Yorktown Fire Department

06/17/2026

🚨 TORNADO WATCH ISSUED 🚨

The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch #344, which is in effect until 1:00 AM EDT Thursday.

A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, and large hail. This does not mean a tornado has been spotted, but it does mean you should be prepared to act quickly if warnings are issued.

✅ Make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather alerts.
✅ Review your safety plan with your family.
✅ Know where you will take shelter if a Tornado Warning is issued.
✅ Charge your phones and keep weather notifications turned on.

DCECC will continue to monitor conditions and information from the National Weather Service throughout the evening and overnight hours.

Stay weather aware and be prepared to take action if conditions worsen.

06/16/2026

⚠️A potentially impactful day for severe weather is on the table tomorrow across Indiana. Right now all hazards appear possible including the potential for very large hail and a few tornadoes. A few strong tornadoes ( EF-2+) are possible.

While confidence is growing in a potential impactful day across our region, there are still a few uncertainties ahead of tomorrow. Like last Thursday, there is a chance of morning showers which may impact the location and severity of round 2. We will continue to watch trends and adjust forecasts as needed. Forecast revisions are expected as data and locations are fined tuned through tomorrow.

-TIMING-
After 1:00pm EDT into tomorrow night

-HAZARDS-
● Damaging winds 60-70mph
● Tornadoes (a few may be strong EF-2+)
● Large hail up to 2.00"

Another hazard will be very fast storm motions. Storms will potentially be moving very quickly tomorrow at speeds greater than 60mph! This means potentially less reaction time. Persons are encouraged to remain weather aware and have multiple ways to receive warnings.

NOTE: We make in-house forecasts and they are not intended to reflect SPC. We uses these risk levels to communicate different hazards in different locations.

06/15/2026

We remember Scott Davis, a long-standing Yorktown Volunteer Firefighter who played a significant role as Fire Chief before joining the City of Muncie Fire Department. Scott Davis tragically passed away 15 years ago while fighting a church fire. We are forever indebted to Scott Davis for his sacrifice and the progress he achieved during his tenure at YFD. His contributions have a lasting impact. We would not be in our current position without him. Never forget. #613

06/13/2026

This morning YFD was dispatched to the White River for a possible Water rescue. The calling party was able to give an exact location on the river due to the new river mile markers.

YFD Units on scene
Car 60
Squad 60
TSU61
Rescue 68

06/13/2026

This morning, members gathered for extrication training in honor of former Chief Scott Davis, who played a pivotal role in shaping YFD into its current form. Notably, Scott Davis was renowned for his passion for teaching vehicle extraction techniques. In continuing his legacy, we conducted extrication training during the week of the anniversary of his line-of-duty death. Following the training, members and their families participated in a cookout at the station, fostering camaraderie and remembrance. Never Forget. #613

06/13/2026

We extend our gratitude to Delaware County Jamboree of Wheels for their generous donation of $2500 from the Jeep show fundraiser.

06/12/2026

Last night Yorktown Volunteers stayed busy. Crews from Yorktown responded to several calls last night. Crews from Yorktown responded to 3 buildings collapses assisting City of Muncie Fire Dept. 2 commerical fire alarms along with several lines down and medical emergencies. Do to a large influx of calls Ladder 64 was asked to standby in the city of Muncie for several hours. We would also like to give a huge shout out to Delaware County, IN E911 Communications Center for doing a fantastic job dispatching all while dealing with hundreds of calls coming in reporting different emergencies.

YFD Units that responded last night
Squad 60
Engine 61
Engine 63
Ladder 64
Rescue 68

06/12/2026

YFD along with every other Delaware County department stayed busy. Fantastic work by all the people at Delaware County, IN E911 Communications Center last night!

Last night’s severe thunderstorms kept Delaware County Emergency Communications Center busy.

Between 10:30 PM and 2:00 AM, our telecommunicators answered 117 emergency 911 calls and handled 283 total calls to and from the center. During that time, 174 calls for service were created, including reports of downed power lines, road obstructions, trees on homes, collapse calls, and fire alarms.

Everyone of our Public Safety Telecommunicator's acted swiftly with training and precision to assist everyone who called. We had supervisor's who were on personal time off come in, supervisor's and admin who had worked all day report to the center for duty, as well as all of our responders, utilities, street departments and EMA.

We appreciate the hard work of our telecommunicators, law enforcement, fire departments, EMS, street departments, utility crews, and everyone who worked through the storm to help keep our community safe.

We could not say thank you to each of you as there are too many who show up when disasters hit. Remember as you see these crews still working to restore power, clean the debris off roads, and assess the damage to say thank you.