At 0738 hours, Sussex EOC alerted Station 85 for a fire nature unknown in the area of Broadkill Rd. & Turkle Pond Rd. Ambulance 85 arrived to find the reporting party on the shoulder advising he saw smoke coming from the rear of a house under construction that was well off the roadway. Engine-Tanker 85 arrived and accessed the lane to the new home. Crews arrived at the home to find nothing evident and began their investigation. Upon completing their 360, crews found a pallet of building materials on fire behind the home. Crews advanced the "bumper line" and extinguished same. Crews also checked the interior of the home under construction to confirm there was no fire or hazard. Units responding, Engine-Tanker 85-2, Engine 85-5, Brush 85, A-85. Chief Hopkins commanded the incident.