Recent News

Assist Station 51 on a MVC with Entrapment

July 03, 2025

Squad 1 & District Chief assisted the Hartly Volunteer Fire Company on a MVC with entrapment. Dover 20 arrived and found two vehicles, one in the roadway with 1 trapped and another off of the road on its side with one trapped. Squad 51, Squad 1 and Rescue 51 worked together to extricate both victims and they were both transported to area hospitals. One of the patients was transport via DSP Trooper 4 to Christiana.

MVC on Governors Ave

June 25, 2025

New Addition to the DFD Family

June 09, 2025

The officers and members of the DFD would like to congratulate Asst. Chief Riale and wife Jenna on the arrival of their daughter. On June 9th at 5:13pm, Scarlett Blaire Riale made her appearance weighing 7lbs 12oz and measuring 20 inches long. Mom, Dad and Scarlett are all doing well. Congrats Chris & Jenna and welcome to the family Scarlett.

Ready To Serve Your Community?

Are you a highly motivated individual or certainly a firefighter looking to gain more experience and go to calls? Anyone interested please contact the Chief’s office at (302) 736-7167 for a tour of the fire stations or email [email protected]

Company History

In 1869, the town of Dover purchased “40 fire buckets, six ladders, and four fire hooks for the use of the Town in case of a fire.” In 1869, the Town purchased a hook and ladder apparatus “at a cost not to exceed $260.” The purchase was made and the truck brought to Dover on December 23, 1869. Two bad fires, the Wilmington Conference Academy (now Wesley Junior College) in 1876 and the Capitol Hotel (now offices on State Street) in 1879 started a demand by the citizens for a fire company. The Town owned the hook and ladder truck purchased in 1830 and the hand pumper, now displayed in the Delaware State Museum in Dover.

Fire - 2025

jan - 140

feb - 150

mar - 155

apr - 154

may - 135

jun - 165

jul - 0

aug - 0

sep - 0

oct - 0

nov - 0

dec - 0

Statistics By Year

Fire

2024 - 1736

2023 - 1613

2022 - 1531

Live Run Log

Mon, Jul 21, 2025 22:07

Alarm CO-Residential (Multiple)

119 E Sheldrake Cir

Mon, Jul 21, 2025 20:53

Alarm-Commercial

1203 Walker Rd

Mon, Jul 21, 2025 17:11

Structure-Commercial

47 S West St

Mon, Jul 21, 2025 16:35

Alarm-Commercial

47 S West St

Fire Prevention

The Dover Fire Department is always happy to assist the community with Fire Prevention programs for schools, churches or civic organizations.

Fire Chief David Carey
Fire Chief
David Carey
President
Eric Dawson

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Upcoming Events

July 2025

Tuesday July 22

7:00 pm
Phase V Evolutions (Make-up date)

Tuesday July 29

7:00 pm
Training: Self Survival Evolutions (DSFS)

August 2025

Monday August 4

11:00 pm
Company Meeting

Dispatch Center

Station 2

Address:

911 Kenton Rd.
Dover DE, 19904

Phone:

302-736-5040