HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Department Report for June 1976TO: Hon. F. G. Marcham, Mayor and Board of Trustees
FROM: L. T. George, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Fire Department Report for June 1976 7/19/76
Thr:.re were 10 fire calls and 4 incident reports In June 1976
On June 5, 1976 at 3:17 p.m. n car fire at 1301 Hanshaw Road called out the dept.
Elevon men and two pieces of equipment responded.
A report- of smoke near Sapsucker ''Woods Road on June 16, 1976 at 12:38 p.m. turned
olit •lo be a controlled grass fire. 15 men and 3 pieces of equipment responded.
On ,tune 6, 1974 at 12:57 p.m. the dept. was cot led to assist with a fuel oil spill
in a residence at 903 Triphammer road. •5 mnn and 2 pieces of equipment responded.
On .June 11, 1976 at 8:34 a.m. the dept. sn s called to 304 Klinewoods Road where a
Washing machine was emitting smoke. 14 men and 3 pieces of equipment responded.
A false alarm at If Tyler Place called out the dept. on June 12, 1976 at 9:26 a.m.
19 men and 3 pieces of equipment responded
On Juno 15, 1976 at 10:19 p.m. a woods firo at Sapsucker Woods Road off Winston
Court was responsible for an alarm. 24 men and 2 pieces of equipment responded.
The dapt. was called to an auto accident at B.O.C.E.S. on Warren Road to flush spilled
gasoline on June 24,1976 at 1:38 a.m. ID roan and I engine responded
On June 27, 1976 at 11:15 p.ri. a false alarm < .tt the Cornell U. Falcon Lab. on Sap-
sucker Wood3 F:oad called ont the dept. 12 men responded. A call from Cornell veri-
fied the false alarm before any engJnes left a station.
Uri June 29, 1976 two faiso alarms at 3:30 p.m. and 3:48 p.m. at 607 Hanshaw Road
r. %!Hed..out the dept. during a severe storm. 3 pieces of equipment and 11 men
responded to the first alarm and I engine and 12 men were available for the second
ai ^rm. Lightnino was beiievcd to have been the cause of the alarm. The Telephone
R ?pair service also investigated.
The Flexxalarm at the Fire Station has II customers Including the eight schools,
Village Hall and 2 residences. When an alarm comes into the Fire Station the horns
:x�und but tha monitors are not alortsd until someone comes to the station and alerts
the monl'rors. If the Resident Driver and his family are not at home we only hope
so!:e firFO,an will hear the horn and respond, This has been a constant worry that
no one would respond until a life had roan lost or a building destroyed. We have
ob•Iained prices form the Flexalarm people but the prices for equipment have been very
9Y.cess l va.
'?rn•r we have learned through an engineer-that we can, without any additional expense
?xre ?t a leased telephone line, alert Central Fire Control when an alarm comes in
:rod Central Control can set off the monitors stating we have a Flexalarm and the
• firemen can respond to the station and learn the location of the alarm.
nra asking permission of the Board to install such a lease line. The cost Is
::;.00 installation plus $18.22 per month.
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The matter of a new roof for the old part of +he Fire Station has been brought
before the Board. The roof is still leaking. Now we find the leaking water is
gutting down Inside the cindtir block walls and causing the paint to peal as well as
soma of the cinder blocks losing cement along with the paint.
Mr. Rogers and I have obtained two estimates for a new roof which Mr. Rogers will
discuss in his report.
The Fire Council requests permission to purchase five 5 gallon cans of 6% tri•pie F
foam at $15.7.5 per gallon at a cost of $381.25. This is to replace old outdated
foam purchasod in 1970 and 1971. All of cur old foam is outdated. The new foam is
r ,)ported to last indefinitely.
INCIDENTS
On June 14, 1976 at 12:35 p.m. a refrigerator leaking water was responsible for a
call for assistance at 301 Tareyton Drive. One Fire Officer answered the call and
assisted.
On June 29, 1976 at 1:40 a.m. r. passing motorist reported seeing flames coming from
a building chimno;, on East Sere Drive. One Fire Officer and the Cayuga Heights
Police investigated and verified the flames were the result of the burning off of
excess gas at the swwer plant.
On June 30, 1976 a telephone Cali to the Cayuga Heights Police reported the fire
•alarm was ringirg at the Cayuga H31ghts School. Investigation revealed the Simplex
alarm people were testing the alarm system and had notified the fire department. The
equipment did not respond.
Also on June 30, 1976 t "e Flexaiarm showed trouble at 607 H anshaw Road and blew the
horn. 'Investigation revealed no fire or trouble at 607 H anshaw Road. The Telephone
repair s3rvica was notified.
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