York Fire Department members showed up in force, dressed in Class A Uniforms, for the 2011 Memorial Day Parade. A special thanks to Jenn Spear and Brian Starkey for the use of their photos.
York Village apparatus: Squad 2, Engine 4, Truck 8, and Brush 10 stood-by as a convoy went through town on Route 1 carrying World Trade Center steel from 9-11-01. The steel was on the back of a US military flat bed. The contingent was escorted by a Freeport, Maine Fire Department Chief officer, Engine Company, and an ambulance. The … Read More →
The New England states are experiencing a blizzard. York Village Fire Department as well as many other fire departments in the area called in members to staff the firehouse for “storm coverage” York C-1 Chief Balentine and a dozen members staffed the apparatus as well as several 4×4 Personally Owned Vehicles (POV’s) to respond to … Read More →
The York Village Fire Dept. and it’s Members would like to wish everyone a Safe and Happy Holidays. This time of year brings us close to our loved ones, near and far so please takes the extra time to be safe at home and while on the road.
The Winter Weather seems to finally be here, over the last couple of weeks things have started to get very cold and caused a few accidents around town. Please take the time to slow down and be careful when out driving in the weather, use extra caution as highway workers are sanding and plowing and … Read More →
Our Thoughts and prayers are with the Worcester Fire Department and the families of the Worcester 6 today. 11 years ago on this date, Worcester Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in a vacant cold storage warehouse. On arrival Companies found a well advanced fire in the windowless 6 story brick structure.There was … Read More →
The members of the York Village Fire Department would like to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. Special thanks go out to the Members of this department who make us who we are, without your dedication to service we could not perform to the level we do. Also a very special thanks to those … Read More →
To the Editor: My family suffered a tragedy this week. We lost my beloved father-in-law, Elmer Bittle, to a heart attack. But it wasn’t for lack of trying. The first-responders from York Village Fire Department and the York Police Department were efficient, quiet and focused. They did their business with professionalism and confidence. They gave … Read More →
The York High School girls Hockey Team won the Western Maine Class B State Championship game with a 3-1 win. As always, the York Fire Department along with York Beach Fire Department and York PD did an escort for the team from the Spur Rd. to York High School. Truck 8, Brush 10 and Engine … Read More →
On Friday afternoon Truck 8 went through the annual Nondestructive Test. Every year fire apparatus equipped with an aerial ladder, elevating platform, or water tower and their associated systems, must be inspected and tested in accordance with NFPA 1911, Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus. Failure to inspect an aerial … Read More →