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At 2310 on 20 June, CHFD was dispatched for a MVA with one car rolled-over on Winthrop Dr. 241, 202, 261, and 262 arrived on scene to find one vehicle, on its roof, with the driver entrapped. The ALS crew from 241 began patient care while the crew from 202 removed the passenger-side door. The patient was extricated, packaged, and flown to a trauma center from the nearby soccer field. Units Responding: 202, 203, 241, 243, 261, 262, Bangs Ambulance, Mercy Flight    
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Another Person (and Parrot) In Tree |
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At 1609 on 5 May, Lansing requested Cayuga Heights cover a call for a man in a tree while they were at a serious MVA. 262 and L231 arrived on scene to find a man approximately 30 feet in the air, sitting on a tree branch holding a parrot. The individual was uninjured but unable to get himself out of the tree. Due to the location being in the courtyard, the aerial ladder was unusable. E202 was requested to the scene for its rope rescue equipment. A 35' ground ladder was used to get to the roof. The patient was secured with a webbing harness and a 2:1 highpoint as a safety line and was able to crawl down a roof ladder from the tree to the apartment roof. The bird was rescued unharmed as well.     
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Car vs. Pedestrian and Human Stuck in Tree |
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At just before 1600 on 19 April CHFD was alerted for a car versus pedestrian. 202 and 241 AOS to find a skateboarder struck by a vehicle. Due to the severity of the patients injuries, a helicopter was requested. 202 secured a landing zone and the patient was flown to a trauma center. At the same time, Truck 231 assisted in the removal of a female juvenile from a tree in Lansing. Not a cat. A person. Article from IthacaJournal.com   
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Massive Brush Fire in Newfield |
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On 3 April, during the first bout of warm, dry weather, Newfield Fire Company requested manpower and brush fire equipment from Cayuga Heights. 242 and 243, with 9 FFs, responded to the fire, located on a steep face of a hill about 13 miles south of Cayuga Heights. CHFD personnel were assigned to the eastern flank of the fire and established fire lines and extinguished the fire in their division. Additionally, two members of the Heights with wildland sawyer training assited in bringing down burning and damaged trees. Overall, at least 8 departments totalling over 60 firefighters worked together well into the night to extinguish the fire which burned around 20 acres total. See the links below for Journal article and gallery. Ithacajournal.com Article Ithacajournal.com Photos |
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CHFD Covers Overlapping Mutual Aid Calls |
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Saturday, 20 February was a busy day. The first eight-hour recruit class for new recruits was held at the fire station. Shortly after wrapping up a very condensed class, CHFD was activated on the initial dispatch of a structure fire in Freeville. The FASTeam responded in 202 and 242 with a total of 9 FAST members. Shortly after arriving on scene in Freeville, Lansing requested mutual aid from the Heights for a smoke condition in a house on Oakcrest Rd. 203 responded from the station with a full crew, and 202 and 242 responded upon being cleared of the scene in Freeville. Crews assisted with overhaul and provided RIT duties in Lansing. A total of 15 FFs responded to the two calls and there was an additional crew staffing the station. |
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