Vehicle vs. Pole downs wires and Causes Havoc - Route 9 & Asbury Church Road

Sunday, May 17, 2015

On August 18, 2004, around 0840 hours, the Georgetown Fire Company was dispatched to reported wires down in the area of Route 9 & Asbury Church Rd. Prior to the accident the Emergency Operations Center had a power surge along many others in the Georgetown area. 77-0 responded under the command of Brooks Layton. While en route, an updated report was given of a property damage accident with a telephone pole and wires down. In addition, traffic signals were non-functional at 4 major intersections. A request was made for a priority response from the Power Company and more fire police. 77-0 arrived shortly after confirmed the reports given. Rescue 77 also responded with Assistant Chief Penuel Barrett (77-17) who later took over command of the incident. Due to traffic problems at the scene along with the major intersections, a request was made for more fire police. Route 9 was shut down for approximately 4 hours while Conectiv restored the power. A transmission line was affected by the accident which the Emergency Operations Center to generator power for the time period. The Georgetown Fire Company would like to thank fire police for neighboring companies who assisted including: Millsboro & Laurel