City
Robert Covert ’89 to Continue 30 Years of Service with Ithaca Fire Department as New Fire Chief
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With 30 years of fire service experience, Robert Covert ’89 was appointed and affirmed as the new chief of the Ithaca fire department.
common council
City Employees Raise Concerns Over Contract Negotiations to Common Council
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City employees expressed to Common Council their concerns over recent contract negotiations in a Wednesday meeting.
six mile creek
Firefighters Rescue Man After Falling into Dam on Six Mile Creek
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The Ithaca Fire Department rescued a man who fell into a 30-foot dam on Six Mile Creek near Giles Street on Sunday, marking the fifth time this past month the fire department responded to a dam-related incident.
Ithaca Fire Department
Fire Strikes Apartment Building on Brooktondale Road
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A fire struck an apartment building on Brooktondale Road Sunday evening. Everyone escaped the fire and the building was saved, except for one unit. The cause of the fire is unknown.
east seneca street
One Dead in Fire on East Buffalo Street in Collegetown, Police Say
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At 11:12 p.m., the fire was still burning, and smoke could be smelled from Collegetown.
Ithaca Common Council
Police, Fire Departments Request Funding for More Officers at City Budget Hearing
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At the meeting, Tyler, along with officials from the Fire Department and Public Information and Technology Office, had the chance to discuss the city’s nearly $76 million budget’s effect on their departments.
fire
Cat Dies at Cornell Vet College After Being Rescued from Garage Fire on South Hill
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Firefighters rescued a cat and treated it with a pet oxygen resuscitation mask as they drove it to the Cornell Companion Animal Hospital, where the cat died of its injuries.
Agway
Firefighters Respond to Call for Blazing Tractor Near Agway Supply Store
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Firefighters and officers respond to call about blazing tractor trailer whose fire spread to nearby Agway supply store.
City
Officials Rescue Injured Man From Cascadilla Gorge
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The man called Tompkins County Dispatch at approximately 1:30 a.m., saying that he had fallen into the gorge between College Avenue and Stewart Avenue and requesting assistance, the release said.
Featured in Category
Firefighters Rescue Four Hikers Stranded at Ithaca Falls
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One of the four counselors left the observation area and found herself stuck on a ledge, hanging on to a tree branch. When the other three came to help her, they too found themselves stranded, according to the release.