{"id":93,"date":"2021-03-09T13:36:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T13:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/firebureau\/fiu\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:30:08","slug":"fire-investigation-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/fire-bureau\/fire-investigation-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Investigation Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To assist Onondaga County fire chiefs fulfill their responsibilities under General Municipal Law 204-d, the Fire Investigation Unit can be requested to determine the cause of a fire or explosion.&nbsp;Requests for the County FIU are directed through Emergency Communications (911).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_3e1ce7-31, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_3e1ce7-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_3e1ce7-31\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_3e1ce7-31 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_3e1ce7-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_3e1ce7-31\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading93_3e1ce7-31 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_3e1ce7-31\"><strong>Important to note:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_fa3abf-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_fa3abf-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_fa3abf-d3\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_fa3abf-d3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_fa3abf-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_fa3abf-d3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading93_fa3abf-d3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_fa3abf-d3\"><strong>Fire investigation reports are submitted to the Director of Fire and maintained by the Onondaga County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Fire investigation reports can be obtained from the Onondaga County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Police Records (315) 435-3010.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\" b-spacer alignfull all-screens\" ><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to investigating fires, the FIU partners with the Department of Aging and Youth and the City of Syracuse Fire Department to work with&nbsp;<a href=\"\/em\/fire-bureau\/juvenile-firesetter-program\">juvenile fire setters<\/a>. Members of the FIU are available to present programs on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/08\/NIOSH-Fatal-Prevention-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fire prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>APPRENTICE PROGRAM<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FIU Apprentice Program provides a combination of classroom training and field experience for individuals working toward proficiency as a Fire Investigator.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/08\/ApprenticeApplicationVFBL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;for an application form.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-93_2f7b6a-49 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-93_2f7b6a-49 .kt-divider{border-top-width:4px;border-top-color:#bc9456;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-93_2f7b6a-49\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id93_9b6e63-3f{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id93_9b6e63-3f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id93_9b6e63-3f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id93_9b6e63-3f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id93_9b6e63-3f{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kb-row-layout-id93_9b6e63-3f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id93_9b6e63-3f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media 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1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column93_76fb1f-cc{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column93_76fb1f-cc{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column93_76fb1f-cc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column93_76fb1f-cc{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column93_76fb1f-cc{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column93_76fb1f-cc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column93_76fb1f-cc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column93_76fb1f-cc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_311308-c3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_311308-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_311308-c3\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xl, 3rem);line-height:1.2;font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_311308-c3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_311308-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_311308-c3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading93_311308-c3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_311308-c3\"><strong>2024 Fire Investigation Unit Honored:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_da36e7-e3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_da36e7-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_da36e7-e3\"]{font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_da36e7-e3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_da36e7-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_da36e7-e3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading93_da36e7-e3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_da36e7-e3\">On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, our Onondaga County FIU received the International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc. (IAAI) Alton L. Lewis Memorial Fire Investigation Team of the Year Award<br>on for an incident that happened in North Syracuse on November 22, 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column93_afa788-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kadence-column93_afa788-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column93_afa788-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column93_afa788-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column93_afa788-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column93_afa788-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column93_afa788-e9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column93_afa788-e9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column93_afa788-e9 > 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.kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-93_c6a948-31 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-93_c6a948-31 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-93_c6a948-31 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-slider kb-gallery-id-93_c6a948-31 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider kt-carousel-arrowstyle-none kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"false\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\"data-slider-type=\"slider\"  data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"1\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\"><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\" \"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0457-rotated.jpeg\"   alt=\"Fire Investigator Ron Ryan accepting the Fire Investigation Team of the Year Award.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0457-rotated.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0457-rotated.jpeg\" data-id=\"1514\" class=\"wp-image-1514 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Fire Investigator Ron Ryan accepting the Fire Investigation Team of the Year Award.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\" \"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0011-1024x768.jpeg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Onondaga County Fire Investigation Unit.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0011.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0011.jpeg\" data-id=\"1512\" class=\"wp-image-1512 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Onondaga County Fire Investigation Unit.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\" \"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0459-rotated.jpeg\"   alt=\"Alton L. Lewis Memorial Fire Investigation Team of the Year Award.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0459-rotated.jpeg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/09\/IMG_0459-rotated.jpeg\" data-id=\"1515\" class=\"wp-image-1515 skip-lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Alton L. Lewis Memorial Fire Investigation Team of the Year Award.<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\" b-spacer alignfull all-screens\" ><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_34b636-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_34b636-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_34b636-e6\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_34b636-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_34b636-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_34b636-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading93_34b636-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_34b636-e6\">The Fire Investigation Team won this award for bringing a case to a successful conclusion of a fire that resulted in a double fatality. During the painstaking removal of debris and reconstruction of the fire scene, investigators were successful in finding the \u201cneedle in a hay stack\u201d to pinpoint the origin and cause of the fire and utilized data available and collected during the documentation of the incident and arranged it into a logical and rational format arranged in chronological order while comparing the hard data to physical fire modeling (a well-accepted and recognized method utilized in analyzing fire events). The Onondaga County Department of Emergency Management&#8217;s FIU team approach demonstrated the ethical dedication, professionalism and respect that the team has to successfully<br>complete a challenging investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>2016 Fire Investigation Unit Honored:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 12, 2016, the New York State Fire Investigators Association Chapter #23 of the IAAI awarded the Onondaga County Fire Investigation Unit the Alton L. Lewis Fire Investigation Team of the Year award.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>2008 Fire Investigators Honored:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008, two members of the County Fire Investigation Unit were honored as the James H. McGroarty Memorial Fire Investigators of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\" b-spacer alignfull all-screens\" ><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-93_bd4eec-36 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-93_bd4eec-36 .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#bc9456;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-93_bd4eec-36\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id93_18ddbd-52{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id93_18ddbd-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id93_18ddbd-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id93_18ddbd-52 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column93_541aeb-6b{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column93_541aeb-6b{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column93_541aeb-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column93_541aeb-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column93_541aeb-6b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_3bb8b7-94, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_3bb8b7-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_3bb8b7-94\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_3bb8b7-94 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_3bb8b7-94[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_3bb8b7-94\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading93_3bb8b7-94 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_3bb8b7-94\">Fire Investigation Pictures Over the Years:<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_f22eee-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_f22eee-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading93_f22eee-ee\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette3, #1A202C);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading93_f22eee-ee mark.kt-highlight, 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class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn93_5e7f82-28 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-inherit kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-button__link wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usfa.fema.gov\/prevention\/home-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">To learn more on how to prevent fires, click here.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column93_009418-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kadence-column93_009418-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column93_009418-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column93_009418-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column93_009418-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column93_009418-56 > 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kb-image93_50eb1f-29 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_1319.jpg\" alt=\"A barn that caught on fire.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1710\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-93_3c1029-fb\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kb-image93_bd1d6c-81 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image93_bd1d6c-81 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_9537.jpg\" alt=\"A car that is engulfed in flames.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1714\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-93_63be3f-0d\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kb-image93_7b96af-cd .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image93_7b96af-cd img.kb-img, .kb-image93_7b96af-cd .kb-img img{object-position:51% 22%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image93_7b96af-cd size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_5666.jpg\" alt=\"A metal item damaged in a fire.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1713\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-93_345c33-aa\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div 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size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_1258-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A gas can burned from a fire.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1709\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-93_9a93f4-ff\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kb-image93_4b3454-dd .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image93_4b3454-dd img.kb-img, .kb-image93_4b3454-dd .kb-img img{object-position:85% 8%;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image93_4b3454-dd size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/onondaga.gov\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/11\/thumbnail_imagejpeg_0.jpg\" alt=\"Metal burned from a fire.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1707\" 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