HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Fire Department for Dec 1978VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO: Mayor F. G. Marcham and Members of the Board of Trustees
FROM: L. T. George, Fire Chief
RE: Report of Fire Department for the month of December 1978.
There were 9 general alarms and 5 incident reports in December 1978.
On December Ist, at 12:13 a.m., the Department responded to 709 Triphammer Road
on a smoke odor complaint. Four trucks and 10 men responded.
Also on December Ist, at 7:15 p.m., a car fire on Wyckoff Ave. called out the
Department. Two trucks and 21 men responded.
While Lansing Fire Department was committed at a working fire, our Department was
requested to have one truck stand by at Cayuga Heights Station to be ready to re-
spond to Lansing Village if there was an alarm. Ninoteen men stood by at the
Cayuga Heights station.
On December 4th, at 10:58 a.m., a false alarm at BOCES called out the Department.
A small gasoline engine started up In a garage set off a smoke alarm. Four trucks
and 15 man responded.
A dryer fire at Winston Court Apartments was responsible for an alarm on Dec. 7th
at 11:20 a.m. Four trucks and 13 men responded.
On December 12th, at 8:40 a.m., the Department responded to a mutual aid call to
the Chateau Claire Apts. for an electrical fire. One truck and 17 men responded.
On December 13th, at 6:55 p.m., the Department was requested under mutual aid for
a crew to stand by at Cayuga Heights station for a possible call to Ithaca while
their Department was committed at a working fire.
On December 14th, at 4:00 a.m., we were requested under mutual aid to send a crew
and one truck to stand by at Lansing Station No. 5 while their Department was
committed at a working fire. One truck and 13 men were on standby at the Lansing
and Cayuga Heights stations.
On December 28th, at 3:10 p.m., a workman attending to the interior fire alarm
system at 108 Iroquois Road accidently shorted the alarm circuit which caused a
false alarm. Four trucks and 19 men responded.
There were five incident calls in December as follows: first aid calls - 3;
assist Fblice - I; Investigation - 1.