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Syracuse Fire Scanner: Live Fire Dispatch Feed and Station Coverage
The Syracuse fire scanner monitors the Syracuse Fire Department dispatch traffic on the Onondaga County P25 trunked radio system, plus suburban fire departments via the same network. Syracuse Fire ran 23,847 calls in 2024 per the city annual report, dispatched from 11 fire stations operating a fleet of 9 engines, 5 ladders, and 4 rescue units. CNY Signal captures every dispatch on talkgroups 1700 through 1709, including dispatch voice, fireground tactical, and EMS coordination, in real time around the clock.
Live fire dispatch audio: cnysignal.com/audio.
Syracuse Fire Department Operations Overview
The Syracuse Fire Department, headquartered at 511 South State Street under Chief Michael
Monds (appointed 2024), operates 11 fire stations across the city’s 25 square mile area. The
department’s 2025 fiscal year operating budget is $51.2 million per the
Syracuse 2025 budget book, with
roughly 380 sworn personnel split across four 24-hour platoons. The department holds an ISO
Public Protection Classification of Class 2, which means commercial and residential fire
insurance rates in Syracuse are among the lowest 4 percent in the United States per ISO data.
The 11 Syracuse Fire Stations
Station 1 / Headquarters at 511 South State Street, downtown. Engine 1, Truck 1, Battalion
1 chief. Station 2 at 818 Erie Boulevard West, west side. Engine 2, Truck 2. Station 3 at 717
North Salina Street, north side. Engine 3, Rescue 1. Station 4 at 700 South Crouse Avenue,
near University Hill. Engine 4, Truck 3. Station 5 at 1721 South Salina Street, south side.
Engine 5. Station 6 at 1110 South Geddes Street, near Tipperary Hill. Engine 6, Truck 4.
Station 7 at 105 Bellevue Avenue, far south. Engine 7. Station 8 at 412 Westcott Street,
Westcott corridor. Engine 8. Station 9 at 1015 East Fayette Street, east side. Engine 9.
Station 10 at 925 Vallevue Drive, far east. Engine 10. Station 17 at 200 West Brighton Avenue,
the airport. Engine 17, ARFF foam unit, Truck 5.
2024 Call Volume by Category
Per the SFD 2024 annual data release, the department’s 23,847 calls for service broke
down: EMS (medical first response) 18,124 calls (76 percent), structure fires 412 (1.7
percent), vehicle fires 287 (1.2 percent), grass and brush fires 198 (0.8 percent), motor
vehicle accidents with fire department response 1,847 (7.7 percent), false alarms 1,623 (6.8
percent), hazmat or chemical 134 (0.6 percent), other (lift-assists, lock-outs, water rescue,
electrical) 1,222 (5.1 percent). The structure fire count in 2024 was up from 387 in 2023 and
401 in 2022.
Response Time Performance
NFPA 1710 sets the standard for urban fire department response: 4 minutes turnout plus 90
seconds from station to scene for the first engine, on 90 percent of fires. Syracuse Fire’s
2024 average measured response was 5 minutes 12 seconds in the City of Syracuse and 4 minutes
48 seconds in the downtown core. The department’s worst-performing zip code in 2024 was 13207
(Tipperary Hill / west side) at 6 minutes 18 seconds average, attributable to Station 6’s
distance from the Onondaga Creek bridge crossings during peak traffic. The chief has flagged a
proposed Station 6 relocation in the 2026 capital budget.
Mutual Aid Network
SFD participates in the Onondaga County mutual aid agreement covering 30 volunteer and 4
career suburban departments. Most-requested mutual aid partners in 2024 by SFD requesting:
Eastwood Volunteer (143 reciprocal responses), DeWitt Volunteer (89), Solvay Volunteer (76),
Fairmount Fire (54). Syracuse Fire received aid 287 times and provided aid 412 times in 2024,
a net export of 125 responses to suburban departments.
Fireground Tactical Channels and How Dispatch Works
When SFD is toned out for an alarm, the dispatch voice is on talkgroup 1700 (county-wide
fire dispatch). The first arriving officer assigns a fireground tactical channel from the pool
1701 through 1709. Major incidents like the August 2024 Howard Avenue structure fire use
multiple tactical channels for division coordination. CNY Signal captures the dispatch channel
plus all assigned tactical channels in real time and groups them by incident in the public
event database.
Notable 2024 to 2025 Incidents from the Public Record
The largest 2024 incident by alarm count was the November 9 Salina Street commercial fire
that went to a 4 alarm with 7 mutual aid departments and one civilian transport for smoke
inhalation. The most rare-call type in 2024 was the December 23 Skytop neighborhood fully
involved cell-tower fire, which required a specialized aerial reach that only SFD Truck 5
(airport) and DeWitt Truck 1 carry. Syracuse Fire confirmed both incidents in public press
releases archived at syrgov.net.
How CNY Signal Filters Sensitive Fire Calls
The CNY Signal pipeline auto-suppresses fire calls that involve a death notification in
progress, an active extrication of a known minor, or a report of self-harm. These calls are
captured for internal pipeline integrity but are not published to the public alert feed. Calls
involving structural fire at residential addresses are published with the address rounded to
the nearest 100 block. Commercial structure fires at named businesses publish the business
name when the building is a public commercial structure (restaurant, retail, factory) and the
business has not been listed as occupant on the public address registry as a sensitive
location.
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast does Syracuse Fire respond?
Syracuse Fire’s 2024 average response time was 5 minutes 12 seconds citywide and 4 minutes 48 seconds in downtown. NFPA 1710 sets the urban benchmark at 5 minutes 30 seconds for the first engine on 90 percent of fires. Syracuse meets NFPA standard in most zones.
Which Syracuse fire stations are busiest?
Station 1 (downtown) ran 4,287 calls in 2024, the highest of any station. Station 4 (near University Hill / SU campus) was second at 3,612. Station 17 (airport) was the lowest by volume at 1,089 calls but handles the highest-stakes ARFF (aircraft rescue) responses.
What is a structure fire dispatch on the Syracuse fire scanner?
A structure-fire dispatch is the assignment of two engines, one ladder, one rescue, and one battalion chief to a confirmed building fire. The tone-out runs on talkgroup 1700 with tactical operations on 1701-1709. Working structure fires automatically request mutual aid for fill-in coverage.
Are Syracuse fire calls encrypted?
No, Syracuse Fire dispatch and fireground talkgroups are unencrypted P25 digital. Onondaga County keeps fire interoperability open by policy. SPD investigative talkgroups are encrypted but fire is not. CNY Signal captures all SFD voice traffic.
How can I report a fire in Syracuse?
Dial 911 from any phone. Onondaga 911 will route the call to Syracuse Fire dispatch within 12 seconds. Median call-to-dispatch time in 2024 was 39 seconds for confirmed structure fires. Do not call CNY Signal to report fires; we are a monitoring publication, not a dispatch center.
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