Citizens' Hose Company No. 1 Inc. of Smyrna, DE

06/12/2026

We would like to congratulate the Eldorado - Brookview Volunteer Fire Company on placing an exceptional piece of apparatus into service! The former Tanker 44 is now in service in Dorchester County, Maryland, running as Tanker 26.

06/11/2026

Congratulations, Captain Lucas!

The Clayton Fire Company would like to congratulate Jake Lucas on his promotion to Captain at Monday night’s company meeting. Chief Moorhead made the announcement to the membership and praised Jake’s continued hard work and dedication to the department in the citizens within our Fire District. Congratulations Jake keep up the good work!!

06/10/2026

Join us on September 26th for our 11th Sportsmen's Bash with the Delaware Ducks Unlimited!

06/07/2026

The Officers and Members of the CHC would like to congratulate Probationary Firefighters Michael Blouse and Gabriel Perez on their recent graduation! Michael graduated from the University of Delaware and Gabriel graduated from Odessa High School.

06/06/2026

The Officers and Members of the CHC would like to congratulate Probationary Firefighter Marketta Christie on graduating from the Delaware State Fire School Spring Academy!

06/03/2026

Community members will begin receiving our annual Fund Drive flyer in the mail. The Fund Drive is paramount in ensuring our operational capabilities. Whenever possible, we apply for grant funding and utilize other financial resources for gear And equipment procurement. The Fund Drive helps with the daily operations. We are grateful for all the support that we receive from our community!

06/01/2026

CHC units and Clayton Fire Company NO.1 Inc. are handling a residential structure fire, as a result of food on the stove. Units found no extension from the area of origin.

05/26/2026

Voices of Valor – Episode 2: Bruce Ennis

We are excited to announce that we have completed filming Episode 2 of our Voices of Valor series, documenting the men and women of Delaware’s fire service who have made a tremendous impact on their communities and the fire service as a whole.

Bruce Ennis has carried many titles throughout his lifetime of service. He began his public service career in the Civil Air Patrol before joining the Air National Guard. He later became a member of the Citizens Hose Company of Smyrna, where he has proudly served for 68 years, including terms as both President and Chief during his tenure.

Bruce also served 20 years as a Delaware State Trooper before retiring and successfully running for State Representative, where he served for 25 years. He was later elected to the State Senate, serving an additional 15 years in Dover.

During his remarkable 40-year legislative career, Bruce helped pass numerous pieces of legislation, but he is perhaps best known in the fire and EMS community for helping establish the Statewide Paramedic Act — creating what was, at the time, the only statewide paramedic program in the country.

We are honored to help preserve and share Bruce Ennis’ story as part of Delaware’s rich fire service history.

We look forward to sharing Bruce’s story in the coming weeks. If you are interested in sponsoring this documentary project and helping us preserve Delaware’s fire service history, please visit the Delaware Historical Fire Society website using the link below.

The Delaware Historical Fire Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Delaware’s fire service for future generations.

https://www.delawarehistoricalfiresociety.org/about-5

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we take more time than normal, to remember all of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and allow us to live in the land of the free and lead the lives that we do.