On Saturday, June 10th, Avondale was asked to cover the Townsend Fire Company (New Castle County Station 26) while they attended an event. Rescue 23 departed from Avondale at 0500 hours and relocated to Townsend from 0600-2300 hours. Avondale crews handled two emergencies while on standby. First, they were dispatched to Smyrna for a large brush fire. As crews arrived on scene, they were cleared by command. The Rescue returned to Townsend and continued to standby. While crews were returning from lunch, they came upon an accident (MVC) in the Middletown (NCC Station(s) 1 & 27) local. After further investigation, crews found one patient with egress issues. Crews assisted the patient on the scene before being transferred to Middletown EMS. The Rescue and crew arrived back in Avondale shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 11th.
