3/22/2011 – Around 2PM Stations 6 Parsonsburg, Salisbury Stations 1 and 2, were alerted of a working house fire on Brantley Dr in Parsonsburg. Multiple personnel reported a large amount of smoke from quite a distance away. Extra engines and tankers were called in from Salisbury Station 16, Station 7 Pittsville, Station 8 Willards, and Station 11 Powellville. Sussex Station 79 Gumboro was called in for a standby. It took approximately 40 minutes to get the fire under control. No one was injured. The fire is under investigation. The Red Cross is assisting the family. Officials report that the fire did 50 thousand dollars in damage.
