HomeMy WebLinkAboutrepmar16.pdfEXHIBIT 2017-007
July 7, 2016
Honorable Kate Supron
Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Monthly Report March 2016
Still maintaining a hectic pace at the station with another 50 call month. There were 31 calls in the Village of Cayuga
Heights, 19 calls in the Town of Ithaca and 2 mutual aid requests. We had 33 EMS responses and 17 fire calls. The
month was routine with a large number of EMS calls. We were requested to Muriel Street on the 19th of the month for
a tree that had fallen onto a house with a gas leak. On our arrival we found that a large pine tree in the yard had fallen
onto the roof of the home causing some damage. The force of the tree hitting the house knocked the regulator off the
gas meter causing the natural gas to flow freely from the pipe coming out of the ground. The gas was quickly shut off
and the house was checked for damage. We did respond to Landon Road in Brooktondale to assist on a large field
fire. Several years ago we received a grant from the NYSDEC to purchase equipment for brush firefighting and
although we do not get many of these calls in our district we are able to assist other departments in the area with
manpower and equipment.
We held all three Spring Recruit Classes over two weekends in March. We did this over two weekends and one
weeknight to fit the classes in before Cornell’s spring break. It was a tiring couple of weekends but the nine recruits
did very well. All of the recruits finished the recruit classes and the required AHA CPR certification class. We are
moving on to checklist work again. It seems like a never ending cycle. Early in the month we did an EMS training to
get our BLS providers familiar with the ALS equipment on the rescue truck so they are able to better assist during
calls requiring ALS interventions. We did a couple of drafting trainings at the inlet by the training tower. There are
times when we will be in areas outside our district that may require us to draft water from standing sources or use
portable ponds to supply water for fire attack. Our district in the only one in the county that is 100% hydranted so our
apparatus operators do not get to perform this skill often. It was a great month for training. It seemed that every time
we scheduled training the weather was perfect.
We noticed a leak in one of the hydraulic lift cylinders on the ladder truck. We had the same problem with the
cylinder on the opposite side two years ago and worked with E -One, the truck builder, and Texas Hydraulics, the
manufacturer of the cylinder, and got the problem fixed with no cost to the department. In speaking with both
companies regarding this current problem we decided that Texas Hydraulics would do the repair at no cost if we
covered the cost of shipping. This was a good option for us as the part is far out of warranty. We have had
conversations with KME about the delivery time for the new engine and they are still planning on an early June
delivery. KME could face penalties if the truck is not delivered by June 9th and we are keeping a close eye on their
progress.
The DPW is working on the front pad project at this time. As the month closes we are planning on another couple
weeks before the project is complete. We are running the heavy trucks out of the back of the station during the
project and things seem to be working well. We truly appreciate the amount work the DPW is putting on this project.
We are looking forward to the spring. Our Annual Installation Dinner is April 16 th at the Country Club of Ithaca and
all trustees are invited. The morning after the banquet several of us are traveling to Indianapolis for the Fire
Department Instructors Conference. This is the largest training conference in the country and offers a full week of
hands on and classroom training. This is the first year that we have attended this conference.
Sincerely,
George Tamborelle
Fire Chief/Fire Superintendent