Tonight members held their second annual winter formal ball at York Harbor Inn, in the Yorkshire ballroom. It was a good time with current and former members, members of neighboring departments, and members of York PD. A great meal was enjoyed by all attendees, followed by some great music to dance to!! Thank You to … Read More →
This afternoon several members had the afternoon off and decided to get out and do some more driver operator/fire pump training. FF Shawn Puffer is completing his chauffeur training on Engine 4 and still had some required skills to complete. Being able to drive the apparatus is not even half of the process to become … Read More →
Today we kicked off the driver training program for the year. We have a couple of members who are beginning training to be a fire apparatus chauffeur. Being a qualified chauffeur is a serious responsibility. The members chosen for this role have to not only drive and handle a large, heavy piece of fire apparatus … Read More →
Today we did our annual mandatory training for all certified firefighters at York Village Fire. This is an annual requirement mandated by the Maine State Department of Labor. We cover topics such as sexual harassment, Bloodborne & Airborne pathogens, fire extinguishers, firefighter PPE inspection, and annual SCBA mask fit testing. FF Mike “Brown Dog” Brown … Read More →
Tonight we conducted our Confined Space Rescue course refresher. The confined space rescue team is a joint effort between the York Village, York Beach Fire Departments, York Water, and York Sewer districts. A confined space is a small space which isn’t intended for humans to continuously occupy. York Water and Sewer districts have a few … Read More →
Tonight our members trained on throwing ground ladders. This is an evolution that we need to practice regularly to maintain proficiency. In tonight’s scenario we practiced on the campus at York Hospital in an alley which is a more realistic scenario as the ladder needs to be set up in a relatively tight space. We … Read More →
Today we had the privilege of having an acquired structure to burn down for training. The crews got numerous live fire evolution’s out of the structure before the building was let to burn down. This training is absolutely irreplaceable. Our nearest approved structure for conducting live fire training drills is in Hollis, ME which is … Read More →
This morning York Village Fire was requested to respond mutual aid to South Berwick for a disaster drill. The scenario was that an oil truck had collided with a propane truck. The propane truck was on its side and leaking propane with the driver trapped inside. The oil truck was leaking into the Salmon Falls … Read More →
Tonight’s topic for weekly training was aerial ladder training and ground ladders. Let’s face it, none of our fire departments throw enough ground ladders, so periodically we have to get out there and do it. Also practicing aerial ladder set ups with Truck 8 is vitally important. We have a lot of fairly new Truck … Read More →
At around 1830 York Village Fire was dispatched to a tractor trailer accident on the highway. While the companies were en route it was reported that the T.T. unit was leaking diesel fuel and on fire. Upon arrival we found 1 Tractor trailer unit southbound just north of the York Toll plaza. The unit had … Read More →