Shortly before 2000 hours York Dispatch received a call from the homeowner at 46 Sentry Hill Rd reporting that the back of the house was on fire. While responding, C-1 advised that he had a glow in the sky. Upon arriving on scene he had heavy fire showing from the rear of the building and … Read More →
We’re back in the game after a long dry spell, folks!!! Crews from York Village and York Beach caught this 1st alarm at 25 Railroad Ave Ext. the fire was minor and confined to the basement. Truck 8 laddered the second floor for the interior crews who searched the second and third floors; Engine 6 … Read More →
Around 1500hrs this afternoon, York Village Fire was dispatched to 5 Braveboat Harbor Rd. for a propane leak. Upon arrival we found a dump truck had clipped the top of an underground propane tank and it was leaking. The leak was unable to be shut off by York Village Firefighters. C-3 arrived and took command … Read More →
Crews tackled an afternoon car fire on Memorial Day. The fire occurred at York St. Just in from Route 1. Squad 2 and Engine 6 responded, the fire was knocked down quickly by a single 1 3/4” handline. York Police assisted with the snarled holiday traffic while the companies made quick work of the fire. … Read More →
If you were driving through York Village this morning you may have noticed that there was a lot of activity centered around the monument. York Village Fire Department, with a crew from Parks and Recreation, York DPW, the grounds crew from the First Parish Cemetery, several history buffs, members of the media, and the town … Read More →
Right around 1300 hours this afternoon York Village Fire was dispatched to 58 Birch Hill Rd for a vehicle fire. Squad 2 and Engine 6 responded to the fire. Upon arrival companies found an older model BMW with an engine compartment fire. Squad 2 stretched a single 1 3/4” line and the fire was knocked … Read More →
At approximately 1630 hours York Village Fire and York Beach Fire were dispatched to a report of a structure fire at the York Harbor Inn, 480 York St. C-1 arrived and reported smoke in the building inside the “Cellar Pub” at the York Harbor Inn and requested that the first alarm “working fire” be filled … Read More →
102 years ago today was the date of a disastrous fire in York Harbor that destroyed the Marshall House. The Marshall House was a huge wooden hotel that sat where the Stage Neck Colonies are today. The fire was discovered by the caretaker at around 1900 hours. He immediately called the fire department in York … 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 →
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 →