressively tried to move the foal and ... (Full Story)
June 5th at 2216 hours Stations 3,4 were alerted for an accident with injury in the area of Mosquito Creek Bridge on Chincoteague Road. While units were enroute the call was upgraded to an accident with entrapment with a vehicle in the water. Ambulance 3-0, Engine 3-4, Rescue 3, and Rescue 4 all responded to the scene. Upon arrival, Chief 3 established command, crews descended to the vehicle and ... (Full Story)
