False report of tree and wires on fire near Route 38, Cayuga County NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 03:47 PM

Queens Farms Rd, Sterling, NY 13111

Fire units responded to a report of a tree and wires on fire near the intersection of Route 38 and Queens Farm Road. They searched the area but found no fire or hazards. The report was determined to be unfounded.

Audio|Source: Cayuga County Fire and EMS

02:47

Transcript:

00:00

Fire control Cato Car 3 and Cato Engine 4 arrived outseeing.

00:04

Cato Car 3, Cato Engine, before arrived, 1848.

00:13

852-Qa.

00:18

352. 352.

00:21

Out of service, 3032.

00:26

Marcy, 1848.

00:32

Fire Control 3rd Car 1 is in the area.

00:37

Ravencar 1, right, the area 1-04, 1849.

00:45

Raven Car 1. So in those areas you should be finding a tree on a wire that's reportedly on fire.

00:53

There's also wires down, sparking on the ground in one of the areas.

01:03

I've gone both ways.

01:05

Nothing found.

01:07

Everything's still got power up here.

01:10

Are you seen?

01:12

Give me advice. We find something.

01:14

Maybe we'll clear all for you with unfounded.

01:18

Copy that.

01:23

The car warrant, it looks like the stretch in terms of cross streets would be like Route 38 and Queens Farm Road.

01:35

Copy that. I'll head towards the Queens Farm then.

01:39

Fire Control 2, Conquest, Car 1.

01:46

Fire Patrol, affirmative to clearing through a hospital.

01:50

Gravany Abel to return from Missougo, 1850, then.

01:58

Fire 122, Conquest, Car 1, or any Conquest, you down there.

02:06

I just want to confirm you. You don't have anybody still out on Slate Road either.

02:14

No, I believe all units are clear back here in sort of.

02:18

Tracy, thank you.

02:24

Fire control, Ferran Carlin.

02:27

It's Fairman, Carlin.

02:32

Going from BitStop,

02:34

actually a mile and a half past BitStop to its restrict, all the way back to Markville Road, nothing founded.

02:42

Gracie, probably will clear all three of those unfounded, show you en route to King Road.

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Queens Farms Rd, Sterling, NY 13111

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