Storm Hits Potsdam Area
 
By Fire Driver Mark Maroney
June 13, 2024
 

On June 13th 2024, as firefighters were returning from the structure fire in West Potsdam, a severe storm had struck the Potsdam Area causing multiple calls for Potsdam Fire.

2328 hours- 59 Lawrence Avenue- Fire Alarm-E-49 responded-no alarm on arrival
2328 hours- 24 Chestnut Street- Tree on Power Lines across the road-E-49 responded
2330 hours- 130 River Road- Transformer on Fire- E-80 responded
2341 hours- 219 Morgan Road- Tree in roadway- R-30 responded
2355 hours- 9 Grove Street- Electrical burning odor outside, power out- E-49 responded- nothing found
2355 hours- 18 Garden Street- Tree and wires down- E-49 responded
06/14/24
0003 hours- 254 May Road- Tree in Road-E-80 responded- turned over to Potsdam Town Highway
0008 hours- 5 Regan Road- Tree across roadway- E-80 responded
0027 hours- Perrin Road- 2 Trees down- R-30 responded
0029 hours- 63 May Road- Broken telephone pole- R-30 responded
0129 hours- SUNY Potsdam Bowman South- fire alarm- E-49 responded
0309 hours- 169 Market Street, Hampton Inn- Power outage assist- E-49 responded- Assisted hotel staff
0427 hours- 178 Market Street, Burger King- fire alarm

 
Units: Engine 49 (R. Crowe), Engine 80 (B. Andrus), Rescue 30 (J. Bradish)