HomeMy WebLinkAboutrepoct16.pdfEXHIBIT 2017-075
January 26, 2017
Honorable Linda Woodard
Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Monthly Report October 2016
October was another 53 call month for the fire department. There were 32 calls in the Village of Cayuga
Heights, 14 calls in the Town of Ithaca and 7 mutual aid requests. We had 31 EMS responses and 22
fire calls. The increase in fire calls was attributed to the wind and rain we had in the middle of the
month. We responded to many calls for water in the basement and trees down in the roadway. We work
closely with the village DPW on calls for trees down in the road. For these calls we ensure that there are
no power lines involved and if it is safe to do so, we will cut the tree into manageable sizes and remove
them from the road. If the call happens during business hours most are handled by the DPW after the
area is deemed safe. If the call happens at night or on the weekend, then the fire department will cut the
tree up and the on-call crew from the DPW will come in and remove large pieces. We do our best to
safely remove the hazards from the roadway quickly to keep traffic moving.
We did all three of our fall recruit classes over the course of two weekends in October. All 17 recruits
worked hard and at the end of each day they were exhausted but proud of their accomplishments. Many
of the recruits had never started a chainsaw and had no idea how complex a fire hydrant is. They have
all started on their checklists and many of them are motivated enough to have a good number of first
sign offs complete. We set a deadline for first sign offs to be done by the time Cornell ’s winter break
starts. We did hold several checklist sessions through the month to help the new members out. Each
time we hold a recruit class it takes all of the senior membership to assist during the full day sessions to
run multiple stations at a time. Many of the recruits are already looking forward to starting their state
fire training and are looking for EMT classes in the area to take in the spring. We did hold several other
trainings through the month for the rest of the membership.
Lieutenant Jaden Gladstone was hired by the New York City Fire Department in October. Jaden was an
invaluable asset to the department and will be missed but we all wish him luck in his new career. Jaden
was a bunker so we will be filling his spot in the coming month.
We have used a portion of the credit we have with KME to purchase some loose equipment. We have
ordered several new gear racks as our membership has exceeded the number of existing racks. We did
get some new smooth bore nozzles for our high rise packs and 2.5” hand-lines and some equipment
organizers for the pump operator’s compartment on the apparatus. We will cont inue to evaluate our
equipment needs and work through this credit in the coming months.
We are in the final phase of our project with HSC Associates to upgrade the HVAC system at the
station. In the past two years we have replaced all of the air handling units in the station and now we are
working with them to replace all of the outdated thermostats and relays that are connected to the units.
Once this is done we should have a much more energy efficient system that does not need servicing
several times a year.
Sincerely,
George Tamborelle
Fire Chief/Fire Superintendent