Yorktown Fire Department

08/27/2026

Be advised, Broadway is currently shut down from Depot St to Yorkshire due to a gas main leak. Cornbread Road is also closed from New York to Broadway. Homes on Cornbread Road will also be without natural gas for the next several hours.

08/26/2026

Students are back in school, one of the most important traffic laws to remember is also one of the most misunderstood.

In Indiana, drivers must stop for a school bus whenever its red lights are flashing and the STOP arm is extended—even if you're traveling in the opposite direction. The only exception is when the roadways are separated by a true physical barrier, such as a grassy median, concrete barrier, or other divider designed to prevent crossing.

For Yorktown drivers, that means this is simple to remember:
• SR 32 between Andrews Road and Nebo Road is the only location in the Yorktown Community School District where opposing traffic is separated by a physical barrier.�• Everywhere else in town, traffic in both directions must stop for a stopped school bus.
A few extra seconds of patience helps protect students as they board and leave the bus. Before continuing through any bus stop, make sure the red lights have stopped flashing, the STOP arm has been retracted, and the bus has begun moving.

Let's work together to make this a safe school year for every student, every morning, and every afternoon.

08/24/2026

Early registration is open for the 4th Annual Fire & Ice Holiday 5K!

Join us Saturday, December 12, for a holiday run and walk that brings our community together while supporting the Yorktown Volunteer Firefighter's Association.

Proceeds from the event help provide resources for the volunteers who serve our community through the Yorktown Fire Department and support the Association's continued efforts to give back throughout Yorktown and Mt. Pleasant Township.

Early registration is just $20 through October 9, so now is a great time to get signed up, start training, and invite some friends to join you.

Saturday, December 12
Early registration: $20 through October 9

Register at: yfd-in.org/5K

The Fire & Ice Holiday 5k is on Saturday December 12, 2026.

08/23/2026

Engine 63 was dispatched to assist with this fire. This was 1 of 2 fires, that YFD responded to overnight.

08/23/2026

Early this morning YFD was dispatched to the 2400 Block of North 800 West for an outbuilding fire. Over 2 miles from the scene out, crews had heavy smoke visible.

Homeowners were woken up by their mini labradoodle, Elsa. Homeowners went outside and found their barn on fire, quickly impinging on their home. Due to their dog waking them up and immediately calling 911 crews were able to save the house, with only minor outside damage. The barn however is a total loss. Mutual aid was requested from Daleville-Salem Township Fire Protection Territory, Gaston Volunteer Fire/EMS Department, Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire and East Madison Fire Territory. We are proud to serve the citizens of Yorktown!

YFD units on scene
Car 60
Engine 63
Tanker 67

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

YFD’s structural collapse team was dispatched this evening to assist with a car into a house.

08/19/2026

****OUTDATED INFORMATION*****

Special Weather Statement

From the US National Weather Service Indianapolis Indiana:
..A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Madison and northwestern Delaware Counties through 515 PM EDT...

At 438 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing a landspout near Alexandria, or 9 miles southwest of Fairmount, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Landspouts and winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Elwood, Alexandria, Summitville, and Orestes.

This includes Interstate 69 between mile markers 240 and 252.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

08/19/2026

National Night Out is a nationwide movement that brings first responders and neighbors together for a night of fun.