Fire Weather Watch Issued for Delaware and Eastern Shore of Maryland: Critical Fire Danger Possible

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Delaware and the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland, in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. The watch covers New Castle, Kent, Inland Sussex, and the Delaware…

Critical Fire Danger Expected Across Mid-Atlantic as Red Flag Warning Remains in Effect

Mid-Atlantic states are under critical fire danger warnings today due to a rapid-moving shortwave and accompanying dry cold front. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Delaware, with strong northwest winds, low…

Delmarva’s Near-Record Dry Streak: Farmers, Firefighters, and Residents Hope for Relief Amid Uncertain Forecast

Georgetown’s 30-Day Rainfall Absence Marks Unprecedented Drought Conditions For 30 consecutive days, Georgetown and surrounding areas across Delmarva have gone without measurable rainfall, plunging the region into severe drought. The consequences of this prolonged dry spell are mounting rapidly: in just the…

VIDEO: Area fire crews respond to Pearsons Corner barn fire

Several Kent County area fire crews responded to a barn fire in Pearsons Corner, just west of Dover last night (June 28). . Here is video of the fire, which broke out around 10:00 p.m. last night. Crews from Cheswold, Dover, Hartly,…

After 26-years of service, Ellendale’s Engine 2 is headed to Kentucky

The Ellendale Fire Company announced it has donated one of its engines to a Kentucky fire station that was destroyed by flooding last year. . The 1996 Monarch is headed to the Blackberry Volunteer Fire Department in Ransom, Kentucky, where the station…

Coast Guard and local fire agencies respond to barge fire in Delaware Bay

U.S. Coast Guard officials along with local fire agencies battled a barge fire early Monday morning in the Delaware Bay. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, watchstanders at the Sector Delaware Bay Command Center received a call around 1 a.m., Monday reporting…