A group of Firefighters traveled to Virginia to surprise York Firefighter Zach Apgar at his graduation from the Paramedic Program at the Jefferson College of Health Science in Roanoke, VA. FF Apgar is the first member of the York Fire Department to graduate from a 2-year Paramedic Degree program. In the photo, from Left to … Read More →
Over the weekend of April 30th 2010 Lieutenant Bruno and Firefighters Michael and David Lorandeau attended the annual New England FOOLS spring training. This year the training was hosted by Greenland Fire Chief, and owner of National Wrecker Service Ralph Cresta, at National Wrecker’s facilities in Portsmouth, NH. During this weekend the students participated in scenario … Read More →
York Village Companies were dispatched mutual aid to Wells, Me for a well involved tractor trailer unit which was loaded with wooden pallets, Squad 2, Engine 4 and Truck 8 were requested by the Incident Commander. Truck 8’s ladder pipe was utilized to knock down the fire from above, while on the ground Members put … Read More →
York Fire Department and York Ambulance were dispatched to the area of 250 Southside Road for a motor vehicle accident, reported to be a car vs. pole. On arrival, first due units found a Jeep off the road into a gully with heavy damage and a telephone pole broken off at the base with the primary … Read More →
Firefighter Jamie Eslinger added an Opticom transmitter to Truck 8 giving us the ability to change the traffic lights green while responding to incidents. Truck 8 joins Squad 2 and Engine 4 with this ability.
With the help from donations and fundraising, we were able to place into service a new brush truck. Brush 10 is a 2004 Ford F350 with a brand new skid-unit used for forestry firefighting.
In the early morning hours on a cold Saturday morning York Village Fire was toned out for a motor vehicle roll-over on Route 1 near the Kittery town line. First due on scene was Captain Paul Balentine in his POV. He advised that he had a motor vehicle which had rolled over but was now … Read More →
Squad 1 was taken out of service and driven off the fire department property today, and Squad 2 was placed into service.
York Village and York Beach Fire departments were dispatched to Sunnycrest Dr in the Village district for a “reported chimney fire” C-1 was on the air within a minute and Squad 1 with Captain Scott Apgar was the paid firefighter on-duty was on the air shortly thereafter. Squad 1 arrived first and reported that it … Read More →
The members take Squad 2 down to the high school for some pump training.