Truck 8 and Ladder 1 from York Beach work together to fly the colors over Route 1 to honor the Patriot Riders. A group of military veterans and veteran supporters on motorcycles. The procession made it’s way south on Rt. 1 through York under the ladder arch and into numerous other towns in York County. … Read More →
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Chief Balentine attended a conference yesterday hosted by the Maine Fire Chief’s Association. The conference was held at the Sunday River Ski Resprt in Bethel, Me. This is an opportunity for fire chiefs across the state of Maine to come together to network and collaborate to find solutions to common problems facing the fire service … Read More →
The stats have been compiled for winter storm Stella. It has taken a few days to get everything compiled as the volume of calls that came in in a short time coupled with the dispatch server going down resulted in handwritten notes being necessary to keep track of all the calls for service. Our final … Read More →
York Village Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of past chief Fred Ricker. Fred was a member of York Village Fire for 60 years having joined in 1956. He has served the organization in multiple capacities including fire chief, corporation trustee, friend, and mentor to anybody who was fortunate enough to know him. He … Read More →
For information on the 9/11 Ceremony, follow this link.
This year on the third Saturday in August instead of our usual feel they event we hosted an open house at the firehouse. The weekend got it start as it usually does on Thursday during the day when the trucks were all pulled out of the station, washed and detailed. The customary truck waxing was … Read More →
As part of our 100th Anniversary Celebrations, we are holding an Open House on Saturday, August 20th. This will be in place of our usual Parade and Muster, which has been moved to September 9th, 10th & 11th for this year only.
An extra special Thank You to the voters of York for approving both our annual budget, and the purchase of the Pumper tanker to replace two aging pieces of fire apparatus with one state of the art modern truck that will fulfill both functions. Currently we have a tanker for firefighting in rural (non-hydrant district) … Read More →
York Village firefighters and some of their family members participated in the Kittery Fire annual 5k road race this morning. They were the only firefighter team to sign up. FF Ben Palavos (second from right) placed third in the firefighter category. Great Job, guys!!!!!