HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Report for Oct 1976VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF
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TO: Hon, F. G. Marcham, Mayor, and Members of the Board of Trustees
FROM: L. T. George, Fire Chief
RE: Fire Department Report for the month of October 1976
There were 10 fire calls and 5 Incident reports in the month of October 1976. On
October Ist, at 12:30 p.m., the Department was called by Mutual Aid to stand by at
the Varna Fire Station while their equipment was committed to a working fire. One
engine and 5 men responded.
On October 4th, at 3:01 p.m., a mallclous false alarm called the Department to the
DeWitt Junior High School. Four pieces of equipment and 12 men responded. The
student responsible was later apprehended and referred to family court.
An alarm at 4:52 a.m. on October 15th called the Department to 221 Tareyton Drive,
where a residence was filled with smoke. It was found a motor in the furnace nad
burned out. Twenty -three men and four pieces of equipment responded.
On October 18th, at 9:15 a.m., the Department was called to SOCES Building E.
Prior to the equipment's leaving the station officials at the school called and
advised it was a false alarm. A young student had accidently pulled a fire alarm
box.
The Department was called to the J.C. Penny Store in the Pyramid Mall on October
21st at 2:00 a.m. on a mutual aid call. Three trucks and 17 men responded. A
malfunction In the alarm system caused the alarm.
On October 21st, at 7:05 p.m., the Dspartment responded to a mutual aid call to
Lansing West Apartments to assist -the Lansing Fire Department. Food burning in a
stove was responsible for the alarm. Three pieces of equipment with 11 men
responded.
A false alarm at Cayuga Heights School called out the department on October 25th,
at 3:05 p.m. Three pieces of equipment and 13 men responded. A small 6 -year old
child set off the alarm not knowing what the alarm box was for.
On October 27th, the Department responded with two pieces of equipment and 14 men
to a mutual aid call to the J.C. Penny store at Pyramid Mall. A malfunction in
the alarm system caused the alarm.
At 6:27 p.m. on October 27th, the Department was called to Warren Woods Apartments
Apt. 3 A, Bldg. 4 (formerly Lansing East Apartments) when food in an oven caught
fire and filled the apartment with smoke. Four pieces of equipment and 20 men
responded.
On October 31st, at 5:08 p.m., County Fire Control called the Cayuga Heights Dept.
under mutual aid for one engine to stand by at the Airport after a small single
. engine plane reported heavy Icing on its wings and the pilot and three passengers
were not sure they could land safely. The plane did make a safe landing. Lansing
and Varna Fire Department and ambulances were also at the scene.
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There were 5 incident reports: I auto accident, I flooded basement, i assist for
the Cayuga Heights Sewer Department, I overheated bathroom heater, I assist for
Police Department.
The Board of Fire Commissioners and the Fire Chief of the Lansing Fire Department
has requested the Cayuga Heights Fire Department to respond under mutual aid with
one engine and one ladder truck to all first alarms at mercantile establishments
and apartment complexes. We were not advised the duration of this request.
The recently developed CPR (Cardiac - Pulmonary Resuscitation) emergency technique
for saving lives In cardiac and pulmonary emergencies has caused the Police and
Fire Department to reassess their methods of first aid and equipment needs in this
area.
We have decided to re- appropriate present equipment between departments as follows:
I. Two oxygen inhalators presently being carried in the police patrol cars will be
transferred to the Fire Department.
2. The Stephenson Scout Resuscitator owned by the Fire Department will be conver-
ted for CPR use at a cost of about $170 and then transferred to the Police
Department.
w3. The Stephenson Strout Resuscitator owned by the Police Department will be con-
verted for CPR use at a cost of about $170.
4. This will then put a CPR resuscitator In each police car.
5. Training will be given by Bob Hults, a CHFD member, to both policemen and
firemen in CPR techniques.
Chief McEwen and I therefore respectfully request Board approval to expend approxi-
mately $170 from the Fire Department equipment budget and $170 from the Police
Department budget to accomplish the aforementioned goals.
REPORT OF THE FIRE INSPECTOR
During the months of August and September, inspections were made at:
Corners Community Center - renovation of the dentist office
Peggy Cornwall Dress Shop
Pi Beta Phi sorority-
316 Highland Road
Cayuga Heights School
No serious violations were revealed. As In the past, cooperation with Village
merchants and those responsible for multiple residences was excellent.
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