HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Department Letter to Residents.PDFCAYUG.A HEIGHTS FIRE CO., No. I,INC
P.O. Box 4262,Irhaca, Ny 14g52 (60:A 257_2377
Re:;pondingfrctnt I94 pleasant Grove RoarJ,
Village of Cayugo Heights
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Fighting fires requires a lot of tools and teamwork; volunteer firefighting requires specialc-ornmunity support. Your tax dollars support the durable capital .ort, oith. CoyuguLleights Fire Department, meaning the community fire station, firefighting apparatus, andcore equipment. Your additional financial support is asked for once-a y"Jr inin. form ofa contribution to the cayuga Heights Fire company, *hich is a 501o3'non-p.ofi,organization, made up of the department's firefighiers and other volunteers.
TheFire Company supplies secondary resources, such as fitness equipment, furnishingsfor the station, recruitment and retention costs, and such morale boosting activities as
::Tl:t;*"t*11als. Your donations over tire last two years made possible the purchase,at $/6'uuu, of a cardiac monitor and defibrillator, Life Pak i 5, for the Departmelt,srescue truck' This acquisition puts us on the leading edge of em..g.n.y.urdiac care.
Taken together, the axe and Halligan Bar are a firefighter,s ,,Irons,,. Likethe "Irons," your support partners with the cayuga H"eights Fire company toprovide the irelp the Fire Department needs to function on a volunteer basisin your commurrity. please make your tax-deductiui" .rr*L payable tocayuga Heights Fire co., No. 1 and return it in the enclosed envelope, or tothe Fire Company at p.O. Box 4\6L,Ithaca. Ny 14g52.
And, we're always looking for folks to become an integral part of our community-r.ruingteam' How about you? Information may be fbund at i.iwiuoirfcl.net. We,d love to put aHalligan Bar in your willing hands. Thank you for r.uTng tirls and for yoirl support.When you need us, we're here for you, in u iir" o. .*"rg.i.y medical situation. at 9-1-1.
For the Cayuga l{eights Fire Company,
Rev. Steven D. Felker
eighbor,September,2009
Tu,gh Halligan, First Deputy Fire commissioner in the city of New york in the1940s, developed the Halligan Bar as a firefighter's tool: it I. u pry bar, a *.dge,and a steel pick all in one -- thity inches lon! and weighing twelve pounds.Working with a flathead afe, a frrefighter can Llse his or hei Hauigan Bar to openjust about any door or car hood; it can be driven into a roofto provide a steppoint for chain saw operations; and even provide an anchor point for a firedghterto lower him/her self out of a buircling when normal exits are compromised.