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Christiana hired its first two full-time Firefighter/EMTs in 1994 to offset daily Fire/EMS staffing. Over the past 30 years we have gradually increased our career staff to 35 full-time employees.

In 2004 Christiana Career Staff started the first I.A.F.F. Union Local in Delaware for combination department firefighters, which has grown to over 150 members throughout New Castle County, also followed suite in Kent and Sussex Counties with their own locals.

CFC was the first combination department in the state to promote career employees into the officer ranks in 2012 with our first Career Assistant Chief, followed by our first Career Lieutenants in 2015.

Our career staff work seamlessly alongside of our volunteer officers and members to ensure we have a minimum of 1 Duty Chief, 1 Engine, 1 Ladder, and 3 BLS units staffed 24/7, 365.

Christiana strives to be the example of a successful combination system for our state and nation.

We currently employ:

1 Career Assistant Chief, 3 Captains, 1 Lieutenant, 16 Firefighters, 12 EMTs, a full-time administrator and a full-time mechanic. CFC also employs over 30 part time EMTs for BLS staffing.

Our Career Fire/EMS work a 4 Platoon rotation of 24hrs on and 72 hrs off. Each shift has 1 Capt./Lt. (Shift Commander), with 4 Firefighter/EMTs & 3 BLS EMTs.

Anthony M. Consalo

Hired By Christiana as a Career FF/EMT in March 2004, then in 2015 promoted to Lieutenant/ Shift Commander of C-Platoon. Tony celebrated 20 years at CFC and also promoted to Captain in 2024. Tony is tasked with managing our part time schedule and website. Tony is also our Mental Health Resilience Officer and Head Peer Counselor.

Tony is one of the few remaining firefighters who grew up in Christiana and attended Christiana High School. After High School, Tony moved south to Magnolia, DE and in 1995 became a fourth generation Consalo firefighter, working his way through the ranks to become a third generation Fire Chief in 2004 for Magnolia Fire. In 2020 Tony became a 25 year Life Member with the Magnolia Fire Company.

After becoming one of the first few 100 Nationally Registered EMTs of Delaware in 1996, Tony started his professional Fire/EMS career with the Rehoboth Beach Vol. Fire Company in 1997 and then as the first Career FF/EMT of the Felton Community Fire Company in 2000. Tony moved back to New Castle County in 2005 and enjoys spending his off days with his three sons Chase, Josh, & Joey.

- One of the founding union members of the New Castle County Uniformed Firefighters, I.A.F.F. Local 4417

- Awarded Firefighter of the Year in 1999 for the Magnolia Fire Company.

- Awarded the Delaware Heroic Fireman of he Year award and New Castle County Heroic Fireman of the Year award in 2008 for locating and removing an unconscious victim from a working house fire.

- 2008 Delaware Firefighter Hall of Fame Inductee.

- Awarded 8 Unit Citations for NCC and the Christiana Fire Company.

- 2022 Graduate of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police: Command & Leadership Academy.

Anthony M. Consalo

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