HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Department Annual Report 2009.PDFCAYIJGA HEIGHTS
FIRE
DEPARTMEI{T
March 4,2010
Mayor James Gilmore and the
Board of Trustees for the Village of Cayuga Heights
C,\Y{J GA f] E,[ GTTT S F f N.E D E PAIlT h4 E,hIT
n94 FXeasarat Grove Road
{tiraca, NV i4850
(607) 2s',7 -2377
The following is the Annual Report of the Cayuga Heights Fire Department for 2009'
The volunteers of the cayuga Heights Fire Departmernt ran fewer calls in 2009 then in
200g but it did ,rot-r..* tf,at way. It was a very busy year for the.members of the
department with a totar of 517 runs for the year. v/e had 294 carls in the village of
cayuga Heights, 169 calls in the Town of Itiraca an'J we responded to 54 requests for
mutual aid in 2009. we had 220 firecalls and 297 EMS calls' This is the first time we
have seen more EMS calls then fire calls in the department's history' This is a statistic
that we ur. ,""irrg "",i"" wide with the numbei of requests for medical assistance
increasing every year. We did have many calls of note throughout the year' Our
members continue to frorriAe excellent fire protection to the residents of our district' On
Thanksgiving Day our rapid response to a irome keprl a stove fire from spreading to the
entire kitchen. Our firefighters responded to a ttpott of a stove fire and arrived tp find
the fire spreading above-the stove. Quick work yit\a fire extinguisher allowed the
situation to be controlled with little spread of the. fire" One week later we were
dispatched to a dryer fire in a residence. Again a rapid response averted disaster' First
arriving units found that the home was firled with sm.ke and that the fire that had started
in the dryer was rpr.uJi"g up the wall in the basement' A rapid knock down of the fire
stopped the spread of the fue and saved the home' As stated in previous years' the
Cayuga Heights Fire Department responds to many incidents evely year that have the
potential to be fully involved structure fire but because of our rapid response times and
'well trained firefighters small incidents remain small'
In 2009 we had an avefage fesponse time of 3.1 minutes with and average of 9
firefighters per call. The aierage incident length was 18.7 minutes for a total of 2907
man hours spent on calls for our members last year' This number only includes the
amount of time spent on the call itself; it does not in'clude the amount of time spent back
at the station p"tti"gLquifment back in service after the call. The amount of time it takes
to put equipment bichin service is often ionger then the call itself. our members also
spend many hours at the station maintaining our equipment and ensuring that everything
is serviceable and in working order. ouimembers aiso ensure that the building and
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grounds are well taken care of. Our members clean the station, paint the walls, andmaintain the grounds and all the other tasks that keep the station and the grounds looking
good.
There are currently 50 members of the fire department and 12 members of the firecompany support staff for a current roster of 62 members. We have been very pleasedthis year with our recruiting and retention efforts. We did hold spring and fall recruit
training in 2009. Those who joinerd the department in 2009 completed tf,eir probationary
checklist work and have taken tire required state fire classes to maintain their activemembership. We added 10 members in 2009. In last years annual report we had. 46
members of the department and 10 members of the ruppo.t staff so we have grown by 4
department members and 2 company members in 200i. We continue recruiiing efforts
throughout the year and always seem to be right around the 50 active member markwhich is where we like to be.
Our EMS responders can not be overlooked. There were 297 EMS incidents in our
district last year. There were over 1400 man hours spent on EMS calls alone for 2009.
The department has 6 paramedics and 12 EMTs. bur EVITs respond to all rnanner of
medical calls throughout the year. We respond to anything from an automatic medical
alarm to patients in cardiac arrest. We have some of tire best equipment in the counry to
assist us with our jobs. In 2009' the fire company purchased a Lifepak 12 CardiacMonitor/Defibrillator fo1 th9 fire d,epartment. At a cost of over $20,000 this project was
completely funded by the fire company's annual donation letter and pro.""j, from the
annual yard sale' This piece of equipment is cutting edge and allows us to provide
outstanding cardiac care to our pati,onts.
In 2009 we had 46 in house trainings at the fire deparlment. We averaged 10 membersper training for a total of 1822 rnan hours of training at the station or other training
faciiities in the area. 'Ihe in-house trainings put together by members of the depanmenr.
Ofngels and firefighters in the depeLrtment are encouraged to put together trainings and to
teach them to the membership. T'hrough the year we did irrr"rui trainings with other
agencies. The Lansing fire department came over a couple of times to do joint trainings.
This is very helpful to get our members and Lansing'i members comfortable working
together. Our departments rely on each other so much that we need to be comfortable
working with each others equipment and personnel. We also held a training with CornellEMS. We hosted a Guthrie Air Medical Landing Zone training at oui station withCUEMS. Our firefighters also took 1320 hours of state and national fire training lastyeat. This number includes the required ciasses of Firefighter 1 or Scene Support
Operations. All new members are ,required to take one of theie two classes in their first
year with the department. The training hour numbers do not include two very important
categories of training. All EMS members are required to take between 72 and.24 hoursof continuing medical education arrrually to maintain their certification. This number
also does not include the countless hours of checklist work our new members do to move
up in the ranks of the department. The probationary and interior checklists require the
firefighters to perfotm skills in fron1. of evaluators to ensure that they are proficient. This
also requires the checklist evaluators to be proficient enough in the skills to be able to
evaluate.
In the past year we have made a couple of improvements to the fire station. After we
replaced the carpet in the company room last year we purchased new couches and a new
television for that area. These projects were funded by the fire council2o/o accotnt This
made the company room ur"u of th" fire station more comfortable for members. We also
redid the counter top on the room divider to make it easier for people to sit and work at
the station. The carpet has now been replaced in all of the bunker rooms. We continue to
have small issues *ittt th" physical plant of the fire stati.on and we are still investigating a
permanent fix for the problems we have with the heat at the station.
Community outreach continues to be a priority with the fire department. Our annual
visits with Caluga Heights and Northeast Schools are a highlight of our fall. Going into
the schools with gear and tools and watching the kids get excited about learning from the
firefighters is a ttyitt for all involved. We have our open house each October that is very
well attended no matter what the weather is. Last sprin,g we sent a couple of members to
Cornell University to speak with Girls Scouts from all over the central New York area
during their Technology in the Work Place Day. The firefighters took over several pieces
of eqiipment to shori what developing technology h's. done for the fire service. We
often work with scouting groups, boys and girls, to asrsist them with their advancement
through the ranks. W" also work with the scout leaders teaching them CPR and first aid
at the fire station. Each spring we go out to the rniddle school and speak to the students
at Dewitt about the fire sirvice and what it means to us. We are starting to see some
return to this project with three new members in the winter/spring class who learned
about the Cay,gga Heights Fire Department during one of these visits. Our fire company
sponsored Community CPR Program is still functional. Our CPR instructors teach
siveral. Community iPR
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throughout the-year free of charge to anybg{y. *h:
wishes to learn this important skill. Lieutenant Dave Openshaw has developed and
amazing fire prevention program aimed at the college students in our district. This
progruri is intended to teach students living in high ocoupancy buildings the dangers that
are"present in those living environments. We have been to all of the sororities and
fraternities in our district *ittr th" program and plan on working with Comell University
EHS to get this message out to the students living in the dormitories
Our bunking program remains strong and is serving as an gxamplg of how a plogram
should run for many area departments. We still have seven full time bunkers with several
more of our members staying in the overnight rooms on a frequent basis to help out with
calls. Many of the departments in the Central New York region have come by the station
to look at our facilities and ask about the program. Many of these departments have
based their new bunker programs on our model and are using our bunker agreement and
contract for their departments. This program has proved very successful through the
years. The bunkers do an exceilentjob for the village'
!e at the fire departmenl are dedicated to our mission ofproviding a very high level offir9 and EMS protection to our community. The officers and firedghters of tire Cayuga
{eights Fire Department are proud of our accomplishments over the past year and look
forward to improving our services in the coming year. We again*o,rld hkl to thank the
villag.e.board^for the support that you have given us this past year. Without the support of
the Village of Cayuga Heights and the Town of Ithaca our miision would be impossible.
Thank You.
Ge{/ge Tamborelle
Fire Chief/Superintendent
Fire Department: 55002
Compapies: All
Date Range: From 01/01/2009 to 1213112009
BoxlZonel Code: All
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Situation Found: AII
Exclude Mutual Aids: No
Exclude Exposures: No
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