SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 25, 2007 (90+degrees) THE POCOMOKE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY RESPONDED TO A STRUCTURE FIRE AT THE CORNER OF 5TH. AND MARKET STREETS, IN THE CITY. UPON ARRIVING FIREFIGHTERS FOUND FIRE SHOWING FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOME. POCOMOKE FIREFIGHTERS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE BLAZE. POCOMOKE WAS ASSISTED BY STOCKTON, GRIDLETREE AND NEW CHURCH VOLUNTEER COMPANIES. GREENBACKVILLE VOL. FIRE DEPT. WAS ON STANT-BY FOR POCOMOKE. POCOMOKE AND SNOW HILL EMS ASSISTED. ONE OCCUPANT OF THE DEWLLING WAS TRASPORTED BY POCOMOKE EMS TO AN AREA HOSPITAL. THE HOME CONTAINS 5 APARTMENTS. ALL HAVE EITHER SMOKE, WATER AND/OR FIRE DAMAGE. THE RED CROSS ASSISTED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE APARTMENTS. THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTAGATION BY THE WORCESTER COUNTY FIRE MARSHALS OFFICE.
POCOMOKE ASST. CHIEF MIKE DEAN WAS THE OFFICER IN CHARGE.