shortly after dinner time both fire departments were toned out to respond to 19 Long Beach Ave. for a report of a fire in the wall. The homeowner reported they noticed a section of wall in the kitchen felt very hot. On arrival companies found the section of interior partition hot enough to open up … Read More →
Tonight for Thursday night training Companies drilled on rural water supply tactics. Crews used tank trucks and porta-tanks set up. Mutual aid tankers from York Beach and Kittery Point assisted our own tanker with keeping the porta tanks full while Engine 4 drafted and attempted to maintain a 750 gallon per minute fire flow. At … Read More →
York Village Fire wishes to congratulate our two newest Firefighter I and II certified firefighters. Mac Poulin and Ryan Michel graduated last night after completing the nearly 300 hour program which began November 5, 2013. We would also like to extend our congratulations to York Beach Fire/Rescue firefighter Sean P. Graham along with the rest … Read More →
This year the weather wasn’t particularly great, despite that, York Village Fire turned out with 33 marching members for the annual Memorial Day parade through York Village. Here are a few shots of the marching unit coming through town. Thank You to Jaimie Leighton for the use of her photographs!!!!
Late in the evening hours on Sunday night both fire departments were toned out for a report of a structure fire at 194 York St. at Ellis Insurance agency. Caller reported a fire on the outside of the building. On arrival C1 reported smoke showing across York St. Squad 2 arrived at the same time. … Read More →
Tonight for Thursday night training firefighters had opportunity to train with an abandoned structure on Route 91. The owner wanted it to be demolished and York Village Firefighters were happy to help. Members were able to use the structure to train with fire behavior, hose line operations, rural water supply, fireground hydraulics, and exposure protection. … Read More →
Firefighter Josh Allen began his career as a full-time firefighter with the York Village Fire Department this morning at 0800. Josh has been a volunteer with YVFD since 2006. Josh went through a rigorous hiring process and came out #2 out of approximately 30 candidates. Jon Gay, a volunteer from York Beach took the top … Read More →
York Village Fire reminds you all to change your batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors today!!! Further, we recommend that you replace your smoke detectors every 10 years and carbon monoxide detectors every 5 years. You can find the date of manufacture stamped on the back of the detectors, this will keep … Read More →
The York Village Fire Department hosted one of the two regional firefighter I and II programs on Saturday. The students in this program were learning about Fire Hose, Nozzles, Fire Streams, and Firefighting Foams. There are 16 students in the class including 2 from York Village and 1 from York Beach. Students came from all … Read More →
At around 0900 York Beach Fire was dispatched to 20 Nubble Road for a report of a chimney fire. Companies arrived on scene and were confronted with a chimney fire in a closed down bed and breakfast. Car 3 (Asst. Chief Jeff Welch) arrived on scene and assumed command. Owing to lack of available personnel … Read More →