This year is our 101st annual Firemen’s field day. After a hiatus from our standard itinerary last year, we are BACK!! We couldn’t be happier to get back to our usual schedule of events. This year we have the 1946 Chevy pumper back on the road for the parade for the first time in well … Read More →
The morning of firemen’s field day got started with a bang as York Village and York Beach Fire Departments were toned out to respond to Ocean View Dr. off Bayview Avenue for a fire in the oven. Engines 4, 6, & Truck 8 were on the road in less than 2 minutes from York Village, … Read More →
Thursday night before firemen’s field day is our traditional night for washing, waxing, and detailing the fleet. This year was no different. Some members arrived early in the day to begin the day’s chores, other members arrive after they get out of work for the day. Everybody pitches in in some way. Some members bring … Read More →
They say that all good things must come to an end. Today Tank 4 was driven out of #1 Firehouse Dr. for the last time. It was a bittersweet moment because we spend a lot of time working on our fire apparatus, maintaining them, running to fires with them, and training with them. With that … Read More →
Engine 6 responded to its first call tonight when it went mutual aid to Eliot to ARC recycling for a structure fire. This is the second fire at ARC in 15 months. Crews worked at the fire all night putting water on the smoldering piles of garbage. There are no nearby fire hydrants so a … Read More →
Our new Engine 6 has arrived and we are excited to announce it’s arrival!! It is a 2017 Pierce Velocity pumper/tanker with a 1500 GPM Waterous pump and a 2500 gallon water tank. It carries a full complement of structural firefighting equipment including hose, ladders, water, & foam. It replaces Engine 6 and Tank 4 … Read More →
Tonight members drilled with the hydrant assist valve. The HAV is a device that allows an engine to lay hose from the hydrant to a fire (forward lay) and then start water flowing from that hydrant. They can then have another engine tie into the hose lay and boost the pressure in the hose line … Read More →
Early in the morning on Saturday morning York Village Fire and York Beach Fire were dispatched to 103 Scotland Bridge Rd. in the York Village District for a report of a shed on fire. Responding companies reported heavy smoke visible from a distance out, referred to as a “loom up” or a “header” this is … Read More →
Firefighters were called to the town hall this morning for a report of a suspicious package inside the town clerk’s office. Upon receipt of the call Squad 2 immediately asked for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Haz-Mat team, our standard procedure for these type of incidents. Crews arrived and secured the town hall and cordoned off … Read More →
Members of the York Village Fire Department traveled to Pierce in Appleton, Wisconsin to conduct the final inspection on the new Engine 6, a combination tanker and pumper. The process of designing and building this piece of fire apparatus has spanned over one year. Countless man hours have been spent designing a piece of equipment … Read More →