A congratulatory mention goes to the Eliot Fire Department for the delivery of their new Tank 1. It is a 2011 International/E-One/Water Master vacuum tanker with a 3000 gallon water tank. The truck is the first of its type in immediate mutual aid response area and replaces an aging 1980 tank truck that has served … Read More →
Today another phase of the Hose load standardization project was completed with the delivery of 600′ of brand new 2 1/2″ hose. Over the years the apparatus at the York Village Fire Department has all been set up differently. This causes alot of confusion and does not make for efficient operations. Our aim is to … Read More →
Today, the S.M.A.R.T. Truck is at the 8th Annual Operation: Thank You held at the Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth. Stop by and support our troops. Operation: Thank You is presented by The Meat House and The Redhook Brewery and their mission is to raise awareness and support so that military Chaplains throughout the state of New Hampshire … Read More →
A new K-12 saw was placed in service on Truck 8 today. There is still a roof saw, a K-12 saw and the chimney chain in the toolbox mounted beside the aerial ladder. This new K-12 saw will be carried in the rear compartment, officer’s side of the rig. Thus allowing us to have 1 saw … Read More →
Tonight, the members from York Village Fire staffed: Squad 2, Engine 4, and Brush 10 and stood by for the July 4th fire works detail at the York Harbor beach. All went as planned and the York Village Companies were not required to “go to work”
York Village Firefighters participated in the York Beach Fire Department’s Firemen’s field day today. This tradition is quickly becoming a thing of the past and many of our members are fighting to keep the tradition alive. It started with a noisy parade through York Beach and ended at the York Beach ballfield for the firemen’s … Read More →
The winners of the first Feast for Firefighters Raffle are as follows. PrizeWinner York Golfer’s Dream – Mollie Sanders New England Patriots Fan Fantasy – Lori Putney Center Ice Bruins Tickets – Peter Driscoll Theater Lover’s Date Night – Rod Chisholm Taste of York Restaurant Package – Casey Syvertsen Stratton Mountain Ski Getaway – Linda … Read More →
The York Fire Department would like to thank all who contributed to the first Feast for Firefighters fundraiser that was held all day Thursday. This fundraiser showed how kind and generous local businesses, residents and vacationers can be towards their local volunteer firefighters. The fundraising event was a huge success. Raffle tickets will still be sold through … Read More →
Today the volunteers were covering another Saturday here at York Village Fire. We started off the morning with a motor vehicle crash on Southside Rd. near the corner of Bartlett Rd. A vehicle careened into the rocks and amazingly didn’t suffer any damage but was in a precarious position so a large wrecker from National Wrecker … Read More →
York Village Fire station fielded a telephone call from a concerned property owner this afternoon. The caller reported that he had a family of ducklings in a swampy area on his property and it was drying out. He went on to explain that a raccoon had been seen lurking around and he was concerned for … Read More →