If you were driving through York Village this morning you may have noticed that there was a lot of activity centered around the monument. York Village Fire Department, with a crew from Parks and Recreation, York DPW, the grounds crew from the First Parish Cemetery, several history buffs, members of the media, and the town … Read More →
Today we close a chapter on the history of York Village Fire Department as we say good bye to Capt. Scott Apgar. Scott came on the York Village Fire Department as a volunteer in 1979. He was hired as a full time firefighter effective July 1, 1985. He is the 6th paid firefighter in the … Read More →
Welcome aboard to FF Peter LaBreck of Portsmouth, NH!!
Peter is our newest Addition to the full-time career staff at YVFD. He is a volunteer with the New Castle, NH fire department and also a part-time firefighter with Newington, NH. His first day was April 2, he is replacing Capt. Scott Apgar who is retiring effective April 10. We have been working very hard getting him up to speed with our apparatus, equipment, and procedures. He seems to be fitting in very well.
We certainly have been throwing a lot of information at him, including learning the town on top of learning the names, faces, and, procedures in place at York Village Fire. He seems to be a fast learner!! Today we were out driving and pumping Squad 2. We did a couple of training evolutions at Hannaford and also visited the town of York water treatment plant where our town’s water comes from. We happened to catch sup’t Neumann there who let us inside. We also stopped at the York Police Dispatch center where dispatcher Godard gave us the grand tour.
Right around 1300 hours this afternoon York Village Fire was dispatched to 58 Birch Hill Rd for a vehicle fire. Squad 2 and Engine 6 responded to the fire. Upon arrival companies found an older model BMW with an engine compartment fire. Squad 2 stretched a single 1 3/4” line and the fire was knocked … Read More →
At approximately 1630 hours York Village Fire and York Beach Fire were dispatched to a report of a structure fire at the York Harbor Inn, 480 York St. C-1 arrived and reported smoke in the building inside the “Cellar Pub” at the York Harbor Inn and requested that the first alarm “working fire” be filled … Read More →
The weather is getting nicer out and thus it is a great opportunity to get out after a harsh winter and do some outdoor training. FF Stephen “Reggie” Carr has been cleared to begin driver training on Truck 8. Today we got out and worked on some of “Reggie’s” road mileage, we also began to … Read More →
Members of the York Fire Department along with members of the York Police Department participated in the “Polar Plunge” a fundraiser for the Chris Connors Foundation. The CCF is a non profit group raising money for children’s water and boating safety. The foundation was a dream of the late Chris Connors who helped to found … Read More →
Today the students from the North Berwick Fire regional firefighter I and II program gathered in York Village to learn about hose, nozzles, fire streams, and firefighting foam. This is another module in the class which runs from November 29 until the first week of June. York Village has two students in the class which … Read More →
102 years ago today was the date of a disastrous fire in York Harbor that destroyed the Marshall House. The Marshall House was a huge wooden hotel that sat where the Stage Neck Colonies are today. The fire was discovered by the caretaker at around 1900 hours. He immediately called the fire department in York … Read More →
York Village Fire is accepting applications for a full-time paid/career Firefighter. Please see the attached posting from the town of York HR department. https://me-york.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1439