Syracuse, NY- On June 24, 2023, at 4:56 p.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center to a reported structure fire at 107 Graves St., on the City’s north side. Firefighters from Station 2 on Lodi Street arrived on the Scene just over two minutes and thirty seconds later to find a two-and-a-half story house with smoke showing from the front window, and fire visible inside. A signal ‘99’ was transmitted.
The home, vacant since another fire in January 2023, had boards over most of the first-floor doors and windows. As teams of firefighters worked to remove these barricades to make entry, other teams began spraying hose streams from the outside, extinguishing a large amount of fire. Once enough of the boards had been removed, firefighters moved hoses into the home to finish extinguishment, while other teams searched for any trapped victims, or fire extension. Thanks to quick work by firefighters on scene, the fire was confined to a front room on the first floor where it started. All searches for victims were negative.
This fire was declared out after approximately 30 minutes. Syracuse Fire Investigators were on the scene working to determine the cause of the fire. The first-floor sustained fire, water, and smoke damage. The rest of the house also sustained smoke damage. There were no injuries reported to Civilians or to Firefighters on scene.
At total of 37 fire personnel, including command and support staff, responded to this incident. Syracuse Fire Department Ambulance, Syracuse Police, American Medical Response, National Grid, and the American Red Cross also responded to the scene. We thank our partners at the 911 Center, SPD, AMR, National Grid, and the Red Cross.