Mid afternoon today, York Village Fire was dispatched to a call for black smoke coming from the chimney at 25 York St. This was called in by a York Police officer. Companies arrived on scene with smoke coming from the chimney as it normally would. Once inside, the crews investigated and found an active chimney … Read More →
The dry winter has made for dangerous fire conditions in town. Today, the York Fire Department was dispatched to a Newtown Rd. residence for a reported brush fire. Lt. Hilton was the first arriving fire officer and took command of the incident. He reported a large area burning and a request for Tank 4 to … Read More →
Engine 4 and Brush 10 covered Kittery Fire Station 1 while the KFD held it’s annual awards banquet tonight. York Village had a 7 member crew for the cover assignment which went from 1700-2200. While there members ran one run for a fuel spill at the Pine Tree Country Store. Congratulations to Kittery Firefighter Jimmy … Read More →
York Village Fire was dispatched to Yorkshire Condos on York St. for a reported oven fire. Upon arrival, companies extinguished a small fire in an oven before it could spread further. Companies stayed on scene for about 25 minutes to ventilate smoke in several condo units.
Shortly after midnight, York Beach Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a chimney fire at 6 Key Way. Companies were enroute shortly and received updated information from the homeowner that it looked like the fire was spreading to the house. YB Assistant Chief Jeff Welch (212) was in the area and had the … Read More →
1520 hrs. York Village and York Beach Fire Departments were dispatched to a report of a structure fire at Mr. Mike’s convenience store on Route 1. While enroute, companies were advised that the store personnel were reporting a fire in the bathroom. C-1 and Squad 2 arrived at simultaneously and C-1 reported that he had … Read More →
Late Tuesday afternoon a vehicle with two occupants drove off of Rt. 1 and into two parked cars at the Yorke Woods Townhouses. Lt. Hilton, who lives in the complex, was alerted after hearing the crash and went out to investigate. He found a vehicle with heavy front end damage in the parking lot with … Read More →
Village Fire Companies were dispatched to Squire Lane this morning for a report of a chimney fire. An off duty police officer driving by called in to report fire showing from the chimney. On arrival companies found no fire showing from the chimney and no apparent problem from the inside, the roof was laddered from … Read More →
Two vehicles hit head on at the intersection of Chases Pond Rd. and Scituate (lower) Rd. resulting in two injuries. York Village Fire and York Ambulance were dispatched along with York Police to the MVA. Upon arrival, members from Squad 2 requested an additional ambulance to be dispatched. Ambulance 2 was quickly staffed and responded … Read More →
On a rainy Tuesday night, members from York Village Fire, York Beach Fire and the York Water District conducted their annual Confined Space Rescue refresher.