Mill Creek Fire Company is 85 years old. From a single garage in the heart of Marshallton in 1927 to two fire stations, over 250 members and servicing a population of over 15,000 residents, Mill Creek Fire Company has grown with our community to provide the best in fire suppression and basic life support. On May 5, 2012, the fire company held their annual anniversary celebration to honor everyone who volunteers their time to support our fire company. The event included dinner for almost 200 members and guest, awards ceremony along with music and dancing. Mike Rush served as our Master of Ceremonies. Mike and his wife Whinnie presented to the fire company a large custom made banner with the fire company name and mascot. During the event the Mill Creek Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary presented a check for $91,000 to the fire company from the proceeds of various fund raisers during the past year. The Ladies Auxiliary is an instrumental part of the fire company. Kristina Kreutzer, Assistant Chief / Board of Director member was awarded the 2011 "Volunteer of the Year". Krissy as she is known in the fire service has made a few "first" with Mill Creek - First female chief officer, first female board of director secretary and first female training officer. Krissy is known throughout the country as a leading expert in the hazardous materials community. She has been a top responder for the past 11 consecutive years, member of the New Castle County DECON team, a NREMT-B, State of Delaware Fire School instructor and holds numerous NFPA Pro-Board certifications. She is responsible for company training and has been instrumental in developing a state of the art competency based training program. Encourages fire company members to exceed beyond their expectations to obtain NFPA Pro-board certifications, scheduling specialized training to meet the member’s needs. Krissy has her PhD from MIT and is employed by the DuPont Company as a scientist. Beau Biden, State of Delaware Attorney General, was our guest speaker. Attorney General Biden spoke of his family's relationship to Mill Creek Fire Company, the fire service and read a letter from his father, United States Vice President Joe Biden. Honorary memberships were given to Mike Rush and Attorney General Bea Biden. State and New Castle Council legislators provided resolutions honoring Mill Creek Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary 85 years of service to the community.