Chances are about 96 percent of households have a smoke alarm in your home. However, 23% of them do not work due to old or missing batteries. This means that 26 million homes, nationwide are at risk. A working Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm can mean the difference between life and death. Over 6,000 deaths occur in house fires each year. Most people die from smoke and toxic gases rather ... (Full Story & Photos)

We ask that if there is a fire hydrant near your residential or commercial property, please help us by clearing a 3 foot area around them! During a fire, valuable time is lost if we have to locate and then dig out a buried fire hydrant!

Here is the part that most don’t know about fire hydrants in the Town of Yorktown. According to Yorktown Town Code Section 216-7, it shall be the duty of the owner ... (Full Story & Photos)

The following 27 men are believed to have been in attendance at that important meeting: Theodore Hill, Jr., H. Field Horne, Arthur Horton, J.W. Horne, William O'Neill, James Gilmartin, John Wubbe, James Cuatt, Bernard McCord, Addison Garland, Albert Heady, David Travis, Everett Travis, Albert Travis, George Jetter, J. Edward Jetter, Olie Odell, Robert and William Foell, Herman Croft, Christopher ... (Full Story & Photos)

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At times, a fire department runs into a problem finding or accessing a fire hydrant. This is not because the fire hydrant has been moved, rather because it is hidden from view. One of the most prevalent problems occurs after a snowstorm, when either the amount of snow accumulation is great, or the snow has been plowed high against the fire hydrant. If this occurs, please take the time to clear the ... (Full Story & Photos)