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CilYI]OA HIIfiHTS IIRN DNPINTil[ilT
194 PLEA5ANT GROVE ROAD
ITHACA. NEW YORK
FrsnuARY 6, 1990
HoHonRguE RoxRto E,
I.IENgEnS OF THE BONRO
VrlunoE oF Cavuen HE
AIToERSoN, I,IAVOR
OF TnUSTEES
IGHTS, NY
In ACCORDANCE ttlITH
DEpanrHEHT, I AI.I SUBI.IiTTING
THE FTne DEPRRTtlENT FOR THE
THE RULES GovERNING THE FTNE
HEREtttI TH THE AITnunu REpoNr OF
YEAR ENDING DTcTHBER 3!, 1989,
THE F I nE DEPARTMTNT RESPONDED TO A TOTAL OF 285
EI'IERGENcIES, OF ttHICH THERE tlERE 109 FIRE CALLS, 159 RESCUE
cALLs AND 17 INCIDENT CALLS. THTS IS AN INCREASE OF 20
RESPONSES OVER LAST YEAR,
THE DEpRRTUEHT RESPONDED TO ONE SERIOUS FIRE DURING THE
YEAR, AN APARTHENT FIRE AT 5OO URNNEH RD, THE FIRE tltAS
cAUSED By UNATTENDED cooKING, Iu 0croggR t.lE RESPoNDED T0
HANY CALLS RELATED TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORI.I, AS t.lELL AS A
SEARcH FOR 2 TTTTLE GIRLS THAT I.JERE I.IISSING FROI'I THEIR
IIIT Iqsron COURT APARTIIENT .
THE t.tOST SIGNIFICANT PROBLEI.I FACED 8Y THE FTNE
DEpnnT}'lENT IN 1989 IdAS ITS' DECLINING I'IE}.IBERSHIP, A
coI'IMITTEE cHAIRED BY EO KEgELEC STUDIED THE SITUATION AND
CAt'lE UP trlITH SEVERAL l,,AYS T0 STIt{ULATE THE C0l'l14UNITY INT0
AcTION, As A RESULT OF THEIR lr|ORK, IIIE HAVE GAINED I'IANY NEtl
I'IEI'{BERs. TUE I'IEMSERSHIP IS ON AN UPSt./ING, BUT t.,E CAN'T STOP
oUR EFFoRTS To REcRUIT NEhI I.IE}IBERS. TXIS NEEDS TO BE AN
ONGOING PROCESS, SO TITAT UE CAN },IAINTAIN AN EXCELLENT LEVEL
OF SERVICE TO THE COI{I{UNITY.
Oun 1968 AUENICAN LNFNINCT PU}IPER UAS TAKEN OUT OF
sERvIcE IN STpTTilBER BEcAUSE OF SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLE}IS. THE
FTnE Councru AND VII.UReE BOANU AGREED THAT SPEcIFICATIONS
SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO REPLACE THE PUI{PER, AS t.lELL AS THE
L974 PTgncE LADDER TRUCK, THE DECISION TO REPLACE THE LADDER
TRUcK cOI'IEs AS A RESULT OF A CONSULTANT IS ( GEONEE PROPER )
REPORT RECOI{I.IENDI NG A LONGER LADDER TO BETTER ACCESS THE
BUILDiNGs IN oUR DISTRICT. A COIIIIITTEE CHAIRED BY BOg DEV IS
CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THOSE SPECIFICATIONS,
,NHELP PREYENT FIRES"
THr ANNUAL OpEI.l HoUSE IN OCrogrR coNTINUES TO BE A
sUccEssFUL EvENT cELEBRATING FIRE PnEvENTIoN HEEK. IT GIVES
rHE coltt'luNITy A cHANcE To LEARN t'toRE ABour rHE FtnE
DEpanlntt.T AND THE REscuT SOunN, AS T{ELL AS FIRE PREVENTION
AND HoI{ To BECOHE A I{E}IBER OF THE DEPANTNENT. UE HAD A
SPEcIAL vISIT FRoI.I THE GUTHNTE OITE I{EDICAL TRANSPORT
HELICOPTER I{HICH DREt{ OUITE A CROhID, AND EVEN STOPPED
TRAFF Ic AT THE ConnEns ! }IE HoPE THAT TI{E OPEII HOUSE t{I LL
CONTINUE TO BE AN ANNUAL EVENT, AND THE COilI{UNITY }'ILL
CONTINUE THEIR hIONDERFUL SUPPORT.
I TIouuo LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL THE
I{EI.IBERS oF THE FTnr DEPNNTUEXT FOR THEIR I{ANY, }IANY HOURS OF
HARD UORK AND DEDICATION TO THE COiI}IUNITY OVER THE PAST
YEAR , I I{oULD ALSO L I KE TO THANK THE V T ITREE BOENO HEt.IBERS ,
THE V I TI-RcE cLERK AND SECRETARY AS trtELL AS THE POI- I CT
DEPeRT}IENT FOR ALL THE I R ASS I STANCE .
RESpEcTFULLY SUBI'I I TTED,
P,frv,JJ,an
N P, l,lluLten
FI RE CHIEr
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FIRE CHIEF
JoHH P, l'1tt-t-tEn
lST ASSISTANT CHIEF
FnlHcts L, l'ltt-uEn
zND ASSISTANT CHIEF
htlt-utRn H, THotlPsox
5RD ASSISTANT CHIEF
JETTREY A, STINEN
lST LIEUTENANT
Pnul J, SnnorwnsH
zND LIEUTENANT
VACANT
5RD LIEUTENANT
Ptitt-lp J, l'ltt-lEn
4TH LIEUTENANT (FIRE POLICE)
6NRY bJ, LEOHHARDT
DIRECTOR OF RESCUE
JErrnrY A, Stt-gEn
r------- ---------1I oFFIcERS 0F THE cAYUGA HEIGHTS FIRE collPANY tl It- - - - - - - -- - - - - :' - - =-r n i * Dttc=r-H-g E R :tr-g e g )
Ralpx EOlgIANOr |,... r r r I r r, ' | ' r, I r,, I r'PRESIDENT
FUEfr l'lonSE,,,, r, |, t t,. r ' r r |, i |, r,VI0E-PRESIDENT
GRny U, LronuRnOT',,' | | | r | | ' |, | |,, |,,,,,SECRETARY
JrrrREy A, Slt-BER,,,, | ' t, I r |, r., I r r,,,,,TREASURER
RogEnr D, DAY, | | | | r | | r,, r. r r r | | | |,, ',,FIRE UnnDEx
HopE KutilHoLl'| , |, r I t,,,,, r I r,,. t.. r | | r,Ftnf URROSN
RODTEY N, TOSEY,,,, I t | | | | ' | | r ' | | r I r | | | T,,DELEGATE
ROSERT D, DAY, I r | | | r r r r t | | tr t t | | | | | t t I T,,DELEGATE
EOWARO L, Kn3ELAC,, r, r,, I rr rr rr I r | | r I t T,,DELEGATE
3
I.IEI,IBERS OF THE CAYUGA HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTI{ENT-----a[t-o i-u ict-x-r E n -il, -lg-a ff
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RoHRI.O AXIERSON
PIERs BRnTEN
Bo BnzYLEvSKY
ScorT BTNnIKER
Relpx BoleIANo
Entc Burlsn
AuEx CHUTELEtrSKIRrcr CouproN
Lnnnv Cooprn
Bos Dev
JoHH DTHHTS
GEHE DvUET
Doue EntcrsoH
l'1ARK 6RnveY
ltlr r-u GRorEl,lnlr HRSHIt'toro
RIcHELLE HEIIENDi NGER
Bog HEHORICKS JR.
Tou Hopcnopr
Eo KngElnc
LRURR KIPPoLA
DExrrN KOZEH
HopE KUN I HOLI'1
PETE KUN I HOLI'I
DEg LEOHHRNOT
Doue LEONHARDT
GRny LEOIIHARDT
Pnr LEottHRRot
tlnntANNE l'lnv-Rotonl{art l,lllrovlctt
CHNTs I.IILLER
FneN l'llt-lgn
Pult- tlluten
JoHx l,ll ut- I EnFleer l'lonse
JoE l,lunnce
LEV NRYVEUT
l'ltxE 0tsEtt
JOHII PRrrE
Kernv PRrre
Cxucr PRut-soH
JoE RTrENPxrl Roooe
PErE ROURHT
DnEw Rur
Pauu SenorwesHJrrr SlusEn
CXnO STRTZER
UevnE Srnnn
NoEL TTnwILLIGER
Br t-t- THonPsoN
Rou TogEyJor VnxEr
PETE hlETXERBEE
DnvE ZRst-ou
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{F ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE
TIIE DEpInruExr GAINED 19 NEhI }IE}IBERS DURING 1989. 'I.IOST
OF THE}.I I{ERE SIGNED UP AS A RESULT OF THE HARD T{ORK OF THE
t'tEtrtBERsHIp coll.tITTEE, DuntNe 1989 FIvE t{EHBERS RESIGNED FRotl
THE DEPARTIlENT, INCLUDING CHNTSTIAN BOISSOHNES. CXRTSTIAN
t',ILL BE ttISSED, HE PUT IN iIANY YEARS OF HARD }lORK AS A
FTnETIGHTER, AsSISTANT CXTET AND RESCUg DTNECTON. hIE ALL
hIISH HIl.I T{ELL IN HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS '
4
I RESPONSES BY THE CAYUGA HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTI.IENT
YEAR
1 980
1981
198 2
198 5
1984
198 5
1 985
1 987
1988
1 989
FIRE
CALLS
95
67
73
88
53
102
101
115
102
109
2 400-0059
0100-0159
0 200-02 59
0300-0 3 59
0400-04 59
0500-0559
0600-06 59
0700-07 59
TOTALS
PCT
RESCUE
CALLS
127 .7
L47 ,2
IT.ICIDENT
CALLS
28
30
37
T7
23
19
50
18I
t7
TOTAL
CALLS
245, 8
275,2
PCT,
CHAN6E
208
20q
230
227
193
250
285
291
265
?85
85
107
120
t22
107
129
134
160
154
159
-0-
(-1.,
+12,(-1,
( -1.5 ,
+29,
+14,
+ 2,(-8,
+ 7,
9)
7
3)
0)
5
0
1
9)
5
80-89 AVG, 91
85-89 AV6, 105:
2\
22
0800-0859
0900-0959
1000-1059
1100-1159
1200-1259
1300-1559
1400-1459
I 500-1 559
,8
,6
3
4
3
9
3
7
I
6
4
1
= 18
= 19
=17
=17
= 13
=12=$
= 10
=20
= 18
=20=t2
= 10
= 1.6
=L2
=17
I 600- 1 659
1 700- t7 59
I 800- 1 859
1900-1959
2000- 2059
2100-2159
2200-2259
2 300- 2359
=45
15,83
t25ll5,9I 115
40,51
5
t_RESPONSES BY DAY OF UEEK TOTAL CALLS
'CALLS
PCT
Sunolv
l,loHonv
TUE soaY
b/EUIIE sDAY
T H u nsnRv
FR roav
SltuRonv
36
42
3T
37
47
40
52
,6U
,72
,91
,0u
,53
,0u
,32
L?
14
10
15
16
14
18
t TYPE OF SITUATION FOUND - TOTAL CALLS l
THC FOLLOI'IING STATISTICS REPRESENT THE S
FoUND BY THE F T NE DEPNNTilENT AND RESCUE
ARRIVED ON THE SCENE OF AN INCIDENT,
DETERI'II NED BY THE STRTE OF NEW YONT ,
RTponTING SYSTEH.
TYPE DESCRIPTION
SrnucrunE Flnrr | | | | | | | | |,, t..
OursTOr FrnE UTrH I,IATERIAL OF
VEtttct-E Ftng,,, r r,,, r,,, r,,,,
BRUSH, Gness AND TNCE FIRE,,,
RrrusE F t nE flr ru l'lereR I AL oF
ExptosIoH, No AprEn-F1RE,,,,,
OursIoE SpILL, LERr $ITH FTNE
FTnr/ExpLosIoN NOT CIESSIFIED
ITUATION THAT T{AS
SOUeU UHEN THEYTHe coDEs AREs FrnE IxcruEnr
NUI'IBER PERCENT
2 ,46
0,00
r.75
0, 70
1 ,05
0 ,00
0 ,00
0,00
11
12
13
i4
15
16
t7
19
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5
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TOTAL FIREST. I r. | | | | r. r.. r, r. r.. r | | | | |L7 5,96
20
50
32
40
50
60
7t
73
74
OvEnpngssuRE RupruRE (xo
RESCUET r I i | | | | r | | | | | | | | r.
EnEnegncv l'leotcnt SEnvtcr
HRznRDous CoxoITIoN,,, r,,
SEnvtcE Ceuur | | | | | | |,,.,,
6ooo Inrgnr Cnuu,,,,, r, r,
Fnlse Cnlu, l'lAL IcIous , , , ,
FnIsE CALL, I'INITUNCTION , ,
FausE CALL, UNTNTTNTIONAL
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7
0
8
5
0
5
t47
22
35
20
0
23
16
,00
.75
,58
,72
,28
,92
,00
,08
,61
T0TAL CALLST'r.rrr rr t r' r, r I r,.rrrr.rr 285
6
100,00
RESPONSES BY AREA OF COVERAGE l
AREA
FIRE
CALLS PCT
RESCUE
CALLS
TOTAL
CALLS PCTPCT
VILLAGE
TowH
l,lurunl Atn
59 ,522
26,98X
13 , IrgU
75
54
L7
55
35I
84 5268 4274
,858
,77X
,40x
159
102
2t+
,7gz
,792
,422
TITE I,IurunI ATU RESPONSES
14 CALLS OVER THE YEAR
STANDBY FoR THE ITHRCA
RESPONSES TO ASSIST THE
THE BALANcE OF THE CALLS
II{PROPERLY DISPATCHED BY
FOR 1989 REPRESENT AN INcREASE OF
1988, I'lOsT OF THEsE cALLS UIERE FOR
FTnE DEpnRTHENT, tlHILE SOI.IE T{ERE
LRHsTne AND VnnHn FTnE DepRNTHTNTS,
I{ERE NOT I N OUR TERR I TORY, AND I{ERE
THE EtlEReEncy Conrnou CENTEn.
t FIXED PROPERTY USE . TOTAL CALLS :l
THE F T xEp PnoPERTY USE TRACKS
STRUcTURE THAT THE FIRE DTPRRTilgNT
Npw YonT cOHPILES THESE FIGURES
OCCUR I.IOST FREOUENTLY,
TYPE DESCRIPTION
THE TYPE OF
RESPONDS TO,
TO UNDERSTAND
PROPERTY OR
TxE SrnTE OF
t'IHERE F I RES
41
42
43
44
46
49
10
20
30
50
60
7A
80
90
0HE/Two FeNttv DWEULINGT |,,,,,,, r, r,,,
ApRnffENT,, r r I r | | r | | r | | | r | | | | | r r | | t | | r
FnnrERNItv/SononttY, RooutNe HousE,,,,
HOTEI/t'lOrEL,,,, r | | r r r r | | r.', r. | | | r I r | |
DOnUITORYT rr r I r rrr r r r rr r r r | | rr | | rr rr rl
OrugR RgsIDENTIAL PnopERTY., !,,,,,,.. r
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTYI I I I' I I I I' I I
Pugu Ic AsSgI{BLY PROPERTV .
EOUcnTIoNAL PNOPERTY,,,,,
InSTITUTIoNAL PNOPgRTY. . .
SronE, OFFIcE PNOPERTY,,
Bnstc InDUstnY, Urlutrv
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NUI'IBER PERCENT
111
t{9
16
0
0
0
t76 51 .75
6
6
0
3
2
0
5
L3
38,95
17,19
5,61
0,00
0,00
0,00
,67
,32
,35
,51
, Ll.
,00
,6L
,68
19
18
1
10
6
0
16
39
l,lAttupRctuRING PnopERTY,,,,,, t',
SronneE PRopERTY, r |, |, | | | |,.,, r r
SpEctnl PRopERTY,,.' r r, | | r' | | |, I
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PRopE nTY
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7
100,00
t RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY I
TYPE DESCRIPTION FIRE RESCUE
41
q2
43
4t{
46
q9
attl
tlrl
tlrl
aaat
OHE/Two FnNtlv Dwgt-LING, t,,,,,,,,,
APRntnENT,,, | | r | | | r I r t, | | | | r | |
FnnTeNH I TYISOROR I TY, ROOI.I I NG HOUST
HorEL/ltlOTEL,,,,, I r,, r |,,' r,,, !,' | |
DOnnIT0RYT r r t I r | | r | | | t | | r | | | | | | | i r
OTUER RESIDENTIAL PNOPERTYI I I I I I I I
10,05x
0,65U
2,5?Z
0,55U
3,14X
0,63U
1,26U
1 ,26U
0;63[
6, 29U
l. , 26f,
2l ,382
CRnotRc Rrlerro
CHor r He
0v E nnos E
PolsoHrne
RESpIRATORY DTSTnESS
Sr nor E
CRnnrRc AnnEsr
Dtzz I NEss
HypolHERH I A
Srr zune
DresErlc PnogLril
I t-t-nEss
37
t3
74
55
L2
0
0
0
l{
0
0
0
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, I I I I I I I' t I I 62 114
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'CALLS
I'IEDICAL PROBLE}I
PCT
16
1
4
1
5
T
2
2
1
10
2
54
79 49 ,59[
'CALLS
PCT
TRAUI.IA
8,81f,
6 ,292
g ,437
9, q3U
2,522
14
10
15
15
4
Fnll
Fnncrunr (lge, ANKLE, HIP)
I'IOTON VEHICLE ACCTDENT
IHuunv (RnrLE, BAcK, KNEE)
Nos Egr- E Eo
8
58 35 ,481
OTHER
'CALL5
PCT
3
13
3
3
1 ,89U
8,162
1 ,891
l. ,89X
27 15,83X
Assrsr PEnson
Auronartc Aunnu
I'turuel Alp
PsvcnorocIcAL PnosuEx
t VEHICLE INFORITATION
-t
Exe t Hg
Ene r nE
EHeT HE
L ADDE R
RescuE
Urrlrrv
201
202
2A3
234
2\7
242
1968 AnERICAN LN FRANCE lOOO
1980 SRnronu 1500
t975 SEncRAVE 1250
I974 PrgncE 45' AERtRt-
1983P&LCusroxREscuE
1969 CxEvRoLET C-10
6Pl'l Puupen
6Pl{ PuttpEn
6Pl'l PutlpER
I{PGVEH ICLE
TOTAL
I'IILES
FUEL
USED
201
202
?03
23/{
241
?42
47?
888
9?5
566
774
615
112,6
174 ,0
334,5
268,7
312,L
82,6
4,19
5,10
2,76
2,11
2 ,48
7 ,45
TUE FTNE DEPANTNENT VEHICLES ARE KEPT IN GOOD UORKING
ORDER By OUR t{ECHAN I C JOtttt PettE , HE SERV I CES THE TRUCKS
Tb,ICE A YEAR AS }IELL AS TENDING TO ANY PROBLEI'IS THAT SURFACE
I N BETtrlgEN , AHY HAJOR PROSLEI'IS ARE REFERRED TO A LOCAL TRUCK
REPA]R sHOP OR TO A FIRT APPARATUS SERVICE CENTER. TXE
TRUcKS ARE INSPECTED ONCE A YEAR ACCORDING TO THE NEtrt YORK
STnTE INSPECTION GUIDELINES,
9
TxE NORI{AL L I FE OF A PUI.IPER OR LADDER TRUCK I S
GENERALLY 20 YEARS, AT THAT POINT, (HOPEFULLY NOT BEFORE)
THE DEpInTUEnT HAS TO LOOK AT REPLACING OR REFURBISHING THE
vEHIcLE, hlTTH THE INTRODUCTION OF ALUI{INUI{ AND STAINLESS
STEEL BODIES INTO THE FIRE APPARATUS II{DUSTRY, },E HOPE THAT
THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THESE VEHICLES HILL INCREASE.
ltCODE ENFORCEI.IENT
THT FIRE INSPECTION PROGRAI{ IS AN ONGOING ACTIVITY
THRoUGHoUT THE YEAR, ALL CORNELL UTTTVERSITY BUILDINGS
(ArniCANA SrUoIEs CENTER, HunLgur HoUSE, CHttonrns DAv Cnnr
CENTER, ToWH HOUSgS AND STUOEUT UNION ) I{ERE INSPECTED '
I Nsprcr I ONS trlERE ALSO I'IADE OF ALL PR I VATELY OI'INED
FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES ASSOCIATED b'ITH THE UNIVERSITY,
OTHER PRoPERTIES VISITED DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED THE CAVUEE
HETe urs ScHOOt., NUHEROUS I'IULTIPLE DllELLINGS, ALL COI'.It.|ERCIAL
PR0PERTIES AND AT THE Of'INERS REAUEST FIvE SINGLE FAHILY
Dt.tELL I NGS . AS I N THE PAST, I AI'I PLEASED TO REPORT THAT
VTIuneE PROPERTY OI{,NERS CONTINUE TO BE VERY COOPERATIVE UHEN
IT COI'1ES TO CORRECTING SUB-STANDARD CONDITIONS NOTED IN
INSPECTION REPORTS.
THE NEW YONr STETE CODE ENPONCE}IENT PROGRAI'I HAS ALSO
SEEN A sUCCESS DURING THE YEAR, ALL BUILDING PLANS RELATING
TO NEI" CONSTRUCT I ON AND RENOVAT ION PRO\'ECTS ARE REV I EhIED TO
ASSURE THAT APPLIcABLE CODE REOUIREI.IENTS ARE IN COI{PLIANCE 'ALU BUILDING PROJECTS ARE INSPECTED DURING CONSTRUCTION AND
BEFoRE A CTNTIFiCATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED,
10
c(lulDffi
lIFLll5-THIW
Studies have proven that smoke detectors greatly inctease
ylour drances of surviving a fire. And now, the law requires
that homeowners and landlords must install and maintain
smoke detectors audible within each sleeping area.
For more infomation, contact:
Firemen's Association
of the State of NewYork
10? Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210