| Second Chimney Fire in Same Week |
| Mon. Feb 22nd 2010 |
At 2:26 PM on Friday the 19th of February, TFD was toned out for a report of a chimney fire on Route 89 in the town of Covert. When crews got on scene they found dark smoke coming from the chimney and a light haze inside the house. A New York State Park Police unit was on scene and told fire of...
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| Monday Morning Chimney Fire |
| Mon. Feb 15th 2010 |
Just before 11:30AM TFD was dispatched to a chimney fire on East Bates Road, in the Town of Covert. The call came into Tompkins County Dispatch via Seneca County 911. Seneca County had put Interlaken FD on standby at the same time. First arriving units from TFD found heavy smoke and fire...
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| Lyke Road Home Burns |
| Tue. Jan 19th 2010 |
On Monday at about 3:00PM Trumansburg firefighters were dispatched to a house fire in the 6000 block of Lyke Road. Enfield Fire and Rescue was automatically dispatched as well. First arriving officers from the two departments found flame and smoke showing from the area of the chimney in the family r...
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| Mid Morning Vehicle Fire Totals Plow |
| Fri. Jan 15th 2010 |
Trumansburg firefighters were dispatched to Waterburg Road near Brook Road for a vehicle fire, at about 11:00AM Friday. First arriving units found a plow truck from Perfect Cut Landscaping, that was heavily involved. The driver stated that he was driving towards the intersection when he realize...
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| Ring In A " Busy" New Year |
| Fri. Jan 1st 2010 |
Emergency responders of TFD were awakened early this New Years Day to an MVA on Route 89. The alarm came in just before 4:00AM, for a one car roll over with a pole and wires down. TFD units arrived in the 1600 block of Route 89 to find that the driver had self-extricated and was shaken but...
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| TFD Has Busy Wednesday PM |
| Fri. Nov 13th 2009 |
After a quiet fall morning on Wednesday 11/11/09, the pace picked up during the afternoon hours, for TFD. At shortly before 12:30PM, Tompkins County ERC dispatched EMS and Fire/Rescue for an ATV accident on Seneca County Road 142 in the town of Covert. A teenage male had rolled his three wheel...
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| Mutual Aid to a Mecklenburg House Fire |
| Tue. Nov 10th 2009 |
Just after 1PM on Monday November 9th, the Trumansburg Fire Department was called mutual aid to neighboring Mecklenburg in Schuyler County for a house fire. 1804 and 1803 responded to the area of State Routes 79 and 228 to find the two story house fully involved and crews from the&nbs...
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| Cyndi Gessner Citizen of the Year |
| Thu. Nov 5th 2009 |
On Wednesday evening November 4th, the Trumansburg Area Chamber of Commerce named TFD Paramedic Cyndi Gessner as their "Citizen of the Year". Citing Cyndi's "extensive volunteerism in EMS with Trumansburg and the county" they bestowed the award upon her at a ceremony attended by ...
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| Two TFD Members Graduate Fire Academy |
| Thu. Nov 5th 2009 |
On October 8th the New York State Fire Academy graduated its newest class of Recruit Firefighters. This academy program consists of more than 300 hours of study and drill time and serves as the basic training for municipal firefighters in New York. Two Trumansburg Fire Department members were a...
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| TFD EMS Crews Make a Good Save. |
| Tue. Sep 22nd 2009 |
On Saturday morning, TFD was alerted for a man fallen from the roof of a mobile home on West Seneca Road. The Day Staff EMS crew was on scene within 3 minutes of the call and found a patient that was lifeless as the result of his injuries. CPR was started right away. TFD Volunteers arrive...
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