Born: 6/3/1946 LODD: 4/12/1980 Burial: Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery, Frederica, Delaware Fire Company: Frederica Charles Ezekiel Dill served as a firefighter with the Frederica Volunteer Fire Company. Around 8 am on the morning of April 12, 1980, Charles was enroute to Delaware State Fire School to attend a training class for fire instructors. A tractor trailer drifted across the center line, colliding with his car on US 113, just north of Barker’s Landing Bridge. Charles was
Born: 6/3/1946 LODD: 4/12/1980 Burial: Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery, Frederica, Delaware Fire Company: Frederica Charles Ezekiel Dill served as a firefighter with the Frederica Volunteer Fire Company. Around 8 am on the morning of April 12, 1980, Charles was enroute to Delaware State Fire School to attend a training class for fire instructors. A tractor trailer drifted across the center line, colliding with his car on US 113, just north of Barker’s Landing Bridge. Charles was
Born: 1903 LODD: 12/24/1954 Burial: Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware Fire Company: Elsmere Charles L. Jones, aged 51, Fire Chief of the Elsmere Fire Company and sitting President of the Delaware Volunteer Firefighter’s Association died from a heart attack the morning after a fire in Bear, Delaware where a family of 5 had perished. Mr. Jones was serving his 28th consecutive year as Chief of the Elsmere Fire Company. He was survived by his wife Ella
Born: 1903 LODD: 12/24/1954 Burial: Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware Fire Company: Elsmere Charles L. Jones, aged 51, Fire Chief of the Elsmere Fire Company and sitting President of the Delaware Volunteer Firefighter’s Association died from a heart attack the morning after a fire in Bear, Delaware where a family of 5 had perished. Mr. Jones was serving his 28th consecutive year as Chief of the Elsmere Fire Company. He was survived by his wife Ella
Born: 9/10/1975 LODD: 9/24/2016 Burial: Private Fire Company: Wilmington Fire Department On September 16, 2002, Christopher M. Leach was hired by the City of Wilmington Fire Department and successfully completed the fire academy with the 32nd Recruit Class. Following graduation, he was assigned to Engine 4, B Platoon, where he became qualified to drive Engine 4 after just six months on the job. In 2005, Chris was transferred to the Special Operations Command on Engine
Born: 3/14/1913 LODD: 10/31/1977 Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel, Delaware Fire Company: Laurel A fire alarm was reported at Carvel Gardens Apartments. While responding to the alarm, Past Chief Engineer and Ambulance Captain Clifford Whaley, died of a heart attack. He was found slumped over the wheel of his truck as he attempted to respond to the fire station.
