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 →

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 →

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 →