At approximately 10:30 AM Station 5, 16 and 74 just got dispatched for a house fire in Hebron's first due in the area of Ocean Gateway and Stanton Avenue. The paid duty crew from Station 16 was responding in Engine 16. Chief Beach told Wicomico Central to cancel Engine 16. He wanted the Tanker from station 16 so Tanker 16 responded with a driver only which is acceptable. The duty officer on Engine 16 tries to contact Chief Beach to see if he wanted Engine 16 to continue in for more staffing. Then someone else gets on the air and tells Engine 16 no. The duty officer on Engine 16 attempts to contact Chief Beach again about making up the staffing. Again the same little voice pops up on the radio and it is "acting lieutenant" Gordo telling the duty crew to cancel and Tower 16 will make up the staffing. At that time Chief Beach finally gets a word in edgewise and tells Central to cancel Tower 16. He does not want the tower truck he wants the tanker from Station 16.
Again the little criminal volunteer and his daddy Gordo are running the Salisbury Fire Department and now they are trying to run the County Fire Departments. Those criminals are unstoppable and the only one to blame is MAYOR JIM IRETON!!! Jim Ireton had the perfect opportunity to cure that problem when he took office 7 months ago, that's right SEVEN MONTHS ago! Jim Ireton gave Gordo and Hoppes an open checkbook and full power when he allowed John Pick to appoint Rick Hoppes as the Acting Fire Chief.
I encourage all county and city residents to contact Jim Ireton and tell him what you think about his weak leadership skills and his mistake in appointing Rick Hoppes as the Fire Chief. He is already receiving negative email about his irrational choice and I implore each and everyone one of you to keep the heat up.
Jim Ireton can be reached at
# 410-916-0694
# 410-749-5712
The above comment came in earlier today.
Ireton is a worthless piece of $hit as a leader. I believe his calling is better suited as a professional cheerleader.
ReplyDeletewhatever happened to ireton being the great new messiah? here to free us from the previous administration's tyranny? seems like not much has changed
ReplyDeleteRob S
LMAO.... The circus continues.Remember the campaign said there was going to be change.
ReplyDeleteAnd all it was, a woman saw white smoke from the by-pass. she wasn't even from this area. since when does a house fire produce smoke. It was someone doing a control burn at their home. Yet they called out stations 5,16 and 74 for a reported house fire. What a waste of resources.
ReplyDeleteYou are wrong the tower was responding back to 16 for the tanker.The tanker goes with a full crew when it goes out of the station.The only time it goes out with a driver only is in town ONLY.The driver of the tanker should have not left the station which will be corrected ASAP!Also the assistant chief 1 knew what was going on and had sent tower 16 to the station to get the tanker.
ReplyDeleteJim Ireton just doesn't get it does he?
ReplyDeleteIreton = awful
ReplyDeleteWhat a disappointment!
The driver of tanker 16 didn't follow the SOPs.That person needs to get his story straight before contacting you Joe.This is the same person that can't go 10 seconds without coughing a lung up. He is in no way fit for duty.
ReplyDeleteAs a leader Ireton has no experience or raw talent.
ReplyDeleteWe should have known better than to elect him and won't make that mistake again.
Greatest thing I've heard on the scanner in a long time. Chief Beach should win Hero of the Day award. Someone with the (guts) to stand up to Salisbury for once.
ReplyDeleteThe name Gordy only spells trouble any way you look at it big or little. It’s like the land of misfits only in the fire department problem is nobody has balls enough to stand up against Gordy because of his retaliation. Face it most men & women join fire departments because they like what they do and for the camaraderie. No one wants to put up with a bunch of crap so it pays to keep your mouth shut. If you do come out and say something you then have a target on your back for them to start picking at you. This is one reason Salisbury needs a chief from outside to come straighten out the mess and take Gordy out of power. If Hoppes does get chief it will be the same ole crap headed by Gordy.
ReplyDeleteJeremy knows tower 16 doesn’t go to Hebron unless requested and did it anyway which proves his defiance. Hebron very clearly wants tanker first engine second with help preferably both staffed for man power. Hebron needs water more than anything out of town.
ReplyDeleteanon 2:52 PM I do agree that Salisbury needs a new fire chief, but I would caution your wish for one from the outside. A new chief from the outside would be a mistake because Gordy and Hoppes would win them over just as they have done your new mayor. It might be better to find a strong leader from within the department who knows what the city needs and knows how to take care of the current problems.
ReplyDeleteAnon 2:14 PM, you don't think that a house burning doesn't produce smoke?
ReplyDeleteYou are dumber than a box of rocks.
Thank you Chief Beach for cancelling Tower 16. He knows he wasn't supposed to go, but went anyway while daddy watched. You can stand up and put him in his place but we can't. The second you correct him your retaliated on because you picked on Jeremy. The sooner you get rid of both of them, the better Salisbury fd will be.
ReplyDeleteThe falling apart of our public safety departments is just so upseting!
ReplyDeleteI am disappointed with Mayor Ireton for continuing the same old same old after he promised help was on the way.
But look at that ridiculous council he has to deal with. He gets no cooperation at all from those three nasty ones.
We had a choice between Comegys or Ireton...the devil you know or the one you don't. It still wouldn't have been better to elect Gary. Whatever Ireton's shortcomings hes honest. Gary wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in his lazy butt. We have three more years to find someone who's a professional in managing a city. OR we can try to implement a city manager, which would mean someone educated in RUNNING A CITY.
ReplyDeleteHere is an important part of the story... The tower and engine crew were at allenwood for training. So the tower could've been responding back to 16 for the tanker....
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ReplyDeleteYou are wrong the tower was responding back to 16 for the tanker.The tanker goes with a full crew when it goes out of the station.The only time it goes out with a driver only is in town ONLY....
2:16 PM
Hey Dumb Dumb, why would a "tanker" respond to a call in town only?? Isn't there hydrants in town where a "tanker" wouldn't be needed! Funny you are calling someone wrong!
You have to find a man of Honor, to himself, his wife, his kids and grand-kids, his God, his country, and the people who pay him. Good Luck with that.
ReplyDeletevolunteers are supposed to staff the tanker when the duty crew is out on the road. in that case the engine goes and leaves the responsibility of the tanker responding to the volunteers. it was not against sop or in this case it would be the third version of the response matrix. second the tanker is equipped to operate on two levels per sfd. 1 as an engine tanker( which i believe hebron prefers that capacity) minimal staffing of three.2 tanker minimal staffing of one. since that has been clarified the person who got it out today (i personally would put him up against anyone) was not in the wrong. the volunteers who were supposed to get the tanker out decided to do what they want. SUPRISE!! not. little gordy and his little clan of big city fireman wannabe's have no clue of what is supposed to happen. all they do is show up and ride around the city in the tower. it is honestly ridiculous. hey gordy a rescue truck isnt supposed to use oil rags as wndshield wipers. again nothing was done though. its pointless to argue about it. the city's few good volunteers and corrupted by the countless useless and defiant ones.
ReplyDeleteandy griffith
Gordy and Hoppes together don't even make these qualifications. The City of Salisbury and Jim Ireton are a joke.
ReplyDeleteCity of Salisbury
Fire Department
Fire Chief
$70,111 - $98,173 DOQ Full Range of Benefits
The City of Salisbury is looking for an energetic and detail oriented leader to serve in the capacity of Fire Chief.
Duties: Directs and manages a combination fire and emergency/medical services department through utilization of a diverse workforce in a rapidly changing diverse community; directs and oversees all department operations including budgeting, planning, general command and control of personnel; develops and implements policies and procedures; establishes and ensures enforcement of standards for maintenance of property and equipment; works towards achieving established performance measures and works with other City and County agencies on service delivery.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree plus ten years experience in firefighting and/or EMS with five years at a supervisory level in a fire department with combination service (preference given to degree related to fire service) or equivalent combination of education and experience; MD Fire Officer III certification or equivalent; National Registry Emergency Medical Technician; and MFRI Staff and Command School or Executive Fire Officer equivalent. Ability to supervise and coordinate the work of others; demonstrated experience in managing emergency services; working knowledge of modern computer applications; and ability to communicate effectively. A valid driver’s license is required.
Closing Date: September 14, 2009 at 4:30 PM
APPLY: Submit City application and resume to:
City of Salisbury HR
125 N. Division St.
Salisbury, MD 21801
410-548-1065 Fax: 410-548-3748
Web site: www.ci.salisbury.md.us
E-mail: jobs@ci.salisbury.md.us
EOE
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteWe had a choice between Comegys or Ireton...the devil you know or the one you don't. It still wouldn't have been better to elect Gary. Whatever Ireton's shortcomings hes honest. Gary wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in his lazy butt. We have three more years to find someone who's a professional in managing a city. OR we can try to implement a city manager, which would mean someone educated in RUNNING A CITY.
4:47 PM
I wouldn't be so quick to blame the short comings of Ireton on the 3 Stooges since he hasn't even attempted to exercise his authority. He is spineless and lacks what it takes to do the job he promised he would do. In other words he is a liar. You people should have voted for the Republican. Bob, I won't make the same mistake next time.
Little Gordo obviously can't drive either.
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DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND
Case Information
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Court System: DISTRICT COURT FOR WICOMICO COUNTY (SALISBURY) - TRAFFIC SYSTEM
Citation Number: 000000EU33856Case Status:ACTIVE CASE
Violation Date: 09/17/2009 Violation Time: 05:00 PM
Violation County: WICOMICO COUNTY (SALISBURY)
District Code: 02 Location Code: 03
AgencyName:SALISBURY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Officer Name:CROCKETT, C
Officer ID:1179
Defendant Information
Defendant Name:GORDY, JEREMY WILLIAM
Address:613 MANOR DR
City: SALISBURYState:MDZip Code:21801
Race:WHITE,CAUCASIAN,ASIATIC INDIAN,ARAB
Sex:MHeight:510Weight:170
DOB:12/1983
Drivers License: G630402887974Issuing State: MD
Schedule Information
Trial Date: 12/09/2009Trial Time:11:00 AMRoom:01
Trial Location: WICOMICO COUNTY (SALISBURY)
Reason: CaseTrial
Charge Information
Charge: Article:TASec:21Sub-Sec:301Para:ACode:
Description: FAILURE TO DRIVE RIGHT OF CENTER
Location Stopped: LAKE/RT 50
Contributed to Accident?: NO Personal Injury?: NO
Fine: 90
Vehicle Tag: C54850 State: DE Vehicle Description: 05GMC
Event History Information
Hold on Change is on the Way ---- You idiots.
ReplyDeleteIreton is "laid-back" which is exactly what everyone around here says about life on the shore. Personally I prefer cut-throat and accountability to the backwards way things are done around here. At any given time my workplace has numerous broken machines/equipment, locals that disappear throughout the day, no accountability for wrong-doing and lazy upper management. It seems to me that those who want accountability(myself included) are fighting the long time good ol boy ran eastern shore. I'm not from around here and I can tell you this, life around here is an ignorant joke. Laid-back is right, as long as you know someone on the inside then you'll never have to work again, you can throw trash everywhere in your yard, park broken down cars in your yard and pretty much do whatever you want as long as no one catches you. Criminals run the city. Welcome to Salisbury!
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
You are wrong the tower was responding back to 16 for the tanker.The tanker goes with a full crew when it goes out of the station.The only time it goes out with a driver only is in town ONLY.The driver of the tanker should have not left the station which will be corrected ASAP!Also the assistant chief 1 knew what was going on and had sent tower 16 to the station to get the tanker.
2:16 PM
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You are incorrect. The Engine went enroute, and was canceled for the engine tanker, due to lack of hydrants in the area. Then the engine tanker reponded with one, and like was said above, couldnt hardly get a word in because of the tower. The Tower was canceled, because it shouldnt have been on the way anyhow, I dont know who was on it, nor do I care.
What I do know, is that certain departments have a list of what equipment for mutual aide goes where for certain types of calls, and in certain areas. Evidently certain people in salisbury feel they can do whatever they want in other stations first due. I am glad they have learned a lesson today.
I applaud cheif beach for doing what needed to be done.
joe you should post this on monday too.i bet the comments will go though the roof..
ReplyDeleteThank you Chief Beach for cancelling Tower 16. He knows he wasn't supposed to go, but went anyway while daddy watched. You can stand up and put him in his place but we can't. The second you correct him your retaliated on because you picked on Jeremy. The sooner you get rid of both of them, the better Salisbury fd will be.
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
The falling apart of our public safety departments is just so upseting!
I am disappointed with Mayor Ireton for continuing the same old same old after he promised help was on the way.
But look at that ridiculous council he has to deal with. He gets no cooperation at all from those three nasty ones.
4:27 PM
I agree with the poster above that I am thoroughly disappointed and disgusted with Jim Ireton's lack of leadership skills. I am sick of his lies to get our support and him elected. I am sick and tire of Jim Ireton doing nothing while this city crumples around us. I am sick and tired of Jim Ireton rewarding people like Hoppes and Gordo with free rein of the city taxpayers checkbooks and spending authority in the Salisbury Fire Department. Jim Ireton promised the career firefighters their would be change in leadership if he supported them with his election. Jim Ireton promised the volunteer firefighters the same. Those men and women went above and beyond to get Jim Ireton elected as mayor and now he is laughing at them. Those men and women put their jobs on the line for the sake of a better city and now each and every one of them are in fear of their jobs. They are being snubbed by the same man they helped get elected. They are being harassed by upper management. They went out on a limb for a better city and now the same man they helped get elected has turned his back on them and the city. Jim Ireton you should just bend your head in shame and walk away.
10:19 then go back to where ever you were before you came here. I'm sure no one asked you to move here. That is the problem with the come heres. You all come here for vacation and think things are one way, , and then decide well lets live there its so wonderful. The reason things are so bad on the shore is because of allof the come heres. There are more of them and us now. Before we became a suburb of the 95 corridor there was hardly any crime, nobody locked doors, you trusted your neighbor. police and fd's were ran by people who actually care what was going on around them. someone should of torn the bridges down about sixty years ago and all would still be pleasant living ont the eastern shore.
ReplyDeleteWhose idea was it to call that engine a "tanker?" Isn't it a fire engine? What happened to the real tankers that Salisbury had? Why did they keep a fire engine and call it a tanker when it doesn't really carry that much water. Don't tell me that was another stupid idea of Gordy and Hoppes? When is that madness going to end? Jim Ireton you are a worthless POS for lying to the citizens that voted for you.
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ReplyDeletejoe you should post this on monday too.i bet the comments will go though the roof..
7:24 AM
I agree you should post this at the top again on Monday and Tuesday especially since a "Meet the Top Three Candidates" is scheduled at the Civic Center at 5:45 PM on Tuesday evening. What a Joke! No one knows who the so called top 3 candidates are, but it is rumored that Hoppes is one of them. Can someone honestly say that Hoppes was qualified to even make it past the selection committee? I smell corruption in the city government and Jim Ireton is ultimately responsible for it.
Looks like Salisbury may be learning? On the 2 early morning "house fires" Sunday morning (that turned out to be nothing) both times they turned Tower 16 back when it tried to come out.
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ReplyDeleteLooks like Salisbury may be learning? On the 2 early morning "house fires" Sunday morning (that turned out to be nothing) both times they turned Tower 16 back when it tried to come out.
10:35 AM
Was it the Gordo and Gordo Show again?
Anon 9:28 AM, please tell us how much water that engine carries, to back up your claim it is not a tanker, by NFPA standards.
ReplyDeleteHey 9:06. The problems in the area are from the locally ran good ol boys hiring all their buddies and no one having accountability. Look at all the higher ups, local last names that were born and raised here. The come heres cant get hired into these local positions due to everyone hiring their friends and family. You honestly think that all the elderly retired ppl moving here is the problem? You need to wake up.
ReplyDeleteNoon Sunday - Tower 16 sent back just as it reached the scene. 3rd Salisbury fire in a row, 4th house fire call in a row. You'd think they'd learn that no one wants that big goofy tower on a single story residential housefire. Leave it parked, unless a 3+ story building is involved.
ReplyDelete"Bids due on old Salisbury firehouse proposals"
ReplyDeletePrevious ideas for the property include history museum, restaurant, nightclub
Jim Ireton it is a firehouse and it needs to stay a fire house. You need to do the job that you were elected to do and protect the downtown plaza and the citizen.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteAnon 9:28 AM, please tell us how much water that engine carries, to back up your claim it is not a tanker, by NFPA standards.
11:32 AM
Ut OH! Looks like the Damage Control Police are out in full force protecting Hoppes and Gordo. Look idiot it is a Class A fire engine that carries 2000 gallons of water. NOT A TANKER!
It actually carries 2200 gallons of water and does meet the NFPA 1901 Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus Chapter 5 which states a Mobile Water Supply Apparatus (Tanker) must carry at least 1000 gallons of water.
ReplyDeleteWhy couldn't someone like Tull or Gladwell get Chief? I think they both are hard working and honest.
ReplyDeleteHey! Has anyone noticed the Jim Ireton Fan Club doesn't get on here with the same BS rhetoric like "Rome wasn't built in a day?"
ReplyDeleteLMAO, even they are tire of his lazy, lying crap!
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteWhy couldn't someone like Tull or Gladwell get Chief? I think they both are hard working and honest.
6:33 PM
LMAO, not qualified either. Gladwell doesn't even meet the qualifications to be an Assistant Chief.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteIt actually carries 2200 gallons of water and does meet the NFPA 1901 Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus Chapter 5 which states a Mobile Water Supply Apparatus (Tanker) must carry at least 1000 gallons of water.
6:09 PM
Look moron it is an engine, a fire engine that carries tools, hoseline and manpower not a tanker.
Hey! Don't talk bad about Bill Gordy. He just won the Humanitarian of the Year Award from The state for.........well I don't kow for what,but he won it!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteHey! Don't talk bad about Bill Gordy. He just won the Humanitarian of the Year Award from The state for.........well I don't kow for what,but he won it!
9:25 PM
And Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, LMAO
Monday's are good days to get this info out to the public. Please move it to the top for more exposure. Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteObviously you have never seen a house fire. I'm not a firefighter, but I have seen a LOT of smoke billowing from burning buildings!
Little Gordo's ticket is for driving a Delaware GMC. He lives in Maryland. Wrong person!
ReplyDeleteHey that trial for Jeremy Gordy is a different person. Jeremy lives in Maryland
ReplyDeleteIf there were ever a large scale fire in Salisbury it would be catastrophic for the area. The fire department is apparently under the command of a power hungry mongrel, the mayor runs around smiling for the camera but doing little more than that, the chief of police learned all his tactics from watching late night reruns of Hill Street Blues and Dragnet oh and of course he desires to be one of the "Super Troopers", and the people just continue to bend over and let all of the above stick it to them.
ReplyDeleteWake up people in the event something does go seriously wrong in Salisbury do you really want your lives and your property in these peoples hands? Unless you are not overly attached to any of your possessions and you do have excellent insurance I would think not!
There is no way to get these masons out of power. No way to take away their control. They are too well organized and far too secretive.
ReplyDeleteLet's be realistic.
The best thing is to suck up to these guys and hope for the best. Give them our money and votes. Let them take care of us. Allow them to skim some off the top in co-horts with the Gilkerson Tribe and look the other way.
If we continue to look at this criminal group in places of power we will become crazy. Just move on Salisubry.
I've heard these stories for the past 30 years here. New comers don't understand. Those of us who are born and raised here know the truth. These families have always been in control here in Salisbury and it is not going to change.
neither tull or gladwell want to be chief. that job is for a politician not a fire fighter.
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ReplyDeleteJust give up? Let them skim money off the top? Come on man, you don't think there is anything we can do?
If the Mayor allows Hoppes to become the fire chief without the qualifications, and overlooks personnel who have all the needed qualifications, I hope that they get sued by the parties who were overlooked. The only thing that weighs on my mind is that Gordy has to be feeding Ireton a bunch of stuff to keep his job as well as Hoppes. Ireton, Council, you can't afford to keep either one of these individuals. Change is good. And the fact that outside Chief's with qualifications have applied, they need to come in and straighten this turmoil out.
ReplyDeleteSince Hoppes has promoted those under him that did not meet the criteria for their respective positions; he now feels that he deserves another. Oh by the way he does not meet the criteria for assistant chief but that is another story.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteLittle Gordo's ticket is for driving a Delaware GMC. He lives in Maryland. Wrong person!
8:23 AM
Wrong answer bozo. Daddy's business is registered in Delaware. Good try though.
The ones that are qualified should consider sueing since the comittee wasnt the one that cut them out and put Hoppes in. Its like any other "comittee" in the dept, fake because "they" will get what they want anyway.
ReplyDeleteHave the voters lost the ability to speak? Stop these clowns,stand up.
ReplyDeleteHell you think your dept has problems with messed up command staff and mayor im a IAFF dues paying from baltimore city fire dept, nuff said 4% pay cut, thats right i said PAY across the board and our mayor shit, i know all of you have heard all that mess. just be thankful you have certain people to blame and can work to "correct" this problem. as a past vollie in sby i can say that the same "problem" was present then. all my best but remember just hop on the rig and take runs thats the name of the game. ahve fun and bw safe all.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all if the chief wants a tanker he should get just that! A tanker not an engine or a god forsaken tower. Chief Beach did right by canceling both the engine and tower. These people seriously need to listen to what is requested and to the chief in charge of the scene.
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