York Village Firefighters practiced their rural water supply talents. The rural water supply setting is the areas in our town which are not served by the municipal water supply, (ie. no fire hydrants) This adds another level of complexity to an already difficult job. York Village Fire prides itself in the ability to be creative … Read More →
York Village Fire adheres to a strict chauffeur training program. Thursday afternoon one of our newest chauffeurs was hard at work testing out to complete the objectives for Engine 4 our 2001 Pierce, the second of our engines that new drivers have to master before going on to the next piece of apparatus. The first evolution … Read More →
Truck 8 went over to Kittery for a night of ladder opps and roof opps training. Truck 8 assisted the Kittery Fire Department with the training on their new Ladder 2. Photos courtesy of Kittery Lt. Katie Martin
York Village Firefighters participated in Pierce factory training for Squad 2. Squad 2 is a Pierce PUC which stands for “Pierce Ultimate Configuration” a revolutionary new design for a mid-ship mounted fire pump, which maximizes compartment/storage space. The Squad is equipped with a Pierce Husky foam system, The first of this brand in the York Village … Read More →
On a rainy Thursday afternoon, members went out for some pump training with Engine 4. York Village Fire’s driver training program is very comprehensive, not only is there a road mileage requirement of 100 miles, per piece of apparatus, but then there are objectives that must be met, then tested out on, including: forward lay, … Read More →
York Village Fire Conducted it’s regular Thursday night training at a local hot spot, York High School. We did one of our tried and true Thursday night evolutions, “roll-ups.” Where the apparatus rolls-up to a given scenario and “goes to work” as part of an initial response to a situation that has been determined by … Read More →
A York Village Firefighter completes York Fire Department’s arduous driver training program when The objectives to become “checked off” on Engine 6 are finished. Engine 6 is the first piece of apparatus that new Chauffeurs start on when they are cleared by the chief officers to begin driver training. The York Fire Department’s rigorous program was largely refined by … Read More →
For our regular Thursday night training all three Lieutenants were charged with putting on a “rope rescue awareness class” for the rest of the York Village Firefighters and officers. This class was to show the other members the various pieces of rope rescue equipment that are carried on Squad 2 and also to familiarize the … Read More →
Over the weekend of April 30th 2010 Lieutenant Bruno and Firefighters Michael and David Lorandeau attended the annual New England FOOLS spring training. This year the training was hosted by Greenland Fire Chief, and owner of National Wrecker Service Ralph Cresta, at National Wrecker’s facilities in Portsmouth, NH. During this weekend the students participated in scenario … Read More →