194 Pleasant Grove Road
The Ron Anderson Firehouse
Cayuga Heights Fire Department
Year Built: 2003
Architect: Mitchell/Ross
The home of the Village's all-volunteer fire department, the station was named to honor the late mayor Ron Anderson because of his leadership during its design and construction. The Department's founding membership in 1955 was drawn from local workers and from Cornell faculty. Today, an innovative "bunker" program allows some members, usually Cornell or Ithaca College students, to live in second floor dormitory rooms rent-free in exchange for firefighting and emergency medical treatment services. This unique arrangement is one way the Department is able to maintain the fastest response time among area volunteer departments, two to three minutes.
A memorial to the 9/11 firefighters, a garden in front of the station designed and donated by the Ithaca Garden Club, is a peaceful reminder of the brave men and women who serve our country and our Village.
The Ron Anderson Firehouse
Cayuga Heights Fire Department
Year Built: 2003
Architect: Mitchell/Ross
The home of the Village's all-volunteer fire department, the station was named to honor the late mayor Ron Anderson because of his leadership during its design and construction. The Department's founding membership in 1955 was drawn from local workers and from Cornell faculty. Today, an innovative "bunker" program allows some members, usually Cornell or Ithaca College students, to live in second floor dormitory rooms rent-free in exchange for firefighting and emergency medical treatment services. This unique arrangement is one way the Department is able to maintain the fastest response time among area volunteer departments, two to three minutes.
A memorial to the 9/11 firefighters, a garden in front of the station designed and donated by the Ithaca Garden Club, is a peaceful reminder of the brave men and women who serve our country and our Village.