This afternoon, York Village Fire was dispatched to 167 Woodbridge Rd. for an outside fire. Crews found a 1/10 acre fire behind the residence caused by a permit burn that wasn’t fully extinguished the previous day. Permittees are reminded that Maine State law requires a permit burn to be fully extinguished at the completion of … Read More →
This morning York Village Fire was dispatched to respond to 28 New Boston Rd. at the Kittery Water treatment plant for a hazardous materials incident. Upon arrival crews found that workers had inadvertently mixed two chemicals from the water treatment process. Assistance was requested from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Fire department haz-mat team, and the York … Read More →
Tonight for our May monthly meeting we had some of our senior members present and a YFD retiree along to tell war stories and remember days gone by. Shown is L-R FF Bob Moulton (ret.) along with current members FF John Osgood, FF Charles “Chucky” Balentine, and FF Tom “Doc” Chayka. These firefighters together represent … Read More →
Shortly before 1130 am York Village Fire and York Ambulance were dispatched to I-95 southbound for a motor vehicle accident. Just as the ambulance and Squad 2 were hitting the street we were updated that it was multiple vehicles, with entrapment and one of the cars was rolled over. A second update reported one patient … Read More →
This morning while Engine 6 and it’s crew were just clearing from the structure fire in South Berwick, York Village and York Beach were dispatched to York Pond Lane for a report of a structure fire. York Pond Lane is off York Shore Dr. off Route 91 on the extreme north end of York near … Read More →
Just after 1100 hours on Monday morning South Berwick Fire was toned to respond to Roberts Rd. For a report of a structure fire. South Berwick C1 arrived on scene and reported a working fire and quickly requested a second alarm, York Village was requested to respond with an Engine and a tanker. Engine 6 … Read More →
On the the afternoon of February 1, York Village Fire, York Ambulance, and York Police were dispatched to Long Sands Beach in front of the Lobster Cove restaurant for a vehicle reported to be down over the rocks. First arriving companies found a 4 door sedan down over the rocks on the Beach with a … 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 →
While crews were cleaning up from a chimney fire on Seabury Rd. York Dispatch toned out a report of a structure fire on Triple Oaks Drive in the York Beach district. Crews were already on the road but had a lengthy travel to the opposite end of town to get to the fire. First arriving … Read More →