HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Fire Chief for April 1983CAYUGA HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT
194 PLEASANT GROVE ROAD
ITHACA, NEW YORK
May 16,1983
To: Honorable Frederick G. Marcham, Mayor
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
From: Francis L. Miller, Fire Chief
Re: Report of the Fire Chief for April 1983
The Cayuga Heights Fire Department had a very busy month. We responded to
10 alarms of fire during April. The alarms break down to 4 false alarms,
1 malicious false alarm, 1 odor investigation, l'car fire, 1 rescue back-
up, 1 lightning strike which set off an automatic alarm system, and 1 fire
in a pile of mattresses in the basement of a sorority house. The rescue
backup was to set up a backup line for rescue in case the victims got away
from the Varna Fire Department when they were pulled to shore from the
center of Fall Creek.
Some of our members responded to 4 incident calls which were 1 gas spill
for a gas flush, 2 calls to pump water from basements, and 1 call to assist
a private nurse carry a Village resident upstairs from the television room
to a.bedroom.
The Rescue Squad had T calls for the month. These calls included 1 assist
a person who had fallen, 1 disoriented person, 1 difficulty breathing, 1
diabetic problem, 1 full arrest, 1 cardiac problem, and 1 person with
psycological problems.
We had an appointment at Saulsbury Fire Apparatus in Tully to.have the pump
on the Seagrave pumper N 203. Two days before this test, we discovered the
American LaFrance pumper H 201 had water in the pump transmission. We decided
we would take 203 for the pump test as scheduled. When Saulsbury started the
pump test, they discovered some serious problems-in the pump. I gave them
permission to take the pump apart and find the problem. They found a problem
with the pump main shaft. They located the parts and ordered them from New
Jersey,. They gave me an estimate of 2 weeks to 18 days for getting the parts
and installing them and final testing. When this happened we took the American
LaFrance up and had it repaired. We went up the next evening and brought
it back. I talked to Jack Rogers about the old engine the DPW had. He said
we could try to get it,running if we liked. The Village crews got the truck
started and some of my firemen worked on the pump to stop a lot of leaks. We
now have this old truck in service as a reserve engine.
The Seagrave is still at Saulsbury waiting for parts. I have not been able to
get an estimate on the cost for repair yet. ,
;.Respectfully submitted
Francis L. Miller
Fire Chief
"HELP PREVENT FIRES"