HomeMy WebLinkAboutFire Repfeb17.pdfEXHIBIT 2017-107
April 18, 2017
Honorable Linda Woodard
Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Monthly Report March 2017
February was steady with 41 runs for the month. We had 17 calls in the Village of Cayuga Heights, 17 calls in
the Town of Ithaca and 7 requests for mutual aid. There were 15 EMS calls and 26 fire runs. The excitement
for the month was a call on Cayuga Heights Road for a 2 year -old who had locked herself in the bathroom.
The house was old with locks that only operated from the inside of the door. We were able to pop some trim
off the door frame and then spread the door and frame enough to clear the latch. Luckily it was humorous for
the family and the little girl was not traumatized from the event.
February was a great month for training. With the brief warm spell, we were able to get out and pump some
water with those going through driver training. We finished up and put two new drivers on the road. The
probationary members finished their checklist work with several checklist parties and many hours of one on
one time with senior members. We started the fall with 14 probationary members and 7 of them completed the
required work. Several of these new members are enrolled in the BEFO class being held now and several
others are signed up for the summer sessions being held at the fire academy and the Cortland County Boot
Camp Program. Lt Berger took the department over to the mall in February to do the search training that had
been scheduled in December and cancelled due to the weather. The mall training facility is nice because of all
of the different locations in the theater complex that we can use. There are thousands of square feet of open
area that we can use to do large or small area searches. We are always grateful for this space to train in. EMS
trainings for the month consisted of patient lifting and safe moving as well as an update on the new BLS drug
protocols.
HSC Associates finished the heating project at the station this month. All of the thermostats have now been
changed out and all of the malfunctioning relays have been removed from the system. We have discovered
that the air handler that heats the gym has a bad sensor board in it that causes it to intermittently run on hot
keeping the gym at an uncomfortable 98 degrees. This temperature is great for a quick weight loss workout
but we did find members of the department complaining. We did replace the old exterior lights above the
truck bays that were no longer working with new LED units. These new units are much brighter and more
energy efficient. We are looking at the possibility of replacing the florescent interior lights with LEDs and
Brent recommended the same contractor as the waste water treatment plant. The contractor came to the station
and we spent and afternoon going through the entire station and determining numbers of lights and usage. We
will hopefully have a good idea before budget time as to whether this project will be cost effective with the
potential for NYSEG rebates.
The annual installation dinner will be at the Country Club of Ithaca on April 22nd at 5:30 in the evening. We
have a full slate of officers for the upcoming fire department elections with no contested spots. The chief
officers are not changing but we will have three new lieutenants for the upcoming year.
Sincerely,
George Tamborelle
Fire Chief/Fire Superintendent