Last Saturday, four members of Aetna Hook, Hose and Ladder Company traveled to North Carolina to provide additional support for fire companies following Hurricane Florence.
Assistant Chief Jeff Sands, Capt. James Farley, Sola Johnson and Marc Doyle were among the 11 firefighters from New Castle County and around 40 other firefighters from Delaware to respond.
“All the departments back here are like a big cheerleading team,” said John Farrell IV, a spokesman for Aetna. “We’re really proud that they’re down there and they’re representing us.”
The group was deployed along with members from Christiana and Hockessin fire companies. Sands said that Christiana crew brought their fire engine, the Hockessin crew came with their tanker and the Aetna group brought a brush truck and utility truck.