Tonight was a fairly warm night for mid January so we decided to get the trucks out and train on various topics outside while the weather cooperates. Truck 8 laddered the building with its aerial and crews ascended to the roof to discuss roof operations and Construction features of flat roofs. Meanwhile, Squad 2 and … Read More →
Tonight four York Village Firefighters participated in the Fire Lieutenant’s promotional process step 1: the written test. Members took a 100 question multiple choice test with the questions coming from multiple text books relevant to the job of a fire lieutenant. The next step will be an oral exam board with fire officers and/or fire … Read More →
The peacefulness of a Saturday morning in the normally quiet Tide Meadow Ln. neighborhood off Rt. 91 was disrupted by a vehicle burning in a driveway in front of one of the homes. York Village responded with Squad 2 and Engine 6 in the sub-zero temperatures. 12 personnel worked as a team to knock down … Read More →
You may have seen a bit of activity tonight on York St. York Dispatch received numerous calls reporting a fire in the York St. Organug Rd. And Raydon Rd. area. No need to worry it was just us!! Tonight’s Thursday night weekly training was a live fire evolution. New and experienced firefighters got valuable hands … Read More →
This afternoon, FF Tourigny was afforded an opportunity to get out and take another leap forward in his quest to get “signed off” on Engine 4. His training has included laying hose, pumping handlines, and master streams, and drafting. Today he was tested off on drafting, which is the task of obtaining water from a … Read More →
The town of York and surrounding areas were hit by a wind and rain event. The wind and rain picked up Sunday night into Monday morning. At approximately 0430 the calls began coming in for York Village Fire, York Beach began running as well, the calls started off as trees down into wires, broken telephone … Read More →
Today, York Village Firefighters played host to approximately 120 second graders from Coastal Ridge Elementary School. The students got to see the fire apparatus up close and the standard fire prevention week tips were passed on such as: stop, drop, and roll, calling 911, crawling low in the smoke, and not playing with matches and … Read More →
At approximately 2330 on Monday night, York Village and York Beach Fire departments were requested to respond mutual aid to Eliot for a structure fire. Originally, York Village was requested with a tanker to the scene, an engine to cover, and the SMART truck. York Beach was requested with Engine 5 to cover. While enroute, … Read More →
After a couple weeks of training at the building located at 39 Ferncroft, today was the final event. York Village Firefighters burned down the structure after using it all day for training fires. York Village played host to: York Beach, Kittery, South Berwick, and Wells firefighters. Approximately a dozen fires were lit in the building … Read More →
Ok, Please forgive us. We’re way late with this one…… Congratulations to Asst. Chief Gardner Marshall!!! It is said that “all good things must come to an end” unfortunately, this is one of those things. Gardner originally became a York Village Firefighter in 1980, since that time he’s served the department in various capacities including … Read More →