Cayuga Fire Department

10/05/2026

Cayuga FD Past Chief Officers that were in attendance October 3, 2026 at our annual awards banquet:
Seated: Don Groesbeck and Harold Baity.
Standing: Mike Nicpon, Stefan Szozda (Current Chief), Jeff Day, Steve Orchard, Don Wilson Sr., and Eric Wilson.

10/03/2026

Cayuga E-1 with Car 3 and 4 FF’s responded as well.

09/20/2026

2026 WINATON Raffle-List of Winners

09/19/2026

2026 Winners Board…..Congrats to all and TY!

09/12/2026

Saturday detail: Members Jeff Day, Don Wilson Sr. and Bill Chilson participated in a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Rivers Crossing Campground and Marina in Tyre.

Events included a parade, flag burning ceremony with gun salute and Taps, and presentation of monetary donations in memory of Brad Milton to all FD’s that attended.

We thank past owners Eric Camp and Sandy Yalowica and current managers Duane and Cindy Milton for their generosity and support of all of us in the volunteer fire service.

08/20/2026

Throwback Thursday: We continue our series featuring the 19 men who have served as Fire Chief for the Village of Cayuga.
Chief #5: Theodore G. Wright Jr. (1949-1951)
Ted served in CFD for many years and passed away on December 1, 1989.
He is missed by all of us.

08/13/2026

Throwback Thursday: Today we feature another one of the 19 men that have served as Fire Chief for the Village of Cayuga.
Chief #4: Clarence L. Hurlbutt (1948-1949)
“Duke”, as he was commonly known, served for many years in CFD along side his wife Arlene’s (nee Tavener) family: His father-in-law George, brother-in-laws Harvey and Don, and their cousins Ernie and Herman. Duke’s son, Terry (deceased)and his wife Marge both served in CFD from 2009 to 2013.
Duke passed away in 1985 and is missed by all of us.

08/11/2026

Monday training: Tonight we practiced drafting pump operations at Beacon Bay Marina. TP-1 was utilized for the detail. 9 members participated.

07/14/2026

Monday training: We were scheduled to have a Battalion water rescue drill in the Village of Cayuga beginning at 6pm. Unfortunately at the same time, a structure fire in Aurora’s district took them, Aurelius, Union Springs, Fleming and EMO to duty there.

Montezuma and Cayuga units remained in service and carried out the drill, performing several evolutions involving removal of mock victims from the water, as well as boat operations.

Several members of Aurelius returned from Aurora to participate in the drill, only to be dispatched to another structure fire, this time in Fleming’s district.

A busy night for all!

07/07/2026

Congrats Chief!

Chief Corey Rooker of the Port Byron Fire Dept. aka Protective Hose Company No. 1 has been awarded the Fire Service Community Achievement Award for 35 years of dedicated service.

A fourth-generation firefighter, he is known for hands-on leadership, a strong focus on safety, and dependable emergency response.

His impact extends beyond the fire service through school safety leadership and county level emergency preparedness training.

https://fasny.com/awards/fire-service-community-achievement-award/

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