Tonight members drilled with the hydrant assist valve. The HAV is a device that allows an engine to lay hose from the hydrant to a fire (forward lay) and then start water flowing from that hydrant. They can then have another engine tie into the hose lay and boost the pressure in the hose line … Read More →
Tonight’s training focused on vertical ventilation, that is cutting holes in roofs to let smoke and fire gasses out of a burning building. The training focused on several key components to getting this task accomplished; including, aerial ladder work, ground ladders, roof ladders, ventilation saws, and cutting with axes. Lieutenants and Captains drilled with crews … Read More →
Spring has FINALLY sprung!!! This means that outdoor fire training is in full swing. York Village Fire has been grooming a few new fire apparatus chauffeurs to bolster our roster of qualified volunteers to chauffeur the rigs. Members are required to complete numerous evolutions and demonstrate competency in driving and pumping. Tonight we drilled on … Read More →
Today York Village Fire Department conducted the final training evolution at 10 McIntire Rd. Members have been using this residence for several months to conduct various training evolutions. Hoseline advancement, search & rescue, overhaul, forcible entry, and Rapid Intervention Team ops. All skills that require an actual structure to teach with and learn on. The … Read More →
Tonight members drilled on search and rescue. That is searching a fire building for victims inside. Different techniques were employed to look for victims that may be trapped in the building. We tried searching with and without being assisted by a hoseline, it is preferable to search with a hoseline since it allows the firefighter’s … Read More →
Today members of the York Village Fire Department hosted the regional Firefighter I and II class being held at the North Berwick Fire Dept. Firefighters from all over York County are enrolled in the 240 hour class in an effort to obtain their Firefighter I and II certification. This certification allows them to be fully … Read More →
FF Ryan Morse from York Village (left) with FF Anthony DiElsi from York Beach Fire working as partners in their ladders practical for their Firefighter I & II certification class. They have been attending class on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and some Saturdays since December 1. The class meets in various locations including, North Berwick, Kittery, and … Read More →
Thursday night training Engine 4 and Engine 6 participated in rural water supply evolutions. This allowed two members going through driver training to get some hands on time on the pumps and allowed some of our newer firefighters to get some training with 2 1/2″ hand lines. Fire streams concepts were reviewed with solid stream … Read More →
Tonight members drilled on large stream appliances. As with most fire departments in the area we aren’t seeing a lot of fire duty, but when we do fight fire we typically use 1 3/4″ hose as our mainstay. The 1 3/4″ hose is a very capable hose selection, but it doesn’t work for all fires. … Read More →
Tonight, members were drilling at the former Fazio’s restaurant on Woodbridge Rd. It is now owned by York Hospital and York Village Fire is allowed to do non destructive training within it. Tonight we were stretching hoseline and demonstrating the limitations of the 200’preconnected 1 3/4″ hoseline carried on all the York Village Fire apparatus. … Read More →