After the mandatory Maine OSHA/Department of Labor annual classroom session and skills fair was completed, members participated in some ice rescue training at Foster’s pond on Axholme Rd. Foster’s Clambakes who owns the land and the pond are long time friends of our organization and are huge supporters of ours, thank you for the use Read More →

Today the department came together to sit through the annual Department of Labor/ Bureau of Labor Standards mandatory class. Maine is a state that follows OSHA rules, and our fire department, despite being 98% volunteer is required to comply with OSHA’s workplace safety compliance rules. There is a lot of documentation that goes into ensuring Read More →

At around 2030 hours York Dispatch toned out York Village Fire for a call for a chimney fire on Hickory Ln. At the time of the dispatch the mercury was hovering between 8 and 9 Fahrenheit with a steady breeze blowing making the wind chill feel much colder. Squad 2 and Truck 8 responded with Read More →

Shortly before 2000 hours York Dispatch received a call from the homeowner at 46 Sentry Hill Rd reporting that the back of the house was on fire. While responding, C-1 advised that he had a glow in the sky. Upon arriving on scene he had heavy fire showing from the rear of the building and Read More →

Well, summer is officially over and fall is here! With the changing of the seasons and the cooler temperatures, the heating season is beginning. During the heating season,  we experience chimney fires numerous times throughout the winter. Every fall we take several Thursday night training sessions to re familiarize our members with Chimney fire procedures, Read More →

Tonight the York Water District and their fire hydrant supplier, EJ Prescott were in town with their fire hydrant display trailer. They covered the history of fire hydrants, the ins and outs of how the hydrant works and how they are maintained. We have a great working relationship with the York and Kittery water departments Read More →

FF Lisa Desotelle took these shots of last night’s water rescue training, She is one of our  firefighter/EMT’s  and also has specialized training in water rescue operations. The members were training on swimming up to a victim and getting the victim to shore. The water rescue team was started in 2003 when Chris Connors joined the Read More →