04/30/2026
On Thursday April 30th 2026 around 1335 hrs the Seneca County Communications Center dispatched the Town of Seneca Falls Police Department and the Seneca Falls Fire Department to the Northeast College of Health Sciences on Route 89 for a Fire Alarm Activation. Shortly after, a call back to the 911 center from the alarm company, reported smoke inside Academic Building 2. Assistant Chief Larsen (1463) called enroute and had dispatch activate our automatic mutual aid which consisted of Fayette Vol Fire Dept , Waterloo Fire Department, Geneva Fire Department, and North Seneca Ambulance. District Chief Farnsworth (1461) called enroute from the Town of Aurelius as the mutual aid departments were being activated. Due to the shortage of daytime manpower 1461 had Canoga and Tyre activated for interior personnel to the scene. Engine 1403 and Rescue 51 responded for Seneca Falls. 1463 arrived on scene and reported a one story health center with smoke showing. Units arrived on scene and went to work opening up walls to locate the source of the smoke. Fire was located inside the wall of the Northern part of the building. 1461 arrived on scene and assumed command while 1463 handled operations. At the 25 minute benchmark command placed the fire under control and started returning mutual aid departments. Waterloo was reassigned to standby at the Seneca Falls Station while an investigation was underway. The Seneca County Fire Investigation team and Code Enforcement was requested to the scene. Investigation determined the cause to be accidental in nature. All units back in service by 1500 hrs.
