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Cayuga Lake
Emergency & Safety Resources

The Lake List · Medical care, on-water assistance and useful contacts for Cayuga Lake homeowners and guests.

For an immediate emergency, call 911

For police, fire, ambulance or an emergency on the water, call 911. Give your street address or, on the lake, your location, nearest shore, landmark or GPS coordinates. Do not delay an emergency call while choosing a county contact.

Call 911

Emergency rooms

Hospital emergency departments around the lake. These locations are not ranked by proximity; in an emergency call 911 and follow the dispatcher’s instructions.

Cayuga Medical Center

Ithaca · 24-hour emergency care.
Phone below is the hospital main line.

101 Dates Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850

Call 607-274-4011 Official information Directions

Auburn Community Hospital

Auburn · Emergency department open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Emergency department information line:

17 Lansing Street, Auburn, NY 13021

Call 315-255-7075 Official information Directions

Geneva General Hospital

Geneva · Hospital with an emergency department.
Phone below is the hospital main line.

196 North Street, Geneva, NY 14456

Call 315-787-4000 Official information Directions

Urgent & immediate care

For non-emergency care. Call before traveling to confirm today’s hours, services, age requirements and availability. Urgent care is not a substitute for emergency care.

Cayuga Immediate Care

Ithaca · Immediate care at Cayuga Park. Check current hours with the clinic.

401 Cayuga Park Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850

Call 607-319-5900 Official information Directions

Seneca Falls Urgent Care

Seneca Falls · FLH Medical, P.C., at Lifecare Medical Associates. Confirm hours before traveling.

1991 Balsley Road, Seneca Falls, NY 13148

Call 315-835-4900 Official information Directions

Geneva Urgent Care

Geneva · FLH Medical, P.C., at Finger Lakes Health Commons. Confirm hours before traveling.

789 Pre-Emption Road, Geneva, NY 14456

Call 315-781-2000 Official information Directions

Marine patrol & local public safety

Cayuga Lake borders Cayuga, Seneca and Tompkins counties. For a water emergency or immediate police, fire or EMS response, call 911. The contacts below are for routine inquiries; they are not dedicated emergency rescue lines.

Cayuga County

Sheriff’s Office / Marine Patrol.
General main line, available 24 hours:

Call 315-253-1222 Official information

Seneca County

Sheriff’s Office / Marine Patrol.
Office number for general inquiries:

Call 315-220-3200 Official information

Tompkins County

Non-emergency dispatch, available 24 hours. For routine assistance in the Tompkins County area; emergencies: 911.

Call 607-273-8000 Official information

Utility outages & gas concerns

Use the company serving your property. An outage-reporting line is not an emergency-services dispatch line.

NYSEG electric outages

For NYSEG customers: report an electric outage or check restoration information. Stay away from downed power and communication lines.

Call 800-572-1131 Official information

NYSEG natural gas emergency

If you suspect a natural gas leak, leave the area and call from a safe location. NYSEG gas emergency line below; immediate danger: call 911.

Call 800-572-1121 Official information

Propane safety

If you suspect a propane leak, leave the area immediately, avoid creating sparks, and call your propane supplier from a safe location. If you cannot reach the supplier, call 911. Do not return until responders say it is safe.

Official information

Make your lake address easy to find

Keep these details where family members, renters and guests can find them.

At the house

Write down your full street address, town and county, private road name, driveway entrance and any access instructions.

At the dock

Keep your lake location, nearest shore and recognizable landmarks handy. Include GPS coordinates if available.

Before guests arrive

Share your address and location details, utility and propane provider contacts, and this resource page.

Part of The Lake List

Contacts and locations checked against official sources October 15, 2026. This page is not monitored for emergencies, does not show live wait times or patrol availability, and is not a complete list of every service. Follow official sources for changes.