Early Friday afternoon York Village Fire and York Ambulance were dispatched to Rt. 1 in front of Anthony’s Food Shop for a reported Motor Vehicle Accident with injuries. First arriving Firefighters found a two vehicle MVA in the center of Rt. 1, directly in front of Anthony’s Food Shop. One vehicle had two patients, both experiencing … Read More →
Thursday afternoon, York Ambulance and Squad 2 were dispatched to an upstairs Rt. 1 apartment for a medical aid. Crews were unable to bring the patient down the interior stairs, leaving the only one option for extrication. Engine 4 and Truck 8 were requested to the scene to assist with removing the patient from the second floor. … Read More →
Late afternoon, York Village Fire responded to Edison Dr. off Woodbridge Rd. for a report of a small brush fire. Brush 10 and Squad 2 responded, FF Joe Fox stood by at the firehouse to staff Tank 4. On arrival crews found a small brush fire 15’x15′ in “the sawdust pit” which is a large … Read More →
Shortly after 10:00 pm, York Beach Fire Dept and York Ambulance were dispatched to Rt. 1 by York’s Wild Kingdom for a reported Motor Vehicle Accident with multiple injuries and ejections. York Village Firefighter Nick Hilton arrived on scene shortly after York PD to find Rt. 1 littered with debris and multiple vehicles all over … Read More →
York Village Firefighters utilizing Truck 8’s aerial, placed the Firemen’s field day banner up over York St. this morning. This is one of many avenues which we use to advertise our 94 year strong traditional firemen’s muster. Attendance at these events has been weaning for quite some time. York Village Fire has vowed to keep … Read More →
York Village Fire Department responds to many serious motor vehicle accidents on the stretch of Rt. 1 between Old Post Rd. and the Spur Rd. throughout the year. Most of them usually require more than one ambulance, today’s MVA was no exception. Companies were dispatched to Rt. 1 near the York Antiques Gallery for a … Read More →
Shortly after noon time York Village Fire was dispatched to 93 Norwood Farms Rd. to check on an extinguished fire in a garage. Squad 2 and Truck 8 responded and arrived to find a garage fire that had snuffed itself out sometime earlier in the day as the area of origin was still hot. The … Read More →
Just before midnight, York Village and York Beach Fire Departments were dispatched to Scotland Bridge Rd. (Village District) for a structure fire. York Dispatch recieved several calls reporting the early morning blaze. The occupants were home at the time of the fire but did not discover it until it was quite advanced. Captain Paul Balentine … Read More →
York Village Firefighters practiced their rural water supply talents. The rural water supply setting is the areas in our town which are not served by the municipal water supply, (ie. no fire hydrants) This adds another level of complexity to an already difficult job. York Village Fire prides itself in the ability to be creative … Read More →
Truck 8 was dispatched to York’s Wild Kingdom to assist York Beach Fire with rescuing approximately a dozen civilians from the ferris wheel which suffered a mechanical break-down in the middle of the ride, and stranded some passengers for as long as 45 minutes. Shift Commander John Hunt was operating Truck 8’s aerial and Captain … Read More →