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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHFD091012.pdf September 6, 2012 Honorable Kate Supron Board of Trustees Village of Cayuga Heights Monthly Report – August, 2012 August was an extremely busy month with 58 calls for the department. There were 31 calls in the Village of Cayuga Heights, 21 calls in the Town of Ithaca and 6 mutual aid requests. We had 26 EMS runs and 32 fire calls. During the month of August we responded to several calls for the odor of gas in the residence. We do experience an increase in this type of call at the start of the academic year. Many times people move into apartments and discover that the pilot lights on their stoves are not functioning properly and slowly leaking. These problems are usually resolved by lighting the pilots. Late in the month we responded to a call for a gas problem at a home. Responding units arrived to find that, while working with a backhoe, a contractor had struck the natural gas meter at a home. The resulting break in the line resulted in a major gas leak. We quickly set up hose lines and evacuated the building and several nearby buildings. NYSEG arrived and shut down the gas. In the middle of the month there was a severe lighting storm that moved through the area. We were called to a home in the village that had been struck by lightning. Luckily there were no injuries and investigated found that there was no fire at the home. On August 30 th we were requested mutual aid to Lansing for a vehicle fire on Rt. 13. We responded to the call to find a flatbed truck fully involved with fire. We rapidly suppressed the fire and assisted in getting the road reopened. Training through the month mainly consisted of getting everybody back up to speed after the summer. Our first training of the month was on ropes and systems. We went to the DPW yard and used the hillside to set up low angle rescue scenarios. We set up the rope systems for lowering rescuers and then hauling victims up the hillside. This was a very dynamic training and people really enjoyed it. We are doing a lot of work with the new members to get through checklists. Late in the month we did training on building construction that included a walkthrough of a local home under construction. This allowed us to see what materials contractors are using to build homes. We have had several problems with L231 over the summer. These problems were with the hydraulic lift pistons on the ladder of the truck. The vehicle was out of service for 10 days in August. We now have the truck back and the issues seem to be resolved. We are starting to look at possible replacement vehicles for 242, our 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck. We are planning on using the Hanselman Trust to finance this project. As we move into the fall we look forward to several public events at the station. We will hold our annual open house in October during fire prevention month. October is also the time we try to get to the schools to do fire prevention talks with the young children at CHES and NE Elementary. We are also doing fire prevention lectures with our fraternities and sororities in the village. We have reserved a date in November for the CHES auction at the station. We are asking the board for permission to host this event. Sincerely, George Tamborelle Fire Chief/Fire Superintendent