Tonight for our weekly Thursday night training we used an abandoned building at 4 Route 1 near the York/Kittery town line. crews were divided up into companies as to what piece of apparatus they arrived on. Engine 4, Engine 6, Squad 2, Truck 8, Tank 4, and the SMART truck went out for the training. … Read More →
Members were at the firehouse doing what we usually do when a thunder storm approaches…waiting around in case the tone hits for a lightning strike or wire down. We were taken by surprise when everything outside turned a green tint and the wind began blowing stronger than a normal thunder storm. When the dust settled … Read More →
July 4, 1974, was a day that most families were spending together enjoying the holiday. Several York Firefighters were enjoying each others company at a cookout at one of the member’s houses. The social aspect of the volunteer fire service has always been held in high regard by the men and women of York Village … Read More →
We want to send the best of wishes to Dispatcher Linda Dion of the York Police Department. She started her career as a Dispatcher in 1973 with the Ogunquit Police Department and soon moved over to York Police. She has dispatched many large fires in the Town of York in her years and she will … Read More →
Today the York Village Fire Department mourned the loss of FF and former Asst. Chief Brian Starkey. Firefighters from all over New England escorted Brian’s flag draped casket along with several pieces of fire apparatus up York St. through York Village, under a pair of arched aerial ladders in front of the York Village Fire … Read More →
The York Village Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of FF Brian Starkey. Brian is a former Medical Crew Chief and Department Assistant Chief. Brian and his wife Bonnie ran the department’s Fire Explorer post for a number of years and helped many of our current firefighters and officers get their start on the … Read More →